Twice A Week Deadlift Question

[MattPwrLft88]

Hi, what should a novice lifter do in the event that 2xWeek deadlifts (10lbs added every Deadlift session) are becoming difficult to recover from? Could the lifter perform their set of five on Monday then do 10 sets of 1 speed pulls with 50-55% of the weight they did Monday on Friday?

Example:
-Monday
Squat 3x5
Press 3x5
Deadlift 1x5: 285lbs

-Wednesday
Squat 3x5
Bench 3x5
Rows 3x5

-Friday
Squat 3x5
Press 3x5
Speed Pulls 10x1: 155lbs (55% of Mondays Weight)

Next week you'd only be performing one set of 5 for deadlifts obviously.
Would this be useful for the deadlift and the lifter themselves or just plain useless?
What would you recommend the lifter do if this isn't optimal?

[Adam Franklin]

Welcome. That is AN option... but I don't think you will get an appropriate training stress from 10 singles. Without knowing anything else about your, a better option would be to add only 5lbs per deadlift session, alternating rows and deadlifts every other session, so you will be deadlifting 3 times every 2 weeks.

[MattPwrLft88]

Welcome. That is AN option... but I don't think you will get an appropriate training stress from 10 singles. Without knowing anything else about your, a better option would be to add only 5lbs per deadlift session, alternating rows and deadlifts every other session, so you will be deadlifting 3 times every 2 weeks.

I've thought about the training response from it, would need someone with more knowledge to weigh in on that.
The current routine I'm following is follows:

A,B,A - B,A,B
A:
Squat 3x5:
Bench Press 3x5:
Dumbbell Rows 3x6-8:
ABS

B:
Squat 3x5:
Deadlift 1x5:
OHP 3x5:
Wide Grip Pull Ups 8x3:
ABS

Current numbers are (1rm)
Bench: 185x1

Squat: Irritated my knee and had to stop, restarted with front squats due to them feeling natural and having rather good form on them

Deadlift: Haven't tested, most likely 305 or more for a single

OHP: 110-115x1

[Satch12879]

Just drop to 5 pound increases as Adam said.

[MattPwrLft88]

Just drop to 5 pound increases as Adam said.

Sounds good.

[Pete Troupos]

I've thought about the training response from it, would need someone with more knowledge to weigh in on that.

How old are you? What's your height and weight? How long have you been training?

I'd just drop it to 5lb increases like Adam and Satch suggested.

[MattPwrLft88]

How old are you? What's your height and weight? How long have you been training?

I'd just drop it to 5lb increases like Adam and Satch suggested.

16, 5'10 I believe, Hover around 165, and 1 year. Total time of *serious* training is about 5 or so months.

[Sean Herbison]

Nobody likes power cleans, huh?

Squat: Irritated my knee and had to stop, restarted with front squats due to them feeling natural and having rather good form on them

That's probably an issue you should get some help with. Front squats are fine, but they're almost certainly not going to get you as strong as back squats. The fix could be as simple as keeping your knees out.

[MattPwrLft88]

Nobody likes power cleans, huh?



That's probably an issue you should get some help with. Front squats are fine, but they're almost certainly not going to get you as strong as back squats. The fix could be as simple as keeping your knees out.

It was my vastus medialis in my right leg that got incredibly tight and caused an odd ache/pain and didn't let me squat.

[Sean Herbison]

It was my vastus medialis in my right leg that got incredibly tight and caused an odd ache/pain and didn't let me squat.

And front squats were fine? That's... very odd.