DL starting well ahead of SQ

[Sean McAnally]

I’m coming to SSNLP (just started last week) with some deadlift experience, but as a rank novice in the squat and bench/press.

I recently pulled 290 x 5, and 300 x 2 just before that.

But my first squat work sets were 115. Bar speed slowed and I lost upper back tightness at 125.

I’m not sure if I should:
1) Keep going with DL +5, 3x/week, as long as possible, before switching to power clean (also a novice there). Squat gap would close gradually.
2) Keep DL 3x/week, but drop back a bit (255?) and work it back up, allowing the squat to catch up a bit?
3a) Start right out with alternating power cleans, meaning +7.5lbs/week DL average vs 15+/week squat gain.
3b) DL once per week, chins once, power cleans once. So +5 deadlift gain while squats gain 15+/week.
4) Re-build DL completely (3x/week) at +100 from squat (so start back at ~225) and build back up at the same rate as squat

Any insight is appreciated, thank you.

[Michael Wolf]

I'd go with option 3a to start. Your DL training experience might make it so that you can't keep going +5lbs, six times a month for as long as you're able to keep adding weight to your squat, so you can switch to to 3b once that happens.

[Sean McAnally]

Excellent, thank you! 3a it is, until I need to switch to 3b.

[Michael Wolf]