Originally Posted by
Michael Wolf
My initial thought is that 6 weeks is far too long to still be deadlifting every workout if you've been adding weight as you're supposed to. You should have started alternating the DL with the power clean sooner, but since you didn't, now would be a good time to start.
Regarding your question: this is described in detail in the book, which you apparently have not read. 2 sets of 5 with the empty bar, three warm-up sets of 5, 3, and 2 reps of increasing weight, using relatively even jumps between empty bar and working weight. Then your work-sets across at working weight.
Example 1 - work sets at 275 lbs:
45x5, 45x5, 135x5, 185x3, 235x2, 275x5, 275x5, 275x5
Example 2 - work sets at 95 lbs:
45x5, 45x5, 60x5, 75x3, 85x2, 95x5, 95x5, 95x5
See the pattern? When you get stronger and more advanced, you can play around with this using the same principles, but this basic scheme will serve you well for a while.