Originally Posted by
sirlinx
today was the first time I did block pulls and I thought it was supposed to be heavier than my regular DLs. I put the bar at 12cm higher (around 4.72 inches, ended up being just below the knee). So I put 90% of my estimated 1RM (172kg/378.4 lbs) on the bar and almost broke my back and the weight did not move one bit. Are block pulls supposed to be harder than regular DLs? On Monday I pulled 157kg (345.4 lbs) for 7 reps (went for AMRAP), Wednesday I Stiff Legged 95kg (209 lbs) for 4 sets of 10, today I ended up block pulling 120kg (264 lbs) for 4 sets of 5 (I was going to do 4 sets of 3 but was trying to find the correct weight), then I RDLed 95kg for 4 sets of 10. going to a meet on the 5th of December for just DLs, that's the reason for all the variations. Does anyone use a certain percentage of their DLs for block pulling? First time doing it, not sure if I'm just not used to them yet.