Deadlift in SS and PPST

[Maciba]

Hi Everyone

I originally posted this question in the Mark Rippetoe Q&A but it never made it to the board. I'm hoping someone here will be able to answer.

I've been doing Starting Strength since last October.

My current stats are as follows:
Squat: 295x5x3
Deadlift: 375 1RM
Power Clean: 175x3x5
Press: 145x5x3
Bench: 190x5x3
Age: 32
BW: 226

I will be switching to the program on page 106 of PPST 2ed. This program has half the deadlift volume than SS.

Now upon re-reading PPST and SS I realized I've been doing the deadlifts wrong. The book calls for one heavy set of five but I've been doing 5 sets of one, 3 mins rest between each.

This has increased my deadlift but it's not the program. What would you folks suggest I do?

A) Go back to the program. 1 heavy set of 5.
B) Continue with 5 heavy sets of 1.
C) Go to something in between like 3 sets of 3.

Thanks to all for your input.

Fred

[Namo4184]

Do 1set 5reps as indicated by the program.

[Maciba]

Thanks for the reply.

At what point, if any, would you consider an increase in volume for the deadlift?

[GripAU]

Rip reckons one set of DL is enough for growth. And I can certainly see this from my logs. One set is ample because the DL has so much CNS stimulation it's notorious to recover from. I'm doing original SS and it has 3 DL sessions a fortnight. Volume seems plenty for me, especially since the squat is driving up the DL indirectly.

One of five, as outlined in the book

Hope that was correct and helped.

[Maciba]

Thanks guys.

Much appreciated.

[Patrick L.]

This topic is very clear in the book....

[Maciba]

This topic is very clear in the book....

Thanks for your contribution. Very constructive.

[Tim Lofton]

I've been doing two sets of three reps for a while now, once per week on my midweek workout where I also squat at 80% of the previous session's weight. I am still increasing at 10# per week and will be at 315# next week at a BW of 200#. I would opt for something like this or going back to one set of five reps.

[Maciba]

I've been doing two sets of three reps for a while now, once per week on my midweek workout where I also squat at 80% of the previous session's weight. I am still increasing at 10# per week and will be at 315# next week at a BW of 200#. I would opt for something like this or going back to one set of five reps.

Thanks Tim. How's your progress been in terms of 1RM with 2 sets of 3?

Also, for your midweek workout, do you prefer an 80% back squat or a front squat? I was thinking of switching to the front squat on the mid week for diversity's sake.

[kjd2121]

Once a person starts dead lifting above 300 I think the volume goes up just by trying to warm up to your working set. I've noticed after my 2nd warm-up set of 185, I take about 30-35lb jumps between sets of 2-3 reps just trying to get near my working set. It is getting quite taxing to say the least. I am currently at 335 and moving up 5lbs/week.

What do you other big lifters do to get to your working set of 300+.
How many reps in each warmup?
How big of weight jumps from one warm-up to the next?