Bingley's Bumbling Along

[Mr. Bingley]

tues 6/19/18
sq 45 1x10, 135 1x5, 225 1x5, 275 2x5
dl 225 1x5, 295 1x4

man, i was completely gassed today. no idea why. que sera

[Adam Skillin]

they don't, methinks. I have the orange seatbelts you gave me a couple of years ago...

Wow. Their sibling straps are still in service as well. They're not the simplest style of strap to use. Maybe time to consider investing in a pair of lasso- or dowel-style?

[Mr. Bingley]

Wow. Their sibling straps are still in service as well. They're not the simplest style of strap to use. Maybe time to consider investing in a pair of lasso- or dowel-style?

no, they're not lol. sometimes I get them spot-on and other times, well not so much!

[Mr. Bingley]

tues 6/26/18
sq 45 1x10, 135 1x5, 225 1x5, 275 2x5

meh, only had time for sq. Tuesdays are time challenged

[Mr. Bingley]

thurs 6/28/18
sq 45 1x10, 135 1x5, 225 1x5, 265 1x5, 295 3x5
rp 225 1x5, 295 1x5, 335 1x5, 405 1x2, 1x1

felt better than i expected, which is always a good thing.

[John Watson]

I see you're doing rack pulls, but not the other half; halting deadlifts. Do you think those might be helpful, as a pull off the floor, to get you to a 4 plate deadlift. You're already halfway there on the top half of the lift.

[Mr. Bingley]

I see you're doing rack pulls, but not the other half; halting deadlifts. Do you think those might be helpful, as a pull off the floor, to get you to a 4 plate deadlift. You're already halfway there on the top half of the lift.

I've thought about those, but i'm thinking that, since my issue is getting the 4 plates moving off the floor, that maybe deficits would be better?

[Eric Schexnayder]

I've thought about those, but i'm thinking that, since my issue is getting the 4 plates moving off the floor, that maybe deficits would be better?

Not an expert by any means, but I have read about deficits vs. haltings and the primary argument to be made for the halting is that the deficit trains a range of motion that is not used in the conventional deadlift. I.e., you won't pull the actual deadlift 1 - 2 inches lower than normal, so why train that portion of the ROM?

Just a thought.

[John Watson]

I've thought about those, but i'm thinking that, since my issue is getting the 4 plates moving off the floor, that maybe deficits would be better?

I think anything that trains the lift off the floor could help.
Haltings are recommended by people with more experience than me, as are deficits, and pausing deadlifts an inch off the floor before finishing the lift.
A backoff deadlift set might work too for more volume.

I don't know which variation is best. I've only gotten 375x2x2 on deadlifts using just deadlifts.
I haven't done rack pull/haltings long enough for it to work yet, due to too many missed sessions.

[Mr. Bingley]

Not an expert by any means, but I have read about deficits vs. haltings and the primary argument to be made for the halting is that the deficit trains a range of motion that is not used in the conventional deadlift. I.e., you won't pull the actual deadlift 1 - 2 inches lower than normal, so why train that portion of the ROM?

Just a thought.

i *think* the theory behind the deficits is that the higher you are in the rom the easier the pull, i.e. the heavier weight you can move. for example, one can move heavier weights in the rack pull, over the top end of the rom, than one can pull off the floor, right? so if you extend the rom to below where you start the normal pull, i.e. the deficit, and get some strength there, then one should be able to get that heavier weight moving from the normal pull.

i think.