Mountaindog Deadlifts w/ Chains - great movement for developing thickness

[Shelby]

Somewhat off-topic, but have you tried either Monster Strap DL's (Spud) or Chuck V.'s DL + SSB ?

Thoughts on either / bother?

THanks Shelby.

No I haven't used either of those, sorry

OK, so interesting. I remember when I first started lifting I was only doing straight sets, then I learned about how "all pros ramp to a top set" and thought about how dumb I was when starting off. And now when I try mountaindog training I'll be going back to straight sets lol. It does seem to be a slower way to build strength but I guess that can be different than hypertrophy (although I'm still a strong believer in them going hand in hand).

As for intensity, yea I suppose each would still be fairly hard but if I was doing say 4x10 with the same weight and the last set was to absolute failure then the 3rd set would probably have 1-2 reps in the tank, 2nd probably would have had 2-3 in the tank, and 1st probably 3-4 so only the last 2 were really hard.

Sometimes we'll pyramid up to a top set, or something crazy like a big drop set with partials or something like that. We just didn't do that in this workout.

Is this to activate more outter quad like 'cupping' does on stage?

It's to keep your knees from coming in.

What do you feel you get from pullovers other movements can't provide?

Great stretch, continuous tension on the lats and upper back.

 

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you lift alot of weight shelby

and i know you just got off stage

 

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Shelby

What are your thoughts on band resisted deadlifts?

I've never done it with chains gym doesn't allow chains but does have platform to attach bands for deadlifts....

Only did them once but felt great.

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[Shelby]

Shelby

What are your thoughts on band resisted deadlifts?

I've never done it with chains gym doesn't allow chains but does have platform to attach bands for deadlifts....

Only did them once but felt great.

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Those are tough, definitely good for speed work. I like reverse band deadlifts better, you can do them more frequently without overtraining. Use a strong band and hang it from the pins in a power rack (or the top) so the bands pull the weight up off the floor, but are fully deloaded at lockout so you're handling the full bar weight.


Reverse Band Deadlifts w/ 455 - YouTube

 

[cthompson]

Those are tough, definitely good for speed work. I like reverse band deadlifts better, you can do them more frequently without overtraining. Use a strong band and hang it from the pins in a power rack (or the top) so the bands pull the weight up off the floor, but are fully deloaded at lockout so you're handling the full bar weight.


Reverse Band Deadlifts w/ 455 - YouTube

These helped me with my lockout strength and grip also.

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