[abmaxson86]

anyone know of any good exercises to improve your deadlift? i do deadlifts once a week before my back workout i do:

1 set 135 12 reps to warm up
1 set 225 10 reps
1 set 275 10 reps
2 sets 315 8 reps
1 set of 365 2-3 reps

[Blooddraine]

Power cleans will make you stronger at deadlifts. Also, i believe it is proven that good mornings also improve your deadlift. Good luck.

[Thomas_Rivera]

If you want to improve the strength of your deadlift then you should do deadlifts. You should drop your range to around 3-6 reps, 3 reps being the minimum you can get for the weight and 6 being the point where you can't get another. That range is good for strength building.

[firecrakjack]

Originally Posted by Thomas_Rivera

If you want to improve the strength of your deadlift then you should do deadlifts. You should drop your range to around 3-6 reps, 3 reps being the minimum you can get for the weight and 6 being the point where you can't get another. That range is good for strength building.

low rep range is key to muscle strength... don't go looking to pack on size quickly at Rivera's listed rep range. you'll get more strength increases from that.

also, look at the individual muscles that are incorporated in the dead lift... hamstrings, glutes, lower back, forearms... maybe try isolating those muscles and increases their individual strength to help support an overall increase in your deadlift.

last but not least, try various types of dead lifts.. sumo, regular, stiff legged... i've found that sumo deads target more of my lower back and i can't i lift as heavy whereas stiff legs focus more on my hams and glutes...

[Mygeeto]

^^^^ this is very good advice, take heed everyone ^^^^

[thegunshow]

try going off 2 minute recovery for 4x5, with one warmup set. Looking at what you do at the moment try starting on around 300 and see how it goes.