Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Forklift, how long and often do you usually work out?

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I train 6 days a week, but bear in mind Mon-Wed is only one movement and Thu is a rest day so it's not as full on as it looks. I I take extra rest days as and when I need them. Most workouts are 40-60mins and I very rarely train longer than an hour.

MON: SQUATS
TUE: BENCH
WED: DL or DL VARIATION
THU: REST
FRI: LEGS w SQUAT VARIATION
SAT: CHEST w BENCH VARIATION
SUN: ASSISTANCE & ANCILLARY WORK

I rotate that training cycle like this:

WEEK 1: Light (working at 70% max)
WEEK 2: Medium (working at 80% max)
WEEK 3: Heavy (working at 90-100% max)
WEEK 4: Deload

I also take a full week off the gym every 12 weeks or so, just to allow my CNS to recover and allow my immune function and other systems to come back up

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So each day is just a different single lift? You said Mon, Wed was single lifts, but Tues looks single too?

Also, that's some good dedication

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Mon - Wed was what I was meaning (Mon, Tue & Wed)

Don't know about dedication. For something as full on as powerlifting you just can't half-ass it, I couldn't do something like this simply as a hobby!

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I'm just a little under 2wks out from a push/pull meet, starting my final heavy week now before I deload and rest up.

Deadlifted 3 x bodyweight last night so pretty happy with that, my final three sets were:

352 x 4
396 x 2
429 x 1 (3xbw) ** PB **

Interesting thing (to me anyway) is that I've probably trained DL's less this time around than I usually do.

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This. I was going to post this but you beat me to it!

Im a big fan of under training my Deadlift, I very rarely go over 90% in a training cycle. Also I only Deadlift from the floor once every 2 weeks. Just my way of doing things and it works pretty well for me and my clients and my team

Thanks Bill, great to see you in here !!!

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Nice Work! How come at the bottom, it almost appears like a stiff legged deadlift? When I deadlift, I am almost in a full squat position. I really work my quads when I deadlift so at the bottom, I look like I am squatting. What you are doing looks more like what I do when I work my hams. Maybe my technique is bad?

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Your technique is not bad. Ideally you probably want to have a starting position that looks like you are halfway through a squat (hope that makes sense) ?!

I'm a work in progress in trying to drop my hips and get lower down so I can get more leg drive, also reducing the work that my lower back is currently having to do. This is a great DL, always good to refer to in terms of optimal technique:



Cheers MF.

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I know what you mean ~ they're called deficit deadlifts.

I don't have a platform so I use smaller plates to get the same effect (see video). Increases the range of motion.

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Since you guys aren't taking your thighs to parallel, aren't you mostly working your back? That is part of the reason I have stuck to squats instead and with deadlifts I do stiff legged to really hit the hamstrings. I also have never been able to use the opposing grip. I have to do both hands pronated when I do deadlifts.

I also often feel I am too tall for deadlifts so I am always trying to find the biggest trap bar I can.

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Well deads do hit back & legs, but predominantly they are a back exercise.

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Seeing as this is a thread about big deadlifts, here's an inspiring little clip of my new training partner...



Jamie King, 18yrs old and a lifelong vegetarian; pound for pound probably the strongest deadlifter I know and he has only been training just under a year using Wendlers 5/3/1 programme.

http://biggerstrongersmarter.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/roar-deadlifting/

He's the first one up in that clip, that's his final lift from a meet we both competed in last week. A comfortable 484lb deadlift at 147 bodyweight (3.288 x bw). I was sat off to the side when he pulled that and he I can tell you that he made it look easy. He told me he pulled 506 in training at the end of January, but he didn't want to attempt that weight as it was his first meet ?!

This kid has some crazy potential and I can't wait to start working with him as we both prepare for the 2012 Canterbury Champs. It will be his first full meet and I'll be back to defend my title from last year.

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1st Place Raw Champs 2011, 2012 (3 raw records)
Training for my first 100 mile running race

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1st Place Raw Champs 2011, 2012 (3 raw records)
Training for my first 100 mile running race

WEB: http://jimsty.wix.com/strength-vs-size
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mini-Forklift/161273440616736?ref=hl
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/user/kiwilifter?feature=mhee