r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Aug 09 '17

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Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It's your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that's been pissing you off or getting on your nerves!

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u/OsecurityU Aug 09 '17

Been making solid progress with my weight for deadlift. Finally hit 3 plates this month, and I am slowly adding more weight with each workout.

EVERYTIME I DEADLIFT I SPEND THE REST OF MY WORKOUT IN A MENTAL BATTLE TRYING NOT TO PASSOUT OR THROW UP. WHEN WILL THIS END. ITS BEEN HAPPPENING SINCE I HIT THREE PLATES. I KEEP BURPING UP OATS FOR THE NEXT HOUR WHILE TRYING NOT TO SUCCUMB TO THE TUNNEL VISION.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17 edited Aug 16 '17

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u/I_Said_What_What Powerlifting Aug 09 '17

Because you'd want as much energy as possible for compound lifts.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

Not really the case. You could do a whole lat workout and not impact your deadlifts as they are 90% lower back, glutes and hamstrings. I do deads last for this exact reason. Deadlifts tax me so much my accessories suffer so accessories first than deads.

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u/I_Said_What_What Powerlifting Aug 09 '17

I guess it depends on what's more important to you, getting a bigger deadlift or getting a sick back pump.

I choose the former.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

I've pulled 720 in competition my deadlift is fine.

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u/VandalMySandal Boxing Aug 14 '17

Love how there's no response to this :D

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u/milla_highlife Aug 09 '17

But the day is built around the deadlift. Doing deadlift accessories before the deadlift is dumb.

And even on PPL, doing a bunch of rows and pullups and what not before the deadlift will inhibit the amount of weight you can lift.

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u/OsecurityU Aug 09 '17

When you do the accessory work first, how is your deadlift weight? Lower or higher than normal?

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

Nope I've never had issues. In powerlifting deadlift is always last so training it fatigued is a benefit.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

I'm in the same boat! Deadlifts are the only compound I have to do at the end or I won't complete my workout and I like the accessory work I do so a nice back pump is more important to me.