Ah I see. Do you find it easier or harder than a stiff bar?
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I actually have the same bar in my home gym so I typically only deadlift with the deadlift bar. You know saying that gives me some curiosity as to how it would feel with a regular power bar. I’m actually planning on running Blevins AI coaching for a few months and may switch things up to using my power bar for deadlifts. I really just picked the deadlift bar up from rogue when it was in their boneyard for dirt cheap bc it makes things easier as far as time goes for workouts. Sorry… lol long answer
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Hah I’m the other way. I’ve only really pulled on a stiff bar so I’m curious as to what it would be like to pull on a dl bar
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There is a difference for sure. In this instance I’m probably getting a few pounds out of it especially with the bumpers. It has quite a bit of whip/flex compared to a stiff bar but your technique also changes
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It’s easier for me. The other bars we work with are stiff and the knurling is not aggressive.
Out rouge boneyard dL bar is whipped and has a very good grip knurling. I think it’s easier with the DL bar…
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Jan 28 2019
Really fucking sore, just rolling through the motions this week and starting Garest Blevins AI coaching. Heard a few good things about in on reddit and it’s $28 a month so why not?? It’s got me started on a 4 month strength block leading into a peak.
Deadlift
135 x 1
185 x 1
225 x 1
275 x 1
290 x 2
Front Squat
Bar x 2
135 x 2
155 x 2
185 x 7
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Sounds interesting.
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Yea it looks cool, they ask you a bunch of questions about training style, frequency, best lifts, weak points, blah blah blah. Then it sends you a spreadsheet with programmed work for 4 weeks and you just input pre-workout fatigue levels on a scale of 1-10 and do the work. Should be interesting.
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I was running AI for a cycle. Didn’t quite work out for me but good luck. My tips would be to sleep as much as possible and report fatigue levels honestly (I tended to under report)
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Thanks for that advice. I just thought of it as cheap programming that wasn’t necessarily cookie cutter. I plan on running for at least the 4 months into the peak before I judge. The fatigue thing interested me as I’ve pretty much never accounted for that in any cookie cutter program or self directed training. I’m at least excited about it lol
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Even though it didn’t work out I’ve learnt a lot and taken a lot from the experience.
I do the fatigue ratings every workout for myself now it’s just a good tool to know where you are at vs where you are meant to be at any given point in a training cycle. The auto regulation of workitself is kinda simple to do myself too. Bit more/less volume or weight ez
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Jan 30 2019
Early AM session
Facepulls 3 x 30
Temp Squat (4:1:1)
135 x 2
155 x 2
180 x 2
200 x 2
210 x 5,5
Comp. Bench
135 x 5
155 x 5
180 x 5,5
Floor Press
135 x 10,10,10
DB Shoulder Press
35 x 10,10,10
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Jan 31 2019
Close Grip Bench (slight pause)
135 x 5
140 x 5,5,5
Squats
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 5,5,5,5,5
Straight Leg Dead’s
225 x 10,10
Band Lat Pulldowns
3 x 15 (EFS avg band)
Planks
3 x 30sec
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Feb 1 2018
Facepulls 3x30
Spoto Press (4” above chest)
135 x 10
140 x 10,10,10,10
Deadlift (pause below knee)
225 x 1
245 x 1
255 x 4
DB Row
70lb x 15,15,15
French Press
20lb x 15,15,15
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Have you started the AI coaching?
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@mortdk yes I started on Monday. Hard to say how I like it as of yet. I’ll be interested to see how fatigue in this Block accounts/adjusts training for the next block. I do like the switch up with variations.
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Feb 5 2019
Deadlift
225 x 1
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 5,5,5,5
Front Squats
135 x 3
155 x 3
180 x 10,10,10
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Spoiler alert: it’s not really too amazing. Just bumps or drops volume a smidge lol
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Ive noticed, kinda playing with the fatigue numbers to see what it does. I know i need to accurately track that lol. Some mornings im up and like ehhhhhh yea i can bump that fatigue up a bit lol. Trying not to get in that habit
Feb 7 2019
Fatigue level 7,3,6 SBD
Face Pulls
3 x 30
Tempo Squat (4:1:1)
135 x 4
155 x 4
180 x 4
210 x 4
Comp Bench
135 x 5
155 x 5
180 x 5
190 x 5,5,5
Floor Press
140 x 10,10,10,10
DB Shoulder Press
40 x 10,10,10
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