I’m sure some of you heard the story about the 150lb Russian guy who deadlifted 700lbs. He would dig a hole in the ground, stand in it (decreasing the ROM of the lift), and deadlift a weight higher than his current max. Over time he would add dirt to the hole increasing his range of motion until he got to ground level.
Has anyone ever tried this? I know it is totally different from the usual PL programs but it kinda makes sense.
I’ve never heard of a Russian dude digging a hole, but Drechsler talks about Paul Anderson squatting in a hole, and adding a little soil each workout, until eventually he was squatting full range with the weight he started with doing tiny partials.
Never heard of this mythical Russian dude but brad gillingham follows a similar type of progression with his deadlifts using rack pulls. Check out his dvd. I believe benedikt Magnussen (sp) also did a similar routine back when he was PL
[quote]robo1 wrote:
Never heard of this mythical Russian dude but brad gillingham follows a similar type of progression with his deadlifts using rack pulls. Check out his dvd. I believe benedikt Magnussen (sp) also did a similar routine back when he was PL[/quote]
I was actually gonna mention the Gillingham cycle.
I used this type of progression a year or so ago when I couldn’t do a single-leg squat. I’d just squat to a box or something, and once I could get 8 reps or so I’d just find something lower until I could do the whole thing.