So, I'm proud, so I'll brag. :P

I'm doing RR&D2.0 and its a cutting routine. My former personal deadlift best was 235 x 2 reps.

Last week I did 5x5 @ 225 lbs. I felt the need to move up, but the counter exercise is military press, and I'm at a point where the weights I need are stuck over there (I hate jumping around to switch weights). So, I took a risk and dropped off 2x45 and added 2x35 and 2x25 (+30 lbs total).

I was able to do it for 5x5 @ 255 lbs. New personal best!

But, I felt that was too easy. Yeah, I was jacked. So I dropped on another 50 lbs to test, and did 1x2 @ 305 lbs. New personal best!

Next Deadlift session I'm moving up to 275 for the 5x5 I think or more... I'm running into the lack of 5's and 10's again because they are all being used..

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That's great, your pulling a lot of weight. :tu:
Andre

305 is more then double what I am currently doing. Nice :)

I think the adrenaline rush did it to me. I've never had a big gain at once like this. Normally, 5 to 10 lb gains are the standard. Jumping 30 lbs for the full reps got me all pumped. I'm definitely adding another 20 next time. I've never gone for 1 rep maxes, but I'm guessing that I'd be somewhere around 330 - 350 now. I didn't even think I could hold the bar at 305. Maybe I wasn't taxing myself hard enough in the past even though it felt like I was.

My goal was always 300, now I'm shooting for 400. Not bad for 6'5" and 188 lbs. :P

Jumping 30 lbs for the full reps got me all pumped.
Do you attribute any recent change (diet, supplements) to the fact that you had such a big gain all of a sudden?

I have changed my diet a little. I now take a 1/2 protein shake 15-20 mins before working out (skim milk + whey) and a full one immediately after (skim milk + whey). I used to just take a full one after. I also try to time my workout to start about 2 hours after I eat dinner. I've never used any supplements beyond protein shakes, a daily multivitamin, and some omega-3 fish oil caps.

Overall, this week has been really good. I'm moving up weight in pretty much every exercise.

Very nice improvement.

Especially at 6'5". I'm the same height, and I've always felt that it's unfair that stumpies only have to lift the weight half as far.
Work = force x distance after all.

Andrew.

Great job kmfisher. :tucool:

Its nice to see good things happen for people who are always willing to share their knowledge with other people.

I have no doubt you will reach your new goals. :gl:

I'm currently doing 285 for 5-6 reps and three sets. I feel like I may have to try some kind of hand/wrist strap soon because my grip is starting to get iffy. It's also hard to get that initial off the ground lift/momentum going on the first rep. Once I get that lift off I can do the entire set. I'm 5'11" and 167.

Nice one, thats alot of weight.

Steve, that's an awesome amount of weight. If I find my grip strength getting weak, I add in a specific exercise for a few weeks that I picked up from supirman on this board.

Heavy barbell holds:
- Setup a rack with pins just below (like 1" or 2")where your grip would reach if you are standing straight up.
- Load the bar with more weight than you can deadlift (like 350).
- Mini-deadlift the weight off the bar and simply hold it for as long as you can.
- Each hold is a set, do 3 sets.

The goal for each session is to hold the bar for longer than the previous session. Maybe the first session you get 6 s,5 s,3 s. The next session you may get 10 s, 5 s, 4 s. Doing this for even only 3 - 4 weeks, 2x a week at the end of the workout really helps grip strength.

The other thing I do w/ really heavy weight is ungrip and regrip at the lowest part of the deadlift. That way if something is pinching, it gets adjusted.

I do this excersize also. I started off using 225 and could barely hold it for 10 seconds or so and now I can hold 375 for 30+ seconds and I have also noticed my forearms have gained considerably doing this. I do this excersize twice a week, on bicep & chest day.