Deadlift question?

[colossus]

OK,

Deadlift was always one of my better lifts, but I have been stalled for some time at around 180kg for about 5 reps. The only thing is all my other lifts have moved on a long way this last year or so but my dead is pretty much as was.

I am just over six foot and as of this morning weigh 16 sotone 12 pounds, not sure of fat % but it is not too bad as I am naturally lean. Train three days a week splitting chest, shoulders triceps day 1, back biceps day 3 and legs day 5 then normally 2 days off and abs at the end of each workout.

My deadlift form is somewhat unusual in that I mostly use back to lift the weight. Somewhat like Mark Felix but with around half his weight I would normally take the weight from the floor, lift to lockout and then for my reps lower the weight under control until a couple of inches below knee level and then lock out again. I have played around with going to floor on each rep but not for a while.

My question is really whether I should go about changing my form and getting more leg drive into each rep and go to floor each rep. I am pretty sure that with a bit of coaching and time my lift would go up. Or should I stick with what I am doing as it does work the muscles pretty hard. Is it really necessary to try and up the weights as I am looking to do bodybuilding not powerlifting (at least not yet anyway).

Sorry for the length of the post
Cheers
John

[colossus]

OK,

Deadlift was always one of my better lifts, but I have been stalled for some time at around 180kg for about 5 reps. The only thing is all my other lifts have moved on a long way this last year or so but my dead is pretty much as was.

I am just over six foot and as of this morning weigh 16 sotone 12 pounds, not sure of fat % but it is not too bad as I am naturally lean. Train three days a week splitting chest, shoulders triceps day 1, back biceps day 3 and legs day 5 then normally 2 days off and abs at the end of each workout.

My deadlift form is somewhat unusual in that I mostly use back to lift the weight. Somewhat like Mark Felix but with around half his weight I would normally take the weight from the floor, lift to lockout and then for my reps lower the weight under control until a couple of inches below knee level and then lock out again. I have played around with going to floor on each rep but not for a while.

My question is really whether I should go about changing my form and getting more leg drive into each rep and go to floor each rep. I am pretty sure that with a bit of coaching and time my lift would go up. Or should I stick with what I am doing as it does work the muscles pretty hard. Is it really necessary to try and up the weights as I am looking to do bodybuilding not powerlifting (at least not yet anyway).

Sorry for the length of the post
Cheers
John

kk - I think you are answering your own question mate. If you are trying to do bodybuilding not powerlifting, don't be so obsessed with your weights not going up. If you can only manage 3 days in the gym your split is good except I would swap back biceps day with legs which will give you more rest between your upper body workouts.

[colossus]

to be honest the days move around a little but the split stays the same. At the minute my recovery is good from my 'supplements' if you know what i mean!

I will keep doing what i am doing then. I do come to betta bodies maybe once a month so if i catch you in i will ask you to look at my form on deads.

Cheers
John

[colossus]

to be honest the days move around a little but the split stays the same. At the minute my recovery is good from my 'supplements' if you know what i mean!

I will keep doing what i am doing then. I do come to betta bodies maybe once a month so if i catch you in i will ask you to look at my form on deads.

Cheers
John

kk - Yeah, no problem mate.