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Originally Posted by SCJP  I've never done a 'proper' deadlift, but managed 150 x 3 for a straight legged one. Started using hooks at 140 as my weak grip was affecting the lift. Aiming to hit 160 ish soon, with 200 being the aim if I one day dabble with gear. Might even be possible naturally, will have to see how other lifts go.
Why the fcuk are deads so much easier to up the weight on than benching? I'm still stuck well under 100 for my bench press. |
It is probably down to training and doing too much for bench and the right amount for deadlifts.
A typical bodybuilding routine normally calls for a hell of a lot of chest and especially tricep and front delt work, which can often result in you not being able recover well enough for improving your bench without VERY regular deloads.
You often see something like this in bodybuilding routines (and these are linear routines with no built-in deload):
"Chest day":
Bench 3-5 sets
Incline bench 3-4 sets
Dips 3-4 sets
Skullcrushers 3 sets
Pulldowns 3 sets
And then lots more front delt work two days later on "shoulder day".
Whereas you almost never see this sort of thing in one workout:
Deads 3-5 sets
SLDL 3-4 sets
Platform deads 3 sets
Rack deads 3 sets
Single leg DB deads 3 sets
etc
Instead, people generally just do their deads with 1-3 heavy sets and then some lighter assistance work with more volume and that's it. And they actually progress on the lift better
Train your bench similar to the methodology which is working for your deadlift and I am sure you will get better progress