Useful thoughts on 5×5 deadlifts – it does get hard to brace properly on the last few sets, so I’ll change my approach when I return to them. When going up to a working weight, what increments would you do?
The last time I did them I did: 40kgx5, 60×2, 80×2, 100×2, 110×5, 100x5x4.
So maybe 40×5, 60×5, 80×5, 90×5, 100×1, 110×1, 115×1?
I was doing bench and squats today. Getting more comfortable with low bar – there’s a niggle in my left shoulder like the bar is activating a trigger point but apart from that it suits me way better than high bar. Got up to 75×5 and did one rep of 80. Everything feels like it’s driving better and once I’m more balanced I feel I’ll be able to push quite a bit more.
Replacing deadlifts I’ve been doing various delightful core things like kettlebell windmills and getting my overhead press and barbell rows working again. And single leg deadlifts which really test my lower back’s current problem.