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HSfootball16 · 01-27-2007, 11:34 AM

hey, ive been lifting for football for about 14 months now. during this time my hex bar deadlift has gone up dramaticly from 225 to 325. however im going to be a junior next year and id like to play some varsity football, ive notice that all the varsity linemen (i play line also) can deadlift atleast 450, and some up into the mid 500's. i was wondering, other than of course doing deadlift and squats and leg press, what other lifts would you guys recomend to get my max up that high before august. we use the hex bars at the school weightroom, if that changes anything. thanks.

Scorcher2005 · 01-27-2007, 01:57 PM

why do you use hex bars instead of straight bars?

TALO · 01-27-2007, 02:38 PM

Pullthroughs might help. But your best bet is to continue doing Dead's and just slowly increase your weight. You will be up there in no-time

Kane · 01-27-2007, 02:43 PM

Retardedly heavy ab work has helped me bring my deadlift up. Whether its coincidence or not I don't know

HSfootball16 · 01-28-2007, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorcher2005

why do you use hex bars instead of straight bars?

we use hex bars because
1. they're easier to do more weight for us
2. everyone else uses them in our weightroom
3. there already out with 100's on each side all the time
4. coach tought us ho to use a hex bar and not a strait bar

HSfootball16 · 01-29-2007, 02:10 PM

i could always just loose 30 pounds and play fullback instead... i mean ive only got 2 years under my belt right now, although both at line.

TALO · 01-29-2007, 02:55 PM

Bro, your only 16 - don't compare yourself to an 18 yr old linebacker. Most likely they have 2 yrs of training on you, so just have patience....continue to lift hard, and eat more if you want to make some gains.

HSfootball16 · 01-29-2007, 03:04 PM

the strongest 3 guys on the team are sophmores, which i find funny as hell, but that means we'll have a good line senior year. so im fine even if im second string as a senior, as long as i get my letter. lol.

Kane · 01-29-2007, 04:40 PM

Deadlift is by far the easiest (for me anyway) lift to progress on. Its your heaviest lift and I've made PR's of 25lbs or more. Stick with it, use the proper form, eat your ass off, and it will come.

01-27-2007, 11:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
HSfootball16 Rank: Member Experience: 2-3 Years Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: maine Posts: 318 Country: Gender:	deadlift increase hey, ive been lifting for football for about 14 months now. during this time my hex bar deadlift has gone up dramaticly from 225 to 325. however im going to be a junior next year and id like to play some varsity football, ive notice that all the varsity linemen (i play line also) can deadlift atleast 450, and some up into the mid 500's. i was wondering, other than of course doing deadlift and squats and leg press, what other lifts would you guys recomend to get my max up that high before august. we use the hex bars at the school weightroom, if that changes anything. thanks.
	HSfootball16's Sig:Varsity RG/DT age: 17 height: 5'9" weight: 203bs bench 1RM: 275 parallel squat 1RM: 405 deadlift 1RM: 355 hang clean 1RM: 200

01-27-2007, 02:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
TALO Rank: Lightweight Experience: 5-7 Years Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Alberta , Canada Posts: 1,921 Country: Gender:	Pullthroughs might help. But your best bet is to continue doing Dead's and just slowly increase your weight. You will be up there in no-time
	TALO's Sig:"But when do you actually grow? Well, we don't grow in the gym. In the gym, we destroy. We tear down the body. We only grow when we are recovering. That's right, I said recovery. I see it all the time--people beating themselves up in the gym and not seeing results. They don't understand that hitting the weights hard is only a small part of growing or even cutting down. I could train the same all year round and get big or get ripped just by eating different and taking different supplements"

01-27-2007, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kane Rank: Lightweight Experience: 3-5 Years Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,416 Country: Gender:	Retardedly heavy ab work has helped me bring my deadlift up. Whether its coincidence or not I don't know
	Kane's Sig:Bench:275 [1x1] Deadlift:365 [1x3] A2G Squat:275 [1x3] "Shut up and squat!" "NO, this is my squat rack. Go get your own!"

01-29-2007, 02:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
HSfootball16 Rank: Member Experience: 2-3 Years Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: maine Posts: 318 Country: Gender:	i could always just loose 30 pounds and play fullback instead... i mean ive only got 2 years under my belt right now, although both at line.
	HSfootball16's Sig:Varsity RG/DT age: 17 height: 5'9" weight: 203bs bench 1RM: 275 parallel squat 1RM: 405 deadlift 1RM: 355 hang clean 1RM: 200

01-29-2007, 02:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
TALO Rank: Lightweight Experience: 5-7 Years Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Alberta , Canada Posts: 1,921 Country: Gender:	Bro, your only 16 - don't compare yourself to an 18 yr old linebacker. Most likely they have 2 yrs of training on you, so just have patience....continue to lift hard, and eat more if you want to make some gains.
	TALO's Sig:"But when do you actually grow? Well, we don't grow in the gym. In the gym, we destroy. We tear down the body. We only grow when we are recovering. That's right, I said recovery. I see it all the time--people beating themselves up in the gym and not seeing results. They don't understand that hitting the weights hard is only a small part of growing or even cutting down. I could train the same all year round and get big or get ripped just by eating different and taking different supplements"

01-27-2007, 01:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scorcher2005 Rank: Member Experience: 2-3 Years Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Beaufort, SC Posts: 490 Country: Gender:	why do you use hex bars instead of straight bars?

01-29-2007, 03:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
HSfootball16 Rank: Member Experience: 2-3 Years Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: maine Posts: 318 Country: Gender:	the strongest 3 guys on the team are sophmores, which i find funny as hell, but that means we'll have a good line senior year. so im fine even if im second string as a senior, as long as i get my letter. lol.
	HSfootball16's Sig:Varsity RG/DT age: 17 height: 5'9" weight: 203bs bench 1RM: 275 parallel squat 1RM: 405 deadlift 1RM: 355 hang clean 1RM: 200

01-29-2007, 04:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kane Rank: Lightweight Experience: 3-5 Years Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,416 Country: Gender:	Deadlift is by far the easiest (for me anyway) lift to progress on. Its your heaviest lift and I've made PR's of 25lbs or more. Stick with it, use the proper form, eat your ass off, and it will come.
	Kane's Sig:Bench:275 [1x1] Deadlift:365 [1x3] A2G Squat:275 [1x3] "Shut up and squat!" "NO, this is my squat rack. Go get your own!"

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