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Originally Posted by 0311
I'm giving it some serious thought to including some power cleans in my deadlift variations for ME SQUAT/DEADLIFT day.. Possibly instead of doing conventional deadlifts.
So far I've been alternating between a variation of the actual deadlift, and hitting a max triple for arched back goodmornings. Maybe doing something like this:
Week 1: GM's: 3 rm
Week 2: Platform Deadlifts: 1 rm
Week 3: GM's: 3 rm
Week 4: Rack Deadlifts: 1 rm
Week 5: GM's (or possibly cleans)
Week 6: Power Cleans: Maybe a couple sets of triples, than a few singles
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Alrighty.. After deliberating about it, I think I'm NOT going to feature it as an actual lift, but rather incorperate them BEFORE my deadlifting variations. I'll try to build up to something relatively heavy for a triple, then start my deadlifting with 315 lbs, and go from there.
Since I haven't done them before, I'll try to hit a goal weight of 225 lbs [tomorrow hopefully], then put 315 on the bar to begin my deadlifting albeit platform, conventional, or rack. I need the extra volume, and I don't think they'll hurt my deadlifting to any significant degree. In the end, I want to powerclean up to 315 lbs, which I'll try my best to get to before next year (2008). That gives me a solid year to learn the lift, and increase my strength which'll pay maximal dividends towards my squat/deadlifting in general as well as upper back musculature.