Add rack pulls. Some people say rack pulls don't do anything, but I found the opposite. There's nothing wrong with getting comfortable holding massive amounts of weight at the top range of the deadlift. It carries over to the deadlift.
My only thought is to wait on touch and go until you have significant experience bc they are easy to lose tightness during so not a great one for a novice
ive done them ever since i was a beginner because i never knew you should pause or brace haha i made my way from 275- current day pr 500x4 not huge weight yet but i think it depends on what stage you're in, i've definitely bulletproofed my tendons from being so stupid at training in the beginning, i got lucky but i wouldn't want it any other way, bracing feels like a cheat code after having not done it for so long
Definitely hard to hold a solid brace if you’re doing touch and go for 8-10 reps. I strained my back one time doing these. Never make that mistake again.
The only other one I would add is glute ham raises. If you can do 2-3 sets of 10-20 at body weight at 200+ pounds it’s gonna increase your deadlift lol!
Are these accessories you would train same day as deadlifts? Like after your sets of deadlift for strength training some finishing accessories, would these be ideal? Feel like maybe too taxing but I’m new to this stuff
I've been training constantly for 3 years now, have my first strongman comp. At the end of the year. I do RDLs all the time, brought it from 185 - 335 for reps in the last 6 months. Can't wait to see how much my conventional deadlift has improved.
I'm probably the only person ever to say this but I don't warm up for deadlift. I do all the accessories after the heavy pulls. I have a 745 deadlift if I warm up before the deadlift my back gets tight and it takes away from my heavy pulls. What do you think?
Funny, most of what you mentioned is what I came up with to up my deadlift (sans the ham curls and reverse hypers. Don't have them at home) as well. My preference is to pull RDL with two plates less than my max pull. I love the good mornings and hypers in high volume sets. Touch and go came from needing to put the bar down without making too much noise.
It is supposed to provide traction to the lower back but it just worsened my disc issues. Traditional traction still helps but not reverse hypers. Try it out for yourself would be my advice.
Squat university did a video on it. Its situational on whether or not the back problem is because of stability or because of strength if i recall correctly.
