AllTheWay
TID Lady Member
- Mar 17, 2011
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i have a goal of pulling 350# on deadlift. i have pulled a max of 340# and have failed at my last two attempts to get 350#.
generally i work up in small amounts. it is a mental thing for me to look at it and say, you just pulled 335# this is only 340#, it is only 5# more. lately i have been trying to make big jumps and it isnt working for me at all. i will go from 315# to trying 355# without any pulls inbetween. i understand the concept behind it of not using up "energy" on the 335# and 340# and 345# to get to 350# but i honestly dont think that i am going to be able to do it any other way. it is just the way my brain works. i need to be able to tell myself that i just pulled x and y is just a tiny bit more.
how do you do it? how do you reach a goal? say if your goal is 10# heavier than current weight. can you take a big jump from a 10 rep set to a 1 RM or do you need to move up with many small steps to get there?
generally i work up in small amounts. it is a mental thing for me to look at it and say, you just pulled 335# this is only 340#, it is only 5# more. lately i have been trying to make big jumps and it isnt working for me at all. i will go from 315# to trying 355# without any pulls inbetween. i understand the concept behind it of not using up "energy" on the 335# and 340# and 345# to get to 350# but i honestly dont think that i am going to be able to do it any other way. it is just the way my brain works. i need to be able to tell myself that i just pulled x and y is just a tiny bit more.
how do you do it? how do you reach a goal? say if your goal is 10# heavier than current weight. can you take a big jump from a 10 rep set to a 1 RM or do you need to move up with many small steps to get there?