Deadlift twice a week?

seefin wrote: »

Resurrecting this thread. Ive been looking at various programs- id say I'm an 'advanced intermediate'. Most programs seem to be at a lot lower intensity than I've been doing. Even if i assume my 1rm is actually higher than it is(i added on 10%), im consistently lifting at over 90% for most of my lifts. Most programs recommend doing eg 4sets of 4 but at say 82% ,whereas I'm doing at the 91.5% for each set. Hope this makes sense.. I've had about 4 injuries in the past year so wondering if this is the cause?

Ok, it’s really nearly impossible to be definitive based on just a few posts... But if you are an intermediate female then yeah I do think you will be working at a higher percentage than a guy and it’d be normal. For reference, I did a set of 3x5 at 80% yesterday in front squat, as an assistance lift. My wife did 6x4 at 85%. I don’t think I could do that tbh, or certainly not as assistance work.

The injuries could be caused by a lot of things, but for what it’s worth I do a ton of max effort work and stuff close to failure and I do not get injured.I really tend to look more towards bad judgments or inherent technical issues. But I accept bad judgment covers a multitude including people attempting things they should not / are too cold for / do not know how to keep themselves safe doing.

I think you should look for a female coach or a male coach experienced working with female lifters... Online. I can recommend someone my wife works with if you want to PM me.