deadlift warm up

[Obvious Gimmick]

How would you warm up for a PR attempt: say your goal is 500lbs.

im starting at around 225 x 3; 315 x 3; 405 x 3; 445 x 2, then hit it.

good? bad? ugly?

thanks

[burn2live]

Everyone is different and the warm up will depend on the rep range you are used to working with. I'll refer to plates to save lb and kg confusion

2 plates x5  reps
3 plates x3 reps
3 1/2 plates x 3 reps
4 plates x 1 rep
4 1/2 plates x 1 rep
PR attempt

Could throw in an extra single at 4 plates. This is just me though. Normally I jump in at 3 wheels and stick with low reps all the way up. Like I say, depends on the rep range you're used to imo.

[Geo]

How would you warm up for a PR attempt: say your goal is 500lbs.

im starting at around 225 x 3; 315 x 3; 405 x 3; 445 x 2, then hit it.

good? bad? ugly?

thanks

I'm in the habit of adding dimes most of the time...

155 x 10
245 x 10
335 x  5
425 x  3
and then try your 500

the dimes help (mentally) cover some of the difference between that last set and your max effort without spending too much gas..

[jon cole]

back in my twenty, i was a deadlift beast, a typical warm up for me was empty bar-20reps, then 120kg-3 reps, 160-1,200-1 then 230*5 or 240*3

[BFP]

I do shit to warmup for the deadlift at meets. For my last meet, a 630 opener, I went 245x2, 445x2, 535x1

I do a lot more volume when training the deadlift though, but that is training. Best thing to remember, it is a WARMUP. No need to bury yourself and do too much.

Jason

[thewickedtruth]

I do shit to warmup for the deadlift at meets. For my last meet, a 630 opener, I went 245x2, 445x2, 535x1

I do a lot more volume when training the deadlift though, but that is training. Best thing to remember, it is a WARMUP. No need to bury yourself and do too much.

Jason

i'm with this guy..

[John O]

Same here. Warm up's for me are about 3 sets with just a rep or 2 using big jumps with the last one a single with about 50-60 lbs less then my opener.