you're 18, so no you're not "doing too much". squat can take 1000s of repetitions before it feels right. some exercises come easy and feel natural right away. some aren't.
uh yes it is. enjoy eric lilliebridge deadlifting some heavy weight. notice after lockout what he does. you don't "control the bar" on the descent when it gets really heavy.
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nothing goes perfect on a true PR. people are overreacting about you dropping the weight. you don't "lower the bar in a controlled fashion" on a true deadlift PR. you drop it as soon as it clears the...
if increasing your dead is a priority then i can piggy back off of davis' idea. i think you need to give deadlift it's own day, instead of the same day as squats.
well if you're really following 531, then you should realize that your only true goal for that workout is your + set. anything other than that set is pretty much "accessory" or "warmup". so the goal...
i used to have the same problem. fixed it by: A, lowering the weight and working at 225 for awhile (as in over a month). B, doing paused deadlifts @ 135/185. pausing 2 inches off the ground, and...
anyone who thinks that dropping the bar after lockout on a deadlift is "cheating/a half rep" is really unqualified for giving advice about the deadlift. deadlift is from the floor up to the lock out...
probably the PR effect. when you do a true PR, form will not be perfect. if form is perfect it's not a true PR. body likely said 'f this is heavy' and did what it had to do to stand up with it...