Squats and deadlifts

[Kevin8363786]

Can i do heavy squats and heavy deadlift on the same day twice a week or would it be better to do separate excersises 2 days in a row
Ex:
Monday:deadlift/pull day
Tuesday: squat/quad day
Wedsnday: push day
Thursday: Deadlift/pull day
Friday:squat/push day

[NoGainNoPainBro]

if you just started working out, this might work. But after a few months in, this will get very difficult for most people. Heavy squats are so intense that there is not much energy left in the tank for heavy deadlifts.

Starting Strength reduces the deadlift volume bcs of this:
3x5 squats
(3x5 bench or press)
1x5 deadlifts

Other alternatives are doing them on separate days, or when you want to do a pull on squat day, to do a pull that forces you to use less weight:
- power cleans/snatches
- stiff leg deadlift
- snatch grip deadlift
- deficit deadlift
etc

But if you are preparing for a meet, it would actually be benificial to do both exercises heavy on the same day, since you will have to do the same at the meet.

[Kevin8363786]

Right now my program has it to where I don't do normal squats and deadlifts 2 days in a row its a variation and assistance
What mine is right now:
Mondayeadlift/pull day
Tuesday: Squat variation and squat assistance
Wedsnday: push day
Thursday Deadlift variation and assistance and pull variation
Friday: Squat and push variation and assistance
would this be good?

[mdonnelly80]

What are your poundages? That'd give us a better picture of an appropriate program to recommend. You only have a list of exercises listed and not a progression..

[geoffstgermaine]

It's honestly volume dependent. We'd need to know more about your program and not just your split.

I only deadlift once per week, squat 2-3 and bench 3-4 plus limited assistance/accessory work. As a result I don't generally do competition squat and deadlift on the same day, though sometimes I might have a day that has deadlift with a squat accessory movement such as front squats or a competition squat paired with a deadlift accessory like a block pull or an RDL.

[Kevin8363786]

On squat,bench and deads I go 3*3 and for assistance excersises it's 8-12 reps for 3-4 sets

[jeffc1994]

Can i do heavy squats and heavy deadlift on the same day twice a week or would it be better to do separate excersises 2 days in a row
Ex:
Monday:deadlift/pull day
Tuesday: squat/quad day
Wedsnday: push day
Thursday: Deadlift/pull day
Friday:squat/push day

I used to do something similar but what I find is that when you reach high RPE on one lift your next exercise is going to suffer. As others have said, it'll come down to your volume. If you still want to go for it, I recommend doing squats first for safety reasons (squatting while fatigued from deadlifts can be dangerous, but deadlifting while fatigued is relatively safe).