Deadlift: start or end?

[Robxs]

For those that do deadliffs on back days, do you do it at the start of your session or at the end? Or somewhere in between?

Opinions and tips welcome!

[king_james15]

ha, beginning. Not sure how it would work at the end of the workout.

[ZoranM]

ha, beginning. Not sure how it would work at the end of the workout.

Why not?

[king_james15]

Why not?

I'd personally be too worn out at the end to give deadlift my all. Especially grip.

[chazzy1864]

I do it at the end. My other lifts suffer too much if I do deadlift first.

[viperjax]

I do it at the end. My other lifts suffer too much if I do deadlift first.

This. Can't really see myself deadlifting before olympic lifts..

[king_james15]

I couldn't hold on to the bar after all the rows in my back workout.

[jason1903]

I wait till the end, then do them till I can't see straight.

[raantok]

I couldn't hold on to the bar after all the rows in my back workout.

This is what happened to me when I did deadlifts at the end of back day.

[christos_swc]

Just out of curiosity, wouldn't people be better off doing rack pulls on back day rather than deads?

[chazzy1864]

I couldn't hold on to the bar after all the rows in my back workout.

Straps work wonders.

Just out of curiosity, wouldn't people be better off doing rack pulls on back day rather than deads?

If your main goal is to work the back, then yes.

[king_james15]

Straps work wonders.

I don't use straps. I just deadlift first.

[chazzy1864]

I don't use straps. I just deadlift first.

Good to hear.

[ucsumma]

Deadlift first.

At least make sure any compound lifts come before isolation exercises.

[wick]

Last.

I'm doing Madcow's 5x5. My Deadlift day consists of light squats and OH Press so I'm not fatigued from them when I get to my deads..

[adoboandryce]

last main lift of the day. accessory stuff can come after if you've still got energy. then again, if you still have energy, you didn't deadlift heavy enough.

[dparm99]

Start.

I don't give a crap if my bicep curls suffer cause I do deads first

[mustangguy1980]

Last.

Most of my back workout usually comprises mainly compound movements (T-bar rows, bent over barbell rows, lat pulls, etc.) and I think if I did DL's first, the rest of my workout would suffer.

[musicianman]

I always do them first unless I'm squatting on the same day, in which case squats precede deadlifts.

I like to get my barbell rows in before deadlifts, though. Otherwise it's too hard to keep my core stable. They also function as a nice warmup for lifting heavy **** off the ground.

Everything else (pullups, DB rows, cable rows, etc...) doesn't require as much core strength, and I'm not standing up.

I've considered giving deadlifts their own day - I might do so when I get my gym membership down in Florida.

[dparm99]

Last.

Most of my back workout usually comprises mainly compound movements (T-bar rows, bent over barbell rows, lat pulls, etc.) and I think if I did DL's first, the rest of my workout would suffer.

So you'd prefer your deadlift to suffer!?

[chazzy1864]

So you'd prefer your deadlift to suffer!?

That is my choice. When I want to test my new max, I"ll do it first. Outside of that, I figure even if my muscles are fatigued, I can still make improvements.

[mustangguy1980]

So you'd prefer your deadlift to suffer!?

No, I'd prefer not to have the other exercises I do that workout to suffer. Deadlifts, in my humble opinion, will have more of a negative effect on the rest of my movements if I did it first than vice versa.

That's not to say I don't change up the order of my exercises every once in a while to shock my muscles. For the most part, though, DL's are last.

[Crematia]

My coach has us do Olympic lifts first, then stuff like squats and DL at the end of the workout.

[The4thMan]

Deadlifts first on the day i do deads. They rock!

[NeverGymLess]

I do rack pulls for upper back after I finish T - bar rows or BB rows. Heavy rows are most important on back day.

[ebongo91]

beginning, I would be too tired at the end

[scottielewks]

do em 2nd, right after pullups

[king_james15]

do em 2nd, right after pullups

I actually lied in my first post, I do them second after pull ups as well.

I actually did 455 today after 405x6x1. Thought I'd share

[musicianman]

I actually lied in my first post, I do them second after pull ups as well.

I actually did 455 today after 405x6x1. Thought I'd share

Update the sig, bro! Nice pull.

[OhioUstud]

Beginning of workout because its an exhausting exercise and you will likely have the most energy at the beginning.