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How to cycle these two great lifts for maximum gains<\/em><\/h4>\n

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By Strength Sensei CP<\/p>\n

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After decades of fighting the misinformation about the exercise being bad for your knees, the strength coaching community embraced the back squat as the King of Lifts. Although there is some truth to the motto that \u201cIf you don\u2019t have the squat in your program, you don\u2019t have a program,\u201d one burning question is left unanswered: \u201cWhat about the deadlift?\u201d More specifically, how can you program deadlifts and squats into your workouts for maximum gains?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with some history. Paul Anderson is credited for popularizing the squat. At the age of 20, Anderson squatted 660 pounds, exceeding the world record. A gold medalist in weightlifting in the 1956 Olympics, Anderson squatted 950 pounds in 1965. What\u2019s especially impressive is that he performed this lift without knee wraps or other forms of supportive gear.<\/p>\n

The squat is the number one exercise for developing strength and muscle mass in the quads and strongly affects the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back muscles. The squat certainly has a lot of bang for your exercise buck, but a good case can be made for focusing on the deadlift.<\/p>\n

Whereas Anderson was a pioneer in the squat, Bob Peoples was a pioneer to the deadlift. In 1946 Peoples deadlifted an absolute world record of 651 \u00bc pounds at a bodyweight of just 175 pounds. Three years later, he pulled 725 \u00bd pounds weighing 178 pounds, a world record that stood for 20 years! However, no discussion on the deadlift would be complete without mentioning Lamar Gant, who pulled 639.3 pounds at 123 pounds, and Andy Bolton, the first to deadlift 1,000 pounds.<\/p>\n

The edge that the deadlift has over the squat is that you hold the barbell in your hands, thus more effectively working your grip and trapezius. It\u2019s also easier to master, especially for tall athletes and those with tight calves, and doesn\u2019t require a spotter.<\/p>\n

Before going further, there is a compromise between the squat and the deadlift. That compromise is the hex bar deadlift and, if you can still find them, the trap bar. The trap bar came first, but the hex bar tends to be easier to balance and provides more legroom. But let\u2019s stick with the back squat and the conventional deadlift with a straight bar.<\/p>\n

When you squat more, your deadlift will go up. When you deadlift more, your squat will go up. Although individual leverages will influence the ratio between the two lifts, many of the best deadlifters are also outstanding squatters. For example, Any Bolton was the first to deadlift 1,000 pounds (eventually doing 1,008) and squatted a WPO world record of 1213 pounds!<\/p>\n

\"\"Long arms and a short back provide favorable leverages for the deadlift. Shown is Vince Anello, the first to deadlift 800 pounds while weighing less than 200 pounds. (Bruce Klemens photo; lead photo by Viviana Podhaiski, LiftingLife.com)<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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As a bonus, both lifts have an irradiation effect on all the other muscles in the body. If your squat or deadlift increases, you can expect your maxes in even seemingly unrelated exercises to increase. Take the barbell biceps curl. If you increase the strength of your glutes and lower back, less neural drive needs to go to these muscles, and more can be directed to your biceps.<\/p>\n

The issue with programming squats and deadlifts into the same workout cycle is that it takes a long time to recover from a heavy deadlift workout. My experience is that it takes males 14 days to recover completely, and females 10 days. Although I can\u2019t back this up with any peer review research (just as I can\u2019t find any double-blind studies on the effectiveness of parachutes), I believe you should avoid performing squats and deadlifts in the same training cycle. The exception being if you train twice a day, you could squat in the first training session and deadlift in the second. However, this is for those with many years of training under their lifting belt.<\/p>\n

What I suggest is that you alternate between cycles. That is, focus on the squat for 2-3 weeks, then focus on the deadlift for 2-3 weeks. But don\u2019t get locked into devoting an equal amount of time for each lift \u2013 use longer training phases for the relatively weaker lift.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s say your deadlift lags behind your squat. I would alternate between accumulation (overload by volume) and intensification (overload by intensity) phases, with the squat focus being in the accumulation phases. I would start with an accumulation phase (a training concept recommended by German sports scientist Dietmar Schmidtbleicher) and schedule the training phases as follows over 10 weeks<\/p>\n

Weeks 1-2:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accumulation 1, Squat, 4 x 6-8<\/p>\n

Weeks 3-4:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Intensification 1, Deadlift, 5 x 4-6<\/p>\n

Week 5:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accumulation 2, Squat, 3 x 12<\/p>\n

Weeks 6-7<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Intensification 2, Deadlift, 6 x 2-4<\/p>\n

Week 8:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accumulation 3, Squat, 4 x 8<\/p>\n

Week 9-10:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Intensification 3, Intensification, 8 x 1-3<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry, your quads won\u2019t shrink while you focus on the deadlift. What you will find is that the weights will fill lighter when you take the bar off the rack after each deadlift cycle, giving you more confidence to hit new maxes.<\/p>\n

Deadlift vs. Squats? That is the question. The answer is both!<\/p>\n

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