Deadlift 5-5-5-5-5 reps
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Stimulus and Strategy:
Today's workout is a classic heavy day. Look back at April 29, 2025, to find your last heavy 5-rep deadlift to help gauge your target loading today. Plan to lift heavy, relative to your capacity, either sticking with the same load across all 5 sets or beginning the first set of 5 at 65% or higher of your recent 1-rep max and building from there. Newer athletes and those who struggle to maintain sound mechanics on the deadlift will hold at lighter weights to improve mechanics and consistency before challenging near-maximal loads.
Intermediate option:
Same as Rx'd
Beginner option:
Same as Rx'd
Resources:
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Deadlift Cycling | Faults and Fixes
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50kg - 50kg - 55kg - 60kg - 65 kg
65% of max = 52kg
Stripped 30 pounds off the last set, and did three reps
365-365-365-365-365.
245-275-305-325-345. For all practical purposes it's a 5 rep PR. It has been a loooong time since I hit anything substantially more than that especially for 5 reps. As luck would have it, it's only 5lb short of all the plates I have in my gym so a definite all out effort :)
265-275-295-305-300
52m/5'10"/185
Dumbbells deadlift 5x36kg-5x38kg-5x40kg-5x40(stopped at one rep felt a little something in my upper right butt)-5x40kg
185, 205, 225, 245, 265(x3)
M/59/5'9"/220
185, 205, 225, 245, 265 (x3)
M/59/5'9"/220
130, 140, 150, 160, 170
115-125-135-145-145
2. 140kg
3. 140kg
4. 130kg
5. 130kg
Rx — 325/335/345/355/365#
M/34/5’9”/175#
NICE!!!
All in KG
40, 55, 65, 65, 75
90 kg
315, 365, 405, 405, 405
And then,
2008 CrossFit Games Workout B
5 rounds for time of:
5 deadlifts
10 burpees
♀ 185 lb. ♂ 275 lb.
Rx- 4:17
Outstanding!
90, 100, 110, 120, 130
weights are in kg's: 80, 90, 100, 110, 112.5kg.
Deadlift 185# - 5 x 5 - 2 min rest
315, 335, 345, 365, 385
315-335-355-375-395lbs.
*Wore a Belt.
345 across all sets
205,295,305,315,325
Rx #’s
396
374
352
330
308
205lb
225lb
245lb
265lb
275lb
225-275-295-315-325
Astute, as always, sir. I’m always open to any coaching advice (no self-professed expertise here), but I also know myself and my limits best. If it feels good, keep going. If not, be humble and live to lift another day.
That was a reply @ Chris S*
185/205/225/235/235
m/55/180
Yuck-struggle bus today....
Compare to
6/23/23
185/235/235/255/235
Keep up the solid work, Iron Mike
Still solid, Mike!
M/53/205
280, 285, 290, 295, 300, Ouch!
Rx plus an extra set because I couldn't get enough!
315, 365, 385, 405, 435, 455lbs
Beast
Dang!!!
Wow! Bravo, Sam K!
And since I can't get posting to work either, w/o in a reply mode...
245-245-255-255-245#
Slowly getting it back together. Best DL since Dec 2024.
Thanks in advance for letting me piggy-back on your post, Sam.
63/5'8"/159
Damn, Sam!
Well done, Jim!
Fantastic, Jim!
325-335-345-355-365lbs. mixed grip and no belt/no shoes
dad(69): 75-95-105-115-115 PRs at 105 and 115lb.
46/176cm/176lbs
Awesome job, both & congrats on a new PR, Dad!
325-345-365-375-385
250429: 320-340-355-370-380
Hell yeah, broski, you just keep goin up!
Excellent Coastie!!
That's hellacious, brother Coastie!
275-285-295-305-315
Super feliz por estar voltando aos poucos, na ultima vez a carga de 315 eu fiz somente 3 reps
I have limited success posting, so let me start by saying y'all are absolute beast with these numbers! Well done you magnificent monsters! 💪💪💪
135#,145#,155#,165#,170#*new PR!
Compare to was the old PR @160#, when I did Manion earlier that day. No Manion today, but I'll take a 10# increase. Felt tempted to try for more, but quitting while ahead for today!
Awesome job and congrats on the PR!
PR! Awesome!
Props, Favo!
47 Jahre | 1,82 m | ca. 97 kg
Seit über 5 Jahren kein Kreuzheben mehr gemacht.
Erst sauber und kontrolliert aufgewärmt, dann mein Arbeitsgewicht gefunden.
5×5:
Wunderbar!
225-235-245-250-250 lbs
(last time 195-220-230-245-245)
Going up!
135-155-165-175-185
Dude, I couldn't agree more that the job of a coach should be to get their players/athletes/students/drivers to a point where they can take the wheel and keep getting better without the coach - they can improvise, adapt and overcome independently. However, it's still probably worth something for an experienced [insert title] to occasionally have a coach look at how that person is executing. There have been times I wished I'd had access to a coach if for no other reason than to observe movement execution and provide constructive criticism. Just because something felt right doesn't mean I was doing it right, or I was struggling to nail down a movement and had tried every progression I could think of to get there to no avail. The benefit of not having a coach to turn to was that I had no other choice but to figure out scaling, movements, etc. myself so now I don't really need those outside resources when they aren't available.
You my friend, are a great coach, IMHO, for understanding the most important role of a coach.
Oops, thought I hit reply to Chris S's rant. If anyone hasn't checked it out, then you should.
Rx'ish
135-155-185-205-225-235-245-255-265#
250429: did not do this, on travel plus it was Manion day.
230723: 135-155-165-185-205-225# in 10 rep sets in between landscaping tasks, 5 reps 255-255 after all in the name of evaluation
I was hesitant to do this even close to Rx today as Chris S pointed out that experience can teach us much - more back and knee injuries than I care to recall make me wary of heavy days like this. However, I wanted to see how well I was fairing since the last back strain so decided to follow the format and build until I noticed a change in execution. 265 was the marker today. There are so many beasts posting massive numbers on here today that it could make one feel inadequate, but I feel pretty good about my output today as this is the heaviest I have lifted in a minute, and the body is weathering it well so far.
Yo that's great work, and, as usual, spot-on intuition. I appreciate the above reply also. You're a good egg!
Nice landing spot with that big improvement & feeling good doing it! Awesome!
Looking great, LK!
Nothing to sneeze at there, Lincoln! Keep listening to the body and we'll all (mostly) be fine.
160, 160, 160, 165, 170 Kg
Solid!
Still working on form.
Weight was very manageable.
Dang. 4's around the corner!
Great!
Add 200m runs in between set
Nice extra with runs!
100/110/120/130/140 kg (PR)
Congratulations!
Excellent!
Deadlift 5-5-5-5-5 reps
135-155-165-165-172.5
Nice work, Charles!
245 / 265 / 285 / 305 / 315
M/29/104kg
M33/6'/205
295 - 315 - 325 - 330 - 335
225,245,265,285,305
Trap bar deadlift
230-240-250-260-270
-10 deadlifts with 35 pound dumbbells
-remaining time do max box step ups
* 45 second rest between rounds
R1-R3=22
R4&5=23
305-325-345-365-325
W37 Every 2:00
70kg, 70kg, 70kg, 70kg, 75kg
245-265-305-315-325
M46
205/235/235/255/265
225-235-245-255-265
Every 2:00
125 lbs
145 lbs
145 lbs
155 lbs
165 lbs
Every 3mins
245 265 285 315 335
(always at the heavy day)
5x5 then 1x bonus round 😀
all acros 120 kg
Dead lift
5-5-5-5-5
235 across on Hex Bar
No warm up
No time
Kept light and easy
120 kg
140 kg
160kg
160 kg
65kg,85kg,95kg,100kg,105kg
M/45
120KG 160KG 180KG 200KG 225KG
Whoa! Incredible!
Hell yeah
Wow, that should be nearly 500 pounds if I mathed right! Bravo!
Deadlift Kg: 80; 90; 100; 110; 120 (PR)
Congratulations!
152kg - 154kg - 156kg - 161kg - 167kg (PR)
100-110-120-120-120 kg
65 - 70 - 75 - 80 - 85 kg
Warmup
120-140-150-150-150 kg
Then directly into 5x5 dl
155 - 185 - 205 - 225 - 235
31:30 total
M 37 185lb
18kg, 20kg, 22kg, 25kg(fail), 22kg
(7weeks postpartum)
Great getting back to it!!
Champions Club Scaling Notes
RANT
Earlier tonight I had the multi-view screens up on YouTube TV and I realized that all four games featured a player (as well as my former coach) from the basketball organization I help out with. And, of course, this got me thinking again about what exactly qualifies someone to say "I coach [insert name here]"? It's a question that I'm not sure there's a concrete answer to, but I am confident that the phrase is overused, at least in the circles I'm exposed to. Coaching is a really popular business right now and I feel like it's being over-emphasized and over-exaggerated in sports, as well as CrossFit. Look at how long the last two minutes of a basketball game takes: the only reason commercials are played is because coaches are allowed to take a timeout at every end of the court to draw up a play, and watch how often the camera pans to the offensive or defensive coordinators on the sidelines of a football game, and how they're allowed to talk to players in their helmets now. From my outside perspective (and limited inside perspective) I feel like this makes the product look cleaner but does not allow for the players to learn; in many situations you are watching coach vs. coach more than players vs. players.
In terms of CrossFit, I've said for a few years now that the identity of our community is the solo CrossFitters doing the workouts in their garage, and trying to always funnel people into affiliates does not promote the true core of this program: that you can be your own experiment. I clicked Try CrossFit up on the main page and it takes me to the affiliate map. The banner has a place to enter my zip code to find a gym near me. As luck would have it, on this day 20 years ago the workout was also Deadlift 5-5-5-5-5 reps: the picture two days prior was a chick doing pull-ups in the snow with rings hanging from a pine tree. I say this as someone who makes a living off coaching: instruction needs to move in a direction that helps the other person be able to coach themselves. This is true whether it's football, basketball, CrossFit, math, or driving.
And just for reference I checked back a few Compare-to links to see what my previous notes were on this one. Here's some questions I posed from July 2023:
I'm guilty of over-coaching too. The graph that was lost in the formatting was just a formal way to illustrate what Lincoln and Mike found out through experience; the General Fear Level is something Mel is probably more qualified than I am to assign; and all the questions revolve around the surface-level stuff that attempt to make me (or any coach) appear necessary to Favo's or Coastie's continued success. The truth is you veterans are proof that YOU have the ability to be your best coach. You have the intuition. You have the chops. You have the wisdom. You have the experience. The scaling notes for 5 rep max deadlift need to be: how are you going to do this workout to help you be happy with your 5-rep max deadlift in 2030? And what factors are most likely to tempt you otherwise?
Love you guys!
Chris--I hear there is a basketball game friday night?????
Go Green:)
As usual lots of great food for thought! Having played sports & been in fitness training for most of my life, I can agree that coaching is so important, whether by others or oneself. The latter takes some discipline, but both require listening, for sure, both on the part of the coach, but the coachED too. Looking back, I've had a lot of good coaches & I was too stubborn or determined to really listen, and benefit, but I've had a lot I wish I hadn't listened to as well. Bottom line, good, sound, coaching is invaluable. I obviously garage gym it, but I take important cues from "coaches" virtually, in the form of y'all on here & your combined, significant experience, (like Lincoln's rowing expertise & Coastie's KB & box jump hacks, and Jim's voice of reason)HQs excellent programming, videos, articles etc. One of the most important things one can do for solid, injury free lifting is listen, to coaches, box mates, and your own body! Thanks for another good one, Chris!
As usual lots of great food for thought! Having played sports & been in fitness training for most of my life, I can agree that coaching is so important, whether by others or oneself. The latter takes some discipline, but both require listening, for sure, both on the part of the coach, but the coachED too. Looking back, I've had a lot of good coaches & I was too stubborn or determined to really listen, and benefit, but I've had a lot I wish I hadn't listened to as well. Bottom line, good, sound, coaching is invaluable. I obviously garage gym it, but I take important cues from "coaches" virtually, in the form of y'all on here & your combined, significant experience, (like Lincoln's rowing expertise & Coastie's KB & box jump hacks, and Jim's voice of reason)HQs excellent programming, videos, articles etc. One of the most important things one can do for solid, injury free lifting is listen, to coaches, box mates, and your own body! Thanks for another good one, Chris!
Chris, I think you're saying coaching is great and necessary, but a really good coach's job is, over time, to work themselves out of a job, metaphorically. B/c if your folks still need you, every workout, then you're both a coach and a crutch. That said, I'd give my eyeteeth if I could Star Trek-like beam you into my basement every so often to check my form out. I've worked out in a box maybe 4 times in over 10 years, so I'm about 99% self-taught and probably riddled with form issues.
Mike - I actually root for MSU basketball (when they're not playing Michigan). I loved Mateen and the Flintstones as a kid, and seen quite a few kids from our organization go there. I'm excited for that game!
Favo - I'd love to hear some lessons learned from your good coaches (volleyball, right?) if you'd be willing to share
Jim - may I steal/use those first two sentences? That's about as elegantly put as I've heard. Also, hit me up any time you want an eye on something. c.sinagoga11@yahoo.com or 248-275-8939. I'd be honored. And just a warning, I still have a flip phone, so any video recordings would have to be done through email or some other means of communication beyond what that poor little flipper is capable of.
Chris: it was Basketball, field hockey, cross country & equestrian (competition riding) The big lessons I learned from both BB & FH coaches were about meeting an athlete where they were & could learn & have things click & cross-disciplines to improve each sport. BB coach had me start cross country & archery & FH condoned the Cross Country & added boxing & ballet. Weirdly all of that made me go from a mediocre athlete in both, to much better, great even & versatile. My equestrian coach is still the voice I hear today. He saw my fear & forced me to face & overcome it because he believed fiercely in my ability. After a particularly terrifying missed jump & being thrown hard, he came over not to help, but to ask, "What are you doing?" I was like relearning consciousness...he said, "But are you broken!? No, are you dead!? Also no. So. Get up, put back the rail, get on the horse, go again!" He was Russian & I still live by that little Russian voice in my head. "Broken? No, dead, also no." Go one more, finish the round, get up, try again. Meeting an athlete where they are, getting to know them one on one, and coming up with unusual approaches & maybe a little hardcore Russian no BS makes a good coach IMHO.
Wow that's a great story Favo! I've always had mixed feelings about the "meet people where they are" mantra because that applies to the other party also. It sounded like YOU met the COACH where HE was at, more than the other way around. You guys met at the highest standard. It's also rare, at least in today's era, for coaches to encourage their athletes to play other sports, so I was smiling bigtime when reading how your youth coaches encouraged you to do that.
Lastly, Dr. Romanov is one of the best coaches I know; he's definitely got some of the no BS you mentioned!
Thank you for sharing, I appreciate you!