Deadlift plateau

[rooftop]

I do an upper lower split -2 leg days and 2- upper. Body days. I love deadlifts but seem to have hit a wall . My current deadlift routine is some stretching followed by 2 sets of 15 @ 125 then 3 @ 315x8. Sometimes my lower back muscles get to tight to hit 3rd set . Should I warm up more or drop reps add sets and weight? Just looking for some insight?

[Turkish Juicer]

Well, it is quite obvious to me why you seem to have hit a wall with your deadlifts: 2 sets of 125lbs at 15 reps each surely does a good job exhausting the muscle, which in turn prevents you from lifting a heavier weight in your 3rd set, naturally so.

Next time you perform deads, follow the routine below and see how it works for you:

- 1st warmup set: 20reps with an olympic bar, no weights.

- 2nd warmup set: 15 reps with a relatively low weight on the bar, such as 60lbs.

- Feel set: 10 reps with 100lbs, heavy enough to prepare the muscle fibers for the following heavy sets.

- 1st working set: 315lbs x 10

- 2nd working set: 350lbs x 6 and drop the weight every time your muscles fail. You'll need a partner to conduct a proper drop set with deadlifts, otherwise it is pointless IMO.