My question is if my primary deadlift accessory (Sumo Deadlift) could be causing too much fatigue. I actually deadlift a lot more while deadlifting sumo (425x5x6 beltless) whereas my “comp” deadlift is conventional was my best pull in 495.
- This stiffness and pain sensation occurred on Wednesday (4/10) after this volume PR on sumo deadlift Saturday (4/7). I guess the main question I am asking is should I plan my accessories to where they are “under-loaded” as compared to my comp deadlift? So instead of doing sumo deads on Saturdays that would be considered an overload, should I do something like a deficit that would cause less fatigue?
[* ]Last Wednesday (4/10), I had a workout where everything was just feeling a bit heavier. Using RPE I hit my top single of deadlifts and back down sets. During my last back down set, I felt a massive “pump” in my lower back but not like a normal pump, kind of hard to explain. After the set, everything stiffened up and I was forced to do RDL’s with around 95lbs instead of the 245lbs I had planned on. The pain sensation was a lot more present during rest periods rather than my working sets. I went about my training week following the RPE guidelines for each lift and had a significant performance decay due to this sensation in my lower back. I have only had one prior experience that was maybe 6 years ago with my lower back where I heard a pop during deadlifts and catastrophized it. I have gotten over that a few years ago and my deadlift was trending in the right direction. I had my squat focused workout today which there was still a performance decay but it was minimal (~10%).