From 24b5338f6a02a4b71500b87c5d312db0e31348e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tslilc Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 16:02:35 +0100 Subject: deadlifts --- atom.xml | 14 +++++++------- index-all.gmi | 1 + index-log.gmi | 2 ++ index.gmi | 2 +- log-250823-2.gmi | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) create mode 100644 log-250823-2.gmi diff --git a/atom.xml b/atom.xml index f79d0b5..17c5e47 100644 --- a/atom.xml +++ b/atom.xml @@ -2,19 +2,13 @@ gemini://l-3.space/ l-3.space - 2025-08-23T12:09:00+00:00 + 2025-08-23T15:00:00+00:00 tslil hello@l-3.space - - gemini://l-3.space/log-201116-1.gmi - Plausible authorship deniability - 2020-11-16T15:49:00+00:00 - - gemini://l-3.space/dwm.gmi Why tiling @@ -69,4 +63,10 @@ 2025-08-23T12:09:00+00:00 + + gemini://l-3.space/log-250823-2.gmi + Maybe there are different kinds of lifters + 2025-08-23T15:00:00+00:00 + + diff --git a/index-all.gmi b/index-all.gmi index 07466ec..01ce2b2 100644 --- a/index-all.gmi +++ b/index-all.gmi @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ # l-3.space: all All content +=> gemini://l-3.space/log-250823-2.gmi 2025-08-23 - Maybe there are different kinds of lifters => gemini://l-3.space/log-250823-1.gmi 2025-08-23 - Well done Debian team => gemini://l-3.space/log-240222-1.gmi 2024-02-22 - Formatting strings with separators in BQN => gemini://l-3.space/log-240212-1.gmi 2024-02-12 - APL-likes as a notation for thought diff --git a/index-log.gmi b/index-log.gmi index 338ca9f..4e93fb2 100644 --- a/index-log.gmi +++ b/index-log.gmi @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Shorter thoughts and articles. +=> gemini://l-3.space/log-250823-2.gmi 2025-08-23 - Maybe there are different kinds of lifters +=> gemini://l-3.space/log-250823-1.gmi 2025-08-23 - Well done Debian team => gemini://l-3.space/log-211006-1.gmi 2021-10-06 - Play Tak against a bot over Gemini! => gemini://l-3.space/log-211004-1.gmi 2021-10-04 - Switched to gmnisrv => gemini://l-3.space/log-210421-1.gmi 2021-04-21 - l-3.space is now automatically compiled to the web diff --git a/index.gmi b/index.gmi index 8260bb0..4c1e33e 100644 --- a/index.gmi +++ b/index.gmi @@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ Contact: hello@l-3.space ## Recent posts +=> gemini://l-3.space/log-250823-2.gmi 2025-08-23 - Maybe there are different kinds of lifters => gemini://l-3.space/log-250823-1.gmi 2025-08-23 - Well done Debian team => gemini://l-3.space/log-240222-1.gmi 2024-02-22 - Formatting strings with separators in BQN => gemini://l-3.space/log-240212-1.gmi 2024-02-12 - APL-likes as a notation for thought => gemini://l-3.space/log-240211-1.gmi 2024-02-11 - Finally an APL for my flying saucer? -=> gemini://l-3.space/log-211006-1.gmi 2021-10-06 - Play Tak against a bot over Gemini! ## Indices diff --git a/log-250823-2.gmi b/log-250823-2.gmi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5eb2c1a --- /dev/null +++ b/log-250823-2.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +Time-stamp: <2025-08-23 15h00 UTC> + +# Maybe there are different kinds of lifters + +For a while now i've been confronting what i thought was an inherent deficiency on my part when it came to the deadlift: +* One rep at ~2x body-weight --- feels great, readily achievable +* Several sets of 5 reps at ~1.33x --- feels bad, very difficult + +Am i somehow very tired every time i work on deadlifts? Have i hit my "natural limit"? Am i not working "hard enough"? + +## Is there such a thing as "burst"? + +This was the question i finally asked myself today, and i'm both delighted and surprised to report that the answer appears to be "yes". + +In fact, not only are there two "sorts" of lifters⁰ but there appears to be a significant amount of genetic control expressed over this form of "specialisation". There are twin and family studies¹ which appear to show that muscular strength and power phenotypes are anywhere from 30% to 85% heritable! It seems reasonable then to think that this genetic contribution explains why some lifters excel at single-rep, high-force efforts ("burst") while others tolerate repeated sub-maximal efforts ("sustain") more effectively. + +## A weight lifted + +On a more personal note this information i think has finally set me free. Given where i am on the strength chart², i believe that i've past neural and physiological adaptions and i'm now operating in regime of genetic predispositions. And that's fine! Strength means different things to different people. + +This knowledge has finally set me free. The reason that my lifts are the way they are is not because of any of the concerns which used to dog me; rather i have a preferred (inherited!) lifting style and that's normal. If anything, i'm looking forward to restructuring my deadlifts around heavy doubles and triples³ so that i can really lean into my natural predisposition and continue to grow and enjoy my workouts. + +--- + +⁰ this may not be surprising to runners: sprint vs marathon is clear physiological distinction +¹ the following two studies for example +=> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310791032_Heritability_estimates_of_muscle_strength-related_phenotypes_A_systematic_review_and_meta-analysis +=> https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8775245/ +² somewhere between intermediate and advanced according to the following, using my body-weight +=> https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/deadlift/kg +=> https://www.strengthlog.com/deadlift-strength-standards-kg/ +³ with occasional recovery periods of low effort high repetition work -- cgit v1.3.1