The Modified Mag-Ort Deadlifting Program is a focused 12-week training regimen designed to elevate your deadlifting game. Committing just one day a week, you'll engage in a structured progression that emphasizes heavy barbell deadlifts, with sets tailored to maximize strength and muscle development. Each week, you'll gradually increase your load, pushing your limits while maintaining proper form. This program is perfect for those looking to build a solid foundation in their lifting journey, targeting key muscle groups in the back and legs. Get ready to lift heavier and achieve your goals with confidence!

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This is the modified version of the magnusson ortmeyer Deadlift program which I run. Also known as mag-ort. It was modified for little more “auto-regulation”. And to be a bit easier to plug-in into your current program. With IMHO a bit more logical rep scheme towards the end. At least for me personally. The implemented changes will allows you to get a lot more gains and limit fatigue from this. But don't run this back to back.

The program is good for:
-Intermediate/advanced lifters.
-lifters who have good intensity recovery and/or bad volume recovery. 
-Lifters who can't recover or don't currently benefit from lots of Deadlift volume. 
-smashing/dragging through plateaus. 
-People who enjoy lifting heavy every Deadlift session. 
-Many other scenarios. 

The program is definetly not optimal:
-Lifters who are great with volume recovery and or terrible with high intensity recovery. 
-With following conditions:impaired recovery, big diet, injury, death. 

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Modified program with instructions in as few words as possible:
1x4@70% + 0-50lbs
1x2@80% + 0-50lbs
1x2@90% + 0-50lbs
1x8+ AMRAP@70% + 0-50lbs. (As many reps as possible) 
0-3x4. (you more often than not want to decrease the extra sets towards the end of the 12 week cycle)
If you're feeling ran down you also might want to use just 5lbs increases each 3 weeks. Or just add less than 10lbs towards the last weeks. 
Also you can drop those extra 4s at the end if ran down or doing tweak/Assistance/supplement work with the Deadlift on the side. Think flexible! 
Start from 0lbs add 5-10lbs to lfits every 2nd-3rd weeks. 
Every 4th week is active recovery week. 
Or if you want to do 4 weeks. You can. But every 5th week must be an recovery week!
AMRAP is not an end juicer. It's actual serious development driver far more so than the 0-3x4 sets. 
Note: don't run it based on the % indicated run it as follows:
Week 3 add 5-10lbs. Total:5-10lbs
Week 6 add 5-10lbs. Total: 10-20lbs
Week 7 add 5-10lbs. Total: 15-30lbs.
Week 10 add 5-10lbs. Total: 20-40lbs
Week 11 add 5-10lbs. Total 25-50lbs.

Background for the change:

I've done mag-ort for peaking Deadlift when I was younger at intermediate phase. it was OK. But a Little shy of good. Now old and wise (at least old) advanced lifter I ran mag-ort very first time after eons. I found issues and complaints about it. 

I'm doing pretty heavy lifts these days and the original program drains me empty especially towards the later half where you've been banging constantly 70,80,90,70% with extra 30lbs-50lbs. . Even more so since deadlift doesn't live in vacuum. Especially when plugged into some meaningful program around squat and bench it can become a grind quickly.  Now, I'm not saying grind is bad. All up for a grind towards a good cause. But something like 20% of the year is a really long time for potentially expensive wear and tear grind with little payoff.

Modified mag-ort Deadlifting program

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Week 12

8 rep is always amrap(As many reps as possible) stop 1-2 reps before failure. 

Deadlift (Barbell)

French Press

Recovery. 

Add 5-10lbs (total: 5-10)

Use added total: 5-10lbs

Add again 5-10lbs total: 10-20

Add again 5-10lbs total: 15-30

Katana Extension

ACTIVE RECOVERY WEEK

Use added total: 15-30lbs

Add 5-10lbs. Total: 20-40lbs 

Add 5-10lbs. Total: 25-50lbs 

Active recovery/test new 1RM

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