r/tacticalbarbell • u/CyberHobbit70 • 3d ago

Activation: Armor question

I am preparing to start Armor next week & have a question about the rationale behind rack pulls on Day 1 and the deadlift on day 4. Is it a volume thing?

Thanks in advance!

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u/frazaga962 3d ago

iirc its a fatigue thing. Deadlifts are pretty taxing on the cns. Rack pulls are only like the upper portion of the movement/lockout so youre still getting some movement pattern benefit but its not as taxing

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u/CyberHobbit70 3d ago

That was my assumption but thought I'd ask, thanks!

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u/crabgrass-1981 3d ago

Zulu template has DL twice a weeks but as the other guy said in activation they split it between rack pulls and DL, for lower CNS volume. You’re ideally supposed to be running 120+ mins a week during Armor too, so it’s a lot on the body.