Can you lift more than your body weight?

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  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,662 Member
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    is a lofty goal but i'd like to bench press twice my body weight.

    the most i've ever BP was 225. I weight 150... but i was more like 180 when i was benching that. since its....

    gone down shall we say lol


    was able to do 3 pull ups with a 45 lbs vest on... i was impressed lol
  • cleotherio
    cleotherio Posts: 712 Member
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    Deadlift - yes
    Squat - yes
    Bench - 75% of my weight
    OHP - 64% of my weight
    I can do 3-5 unassisted pull ups depending on the day.
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
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    Yay...my FL! <insert cheer gif here> or wait for a super horny one in your PM's your on my FL right? youshould be able to handle that? amirite?

    Sure, send away ;-)
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
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    Yes. Except bench is my worst lift.
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
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    Squat: Yes - 1.15 x body weight
    Dead: Yes - 1.57 x body weight
    OHP: No
    Bench: could probably hit it with a 1RM, but haven't attempted. Did 1x5 @ 125 (5 lbs less than bodyweight) so I'm not far off.
  • HypersonicFitNess
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
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    Does giving my husband a piggy back ride for 1 block count? I weigh 125 and he weighs 180.
  • cad39too
    cad39too Posts: 874 Member
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    Deadlift: yes
    Squat: I'll let you know after my Saturday workout

    All others, nowhere close :-(
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
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    Does giving my husband a piggy back ride for 1 block count? I weigh 125 and he weighs 180.

    I think it counts!
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,841 Member
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    Squat - yes
    DL - yes

    all others... ahhhhh nope.

    Probably the same for me, though I haven't lifted weights like that in years so no clue really.
  • thesupremeforce
    thesupremeforce Posts: 1,207 Member
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    Back in my high school and college days, this would have been a resounding yes. Ten years of not lifting obviously killed my maxes, but I'm still an easy yes on anything that isn't OHP. I'll have to give it a try the next time I make it to the gym.
  • joe_madre
    joe_madre Posts: 693
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    In what direction?
  • agggie550
    agggie550 Posts: 281 Member
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    Squat 10 lbs short of double my body weight - 450lbs 1 Rep Max
    Dead lift more than double my body weight. - 505 lbs 1 Rep Max
    Bench body weight plus about 40 lbs - 270 lbs 1 rep Max
    Should press not even close to my body weight - 175 lbs 1 Rep Max
  • xoemmytee
    xoemmytee Posts: 162 Member
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    I got to the point 2-3 months into lifting where I could DL 163- my bodyweight at the time. Now I'm down 13lbs from there, but hoping to get back into lifting!
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
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    DL is over 1.5 x body weight, and squat is getting close to 1.5 x.

    I can bench press my girlfriend's body weight - does that count?
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,324 Member
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    squat - yep
    dl - yep
    flat bench - yep
    incline - nope
    ohp - hell no
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,026 Member
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    My squat and deadlifts, yes. My bench? Not quite. Soon.
  • Tony_Brewski
    Tony_Brewski Posts: 1,376 Member
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    Does giving my husband a piggy back ride for 1 block count? I weigh 125 and he weighs 180.

    We'll go yes lol.
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
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    LOL....

    Squats, deadlifts, leg press- yes.
    Anything else- not yet.....getting there.

    Maybe I'll be able to curl 140lbs one day. Only 70lbs to go...... :laugh:
  • Tony_Brewski
    Tony_Brewski Posts: 1,376 Member
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    Weight 176lbs
    DL 210lbs
    Squat 210lbs
    Leg Press 650lbs
    Calf Extention 575lbs
    Leg Extention 200lbs
    Flat Back Bench Press 200lbs. (Weak sauce I know)
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
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    wow this was a cool thread to find out who the heavy hitters are.

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