How Strong is Strong Enough to Stay Healthy?

tsimblist
tsimblist Posts: 206 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Fascinating study relates strength to health:

http://suppversity.blogspot.com/2014/07/how-strong-is-strong-enough-to-stay.html

According to my calculations, I am out of the woods for a 50+ year old.

My Barbell Bench Press 1RM is calculated at 182 lbs.
My Deadlift 1RM is calculated at 379 lbs.
My current weight is 176 lbs.

(182 + 379) / 176 = 3.19

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  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    I find the idea of having a minimal standard (and balance) across various progressions an interesting idea:

    http://danjohn.net/2013/04/strength-standards-sleepless-in-seattle/
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Just ran my numbers:

    BW: 65kg

    Bench 1RM (calculated from 5RM): 93kg

    DL 1RM (Actual): 140kg

    (93+140)/65 = 3.58

    Of course, I have no idea what that actually means...

    ETA: I see the article talks of leg press, not DL. But I have no idea what I leg press since I've never done it. Is there significant correlation between DL and LP that made you sub one figure for the other OP?
  • tsimblist
    tsimblist Posts: 206 Member
    ...

    (93+140)/65 = 3.58

    Of course, I have no idea what that actually means...

    ETA: I see the article talks of leg press, not DL. But I have no idea what I leg press since I've never done it. Is there significant correlation between DL and LP that made you sub one figure for the other OP?

    I see that you are out of the woods too. Anything above the numbers in the article is going in the right direction if I understand it.

    I don't do leg press so I don't have any numbers for that. After thinking about it for a while I suspect that the squat might be a better leg press substitute than the deadlift. It would certainly lower my number.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    ...

    (93+140)/65 = 3.58

    Of course, I have no idea what that actually means...

    ETA: I see the article talks of leg press, not DL. But I have no idea what I leg press since I've never done it. Is there significant correlation between DL and LP that made you sub one figure for the other OP?

    I see that you are out of the woods too. Anything above the numbers in the article is going in the right direction if I understand it.

    I don't do leg press so I don't have any numbers for that. After thinking about it for a while I suspect that the squat might be a better leg press substitute than the deadlift. It would certainly lower my number.

    I've done a bit of googling and the consensus seems to be that most people can leg press 1.5-2x what they DL.
  • tsimblist
    tsimblist Posts: 206 Member
    ...

    I've done a bit of googling and the consensus seems to be that most people can leg press 1.5-2x what they DL.

    Sweet. So that adjusts my number in an even healthier direction.

    On the other hand, your Dan John page suggests that I still have plenty of room for improvement.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    ...

    I've done a bit of googling and the consensus seems to be that most people can leg press 1.5-2x what they DL.

    Sweet. So that adjusts my number in an even healthier direction.

    On the other hand, your Dan John page suggests that I still have plenty of room for improvement.

    Lol!

    I'm not sure how he came up with those standards, but the idea of achieving a balance across them is a nice idea.

    He's all about finding gaps in athlete's training and this approach to it highlights those gaps starkly, I think.

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