1000 pound club
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Barely made it in:
Deadlift 410
Bench 265
Squat 325
I suspect bench is higher ive only been training 3 months and havent maxed in a month. I just started 20 rep squat challenge aka breathing squats. Has anyone ever done that routine?0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »Last time I reported in I was -35 lbs under the 1000 mark.
This past week, I test my maxes. Results below:- Bench: 285 lbs (129 kg) (03/25/2015)
- Squat: 360 lbs (163 kg) (03/25/2015)
- Deadlift: 440 lbs (199.5 kg) (03/28/2015)
- TOTAL: 1,085 lbs. (492 kg)
Yesterday morning, I nailed the 440 lbs. on the second attempt deadlifting. Few minutes later I attempted 445 - nothing but utter failure. But that's a failure I am proud of. Since end of September I added +10 to my bench (training through a shoulder injury so that affected my performance), +65 lbs to my squat, and +45 to my deadlift. Overall since Sept '14, among the three lifts I've added a total of 120 lbs. (FYI: Lifts beltless.)
When I got back into the gym and back into barbell work three months later in June/July of 2014, I strained my back just trying to attempt a 115 lbs pull. Enter ice packs, heat pads and muscle relaxers. I think what really helped me was by forcing myself to take a 6-8 week detour by assigning Sumo and Front Squats as my primary lifts and not touching (back) squat or conventional deadlifts for that period. I also made a slight adjustment in the how wide I squat. You know *that* back pain you can sometimes get from either doing the dl or the squat? Well no longer.
Permit me to humblebrag, but I feel awesome.
Nice stats bro!0 -
480 (225 DL, 100 bench, 155 squat).
I feel so weak. Lol0 -
My lifts have really suffered from getting sick this past month. I am so far behind now it will take me a month hopefully to get to where I was. Kick in muscle memory.0
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unbelievable
bench 155x5
deadlift 235x5
squat 185x5
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Even my best lifts only put me at 885
Bench: 203.5
Squat: 286
Deadlift: 396
Although I'm probably 15lbs off those on my squat and deadlift at the moment. I have a vacation coming up in August and going through a cut, I'll come back once I have some lifting in and see if I cant become an offical member
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I do plan to be in this club by the end of this year. I need to get this cut out the way so I can get back to bulking up.0
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Squats Are My Weak Link 305
Bench 295
Deadlift 4000 -
I'm trying to get back up there after 5 months of cutting 20+ lbs off of my frame. Maybe I'll try for my 1RMx again next week to see where I'm at now. I'm back up to 190x5 bench, 275x5 squat and 315x5 DL in my regular routine, so we'll see where that puts me on my maxes.0
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I'm trying to get back up there after 5 months of cutting 20+ lbs off of my frame. Maybe I'll try for my 1RMx again next week to see where I'm at now. I'm back up to 190x5 bench, 275x5 squat and 315x5 DL in my regular routine, so we'll see where that puts me on my maxes.
You should be close to me, I would think, with those numbers. Each one of those numbers is something I do in my ladders for those lifts. My 1RP maxes are:
Bench: 240
Squat: 340
Deadlift: 445
Chasing the 1100 club now...
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Added 20# to my DL the other day, puts me at 1185 now (b285,s475,d425). Hope to crack 1200 in the next month, unless the doc puts a kibosh on heavy lifting (shoulders have been sore, got an appointment with an orthopedic doc in a couple weeks).0
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colors_fade wrote: »I'm trying to get back up there after 5 months of cutting 20+ lbs off of my frame. Maybe I'll try for my 1RMx again next week to see where I'm at now. I'm back up to 190x5 bench, 275x5 squat and 315x5 DL in my regular routine, so we'll see where that puts me on my maxes.
You should be close to me, I would think, with those numbers. Each one of those numbers is something I do in my ladders for those lifts. My 1RP maxes are:
Bench: 240
Squat: 340
Deadlift: 445
Chasing the 1100 club now...
Yeah, I was at 245 bench, 405 squat and 405 DL back in January. I'd have to look back at my charts, but I think I was at like 205x5 BP, 300+x5 squat and 330+x5 DL when I hit those 1RMx.
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I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.0
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im 30 lbs under the 1000
Squat 335
Deadlift 385
Bench 250
Total 9700 -
I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
I think some folks would disagree with you.
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I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
I actually already tore a muscle from lifting so I know how important form is. I am 27. I now know how to not overdo a workout and to check my ego at the door. Last time my ego got the best was the day I tore my muscle.
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Oh please. I'm 44 and I pulled 480 last week and I have only been deadlifting for a year.I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
If you are lifting incorrectly you will injure yourself - same with bench press -- but these dire warnings against squats and deadlifts I just don't get.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »
Oh please. I'm 44 and I pulled 480 last week and I have only been deadlifting for a year.I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
If you are lifting incorrectly you will injure yourself - same with bench press -- but these dire warnings against squats and deadlifts I just don't get.
There exercises that take focus to learn and perform correctly. BTW today is squats and deadlifts day
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yopeeps025 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Oh please. I'm 44 and I pulled 480 last week and I have only been deadlifting for a year.I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
If you are lifting incorrectly you will injure yourself - same with bench press -- but these dire warnings against squats and deadlifts I just don't get.
There exercises that take focus to learn and perform correctly. BTW today is squats and deadlifts day
Exactly and some would say that the bench press is by far the more technical lift and the lift with the most risk due to the complexities of the shoulder.
Have fun lifting!0 -
627, Nowhere near yet
I struggled with squats for so long that I avoided them entirely for months; I only started them properly a couple months ago. 0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Oh please. I'm 44 and I pulled 480 last week and I have only been deadlifting for a year.I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
If you are lifting incorrectly you will injure yourself - same with bench press -- but these dire warnings against squats and deadlifts I just don't get.
There exercises that take focus to learn and perform correctly. BTW today is squats and deadlifts day
Exactly and some would say that the bench press is by far the more technical lift and the lift with the most risk due to the complexities of the shoulder.
Have fun lifting!
I tore my right pectoral on the bench doing a very very lousy 190x5 set about six years ago. You want to know why? too wide of a grip. I still touched my chest. I did not tuck my elbows in. Flared them out at almost 90 degrees.
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colors_fade wrote: »I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
I think some folks would disagree with you.
This guy is 70. He looks so young.0 -
rmitchell239 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »Last time I reported in I was -35 lbs under the 1000 mark.
This past week, I test my maxes. Results below:- Bench: 285 lbs (129 kg) (03/25/2015)
- Squat: 360 lbs (163 kg) (03/25/2015)
- Deadlift: 440 lbs (199.5 kg) (03/28/2015)
- TOTAL: 1,085 lbs. (492 kg)
Yesterday morning, I nailed the 440 lbs. on the second attempt deadlifting. Few minutes later I attempted 445 - nothing but utter failure. But that's a failure I am proud of. Since end of September I added +10 to my bench (training through a shoulder injury so that affected my performance), +65 lbs to my squat, and +45 to my deadlift. Overall since Sept '14, among the three lifts I've added a total of 120 lbs. (FYI: Lifts beltless.)
When I got back into the gym and back into barbell work three months later in June/July of 2014, I strained my back just trying to attempt a 115 lbs pull. Enter ice packs, heat pads and muscle relaxers. I think what really helped me was by forcing myself to take a 6-8 week detour by assigning Sumo and Front Squats as my primary lifts and not touching (back) squat or conventional deadlifts for that period. I also made a slight adjustment in the how wide I squat. You know *that* back pain you can sometimes get from either doing the dl or the squat? Well no longer.
Permit me to humblebrag, but I feel awesome.
Nice stats bro!
Thanks!
I now know who I want to be when I grow up!colors_fade wrote: »I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
I think some folks would disagree with you.
I think we had this conversation in the the 225 ~RM thread. Seems like you've more than mended.yopeeps025 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Oh please. I'm 44 and I pulled 480 last week and I have only been deadlifting for a year.I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
If you are lifting incorrectly you will injure yourself - same with bench press -- but these dire warnings against squats and deadlifts I just don't get.
There exercises that take focus to learn and perform correctly. BTW today is squats and deadlifts day
Exactly and some would say that the bench press is by far the more technical lift and the lift with the most risk due to the complexities of the shoulder.
Have fun lifting!
I tore my right pectoral on the bench doing a very very lousy 190x5 set about six years ago. You want to know why? too wide of a grip. I still touched my chest. I did not tuck my elbows in. Flared them out at almost 90 degrees.0 -
Sadly because I Crossfit I haven't benched since college.
Best recent gym lifts have been 435 squat and 535 deadlift so I'm going to make the bold statement and say I'm good to bench at least 30 pounds to get over 1,0000 -
nakedraygun wrote: »rmitchell239 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »Last time I reported in I was -35 lbs under the 1000 mark.
This past week, I test my maxes. Results below:- Bench: 285 lbs (129 kg) (03/25/2015)
- Squat: 360 lbs (163 kg) (03/25/2015)
- Deadlift: 440 lbs (199.5 kg) (03/28/2015)
- TOTAL: 1,085 lbs. (492 kg)
Yesterday morning, I nailed the 440 lbs. on the second attempt deadlifting. Few minutes later I attempted 445 - nothing but utter failure. But that's a failure I am proud of. Since end of September I added +10 to my bench (training through a shoulder injury so that affected my performance), +65 lbs to my squat, and +45 to my deadlift. Overall since Sept '14, among the three lifts I've added a total of 120 lbs. (FYI: Lifts beltless.)
When I got back into the gym and back into barbell work three months later in June/July of 2014, I strained my back just trying to attempt a 115 lbs pull. Enter ice packs, heat pads and muscle relaxers. I think what really helped me was by forcing myself to take a 6-8 week detour by assigning Sumo and Front Squats as my primary lifts and not touching (back) squat or conventional deadlifts for that period. I also made a slight adjustment in the how wide I squat. You know *that* back pain you can sometimes get from either doing the dl or the squat? Well no longer.
Permit me to humblebrag, but I feel awesome.
Nice stats bro!
Thanks!
I now know who I want to be when I grow up!colors_fade wrote: »I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
I think some folks would disagree with you.
I think we had this conversation in the the 225 ~RM thread. Seems like you've more than mended.yopeeps025 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Oh please. I'm 44 and I pulled 480 last week and I have only been deadlifting for a year.I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
If you are lifting incorrectly you will injure yourself - same with bench press -- but these dire warnings against squats and deadlifts I just don't get.
There exercises that take focus to learn and perform correctly. BTW today is squats and deadlifts day
Exactly and some would say that the bench press is by far the more technical lift and the lift with the most risk due to the complexities of the shoulder.
Have fun lifting!
I tore my right pectoral on the bench doing a very very lousy 190x5 set about six years ago. You want to know why? too wide of a grip. I still touched my chest. I did not tuck my elbows in. Flared them out at almost 90 degrees.
Oh yeah we did that was your thread I think.
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yopeeps025 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »rmitchell239 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »Last time I reported in I was -35 lbs under the 1000 mark.
This past week, I test my maxes. Results below:- Bench: 285 lbs (129 kg) (03/25/2015)
- Squat: 360 lbs (163 kg) (03/25/2015)
- Deadlift: 440 lbs (199.5 kg) (03/28/2015)
- TOTAL: 1,085 lbs. (492 kg)
Yesterday morning, I nailed the 440 lbs. on the second attempt deadlifting. Few minutes later I attempted 445 - nothing but utter failure. But that's a failure I am proud of. Since end of September I added +10 to my bench (training through a shoulder injury so that affected my performance), +65 lbs to my squat, and +45 to my deadlift. Overall since Sept '14, among the three lifts I've added a total of 120 lbs. (FYI: Lifts beltless.)
When I got back into the gym and back into barbell work three months later in June/July of 2014, I strained my back just trying to attempt a 115 lbs pull. Enter ice packs, heat pads and muscle relaxers. I think what really helped me was by forcing myself to take a 6-8 week detour by assigning Sumo and Front Squats as my primary lifts and not touching (back) squat or conventional deadlifts for that period. I also made a slight adjustment in the how wide I squat. You know *that* back pain you can sometimes get from either doing the dl or the squat? Well no longer.
Permit me to humblebrag, but I feel awesome.
Nice stats bro!
Thanks!
I now know who I want to be when I grow up!colors_fade wrote: »I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
I think some folks would disagree with you.
I think we had this conversation in the the 225 ~RM thread. Seems like you've more than mended.yopeeps025 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Oh please. I'm 44 and I pulled 480 last week and I have only been deadlifting for a year.I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
If you are lifting incorrectly you will injure yourself - same with bench press -- but these dire warnings against squats and deadlifts I just don't get.
There exercises that take focus to learn and perform correctly. BTW today is squats and deadlifts day
Exactly and some would say that the bench press is by far the more technical lift and the lift with the most risk due to the complexities of the shoulder.
Have fun lifting!
I tore my right pectoral on the bench doing a very very lousy 190x5 set about six years ago. You want to know why? too wide of a grip. I still touched my chest. I did not tuck my elbows in. Flared them out at almost 90 degrees.
Oh yeah we did that was your thread I think.
Yep, I've changed names since then.
I'm testing max this weekend, about 65 pounds away from the 1200 club.0 -
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nakedraygun wrote: »Exactly and some would say that the bench press is by far the more technical lift and the lift with the most risk due to the complexities of the shoulder.
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I agree with this. I just spent the last 8 months patiently reworking my bench press so I can engage my lats on heavy weights. At first, I found it fairly easy to engage my lats on light weights, but as the weight got heavier, I'd revert to my old form and press too much with arms and shoulders. It hasn't been until these last few weeks that I've been able to bench heavier weight (finally over 225) with my lats engaged.
It's still a struggle to get the form right at heavy weight, but I'm way better than I was last year.
So yeah, for me at least, I think the bench is the most technical lift of the big three. To do it right really takes some work. I find it difficult to get my shoulders to squeeze together while my back is on the bench... But it's been worth it to re-work my form.
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I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
Somebody better tell grandpa Joe about that. In June he went 120/85/200 for a 405kg total, at 67kg body weight and 85 years young.
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Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »I use to lift really heavy when I was in my 30's and it wasn't worth it because I gave myself a hernia. Not sure how old you are peeps but I would be careful because it is not worth the aggravation with surgery and not being able to ever lift heavy again. I think it gets to a point when your older you can only get to a certain weight before your overdoing it. Not trying to sound like a negative nelly either but unless your a power lifter in competitions, I don't see the point. Bench press is fine but the squats and deadlifts, I just don't quite get it. And if you hurt your back even once, it will never be the same. Good luck to you peeps and hope you stay healthy and injury free.
Somebody better tell grandpa Joe about that. In June he went 120/85/200 for a 405kg total, at 67kg body weight and 85 years young.
Link to an article about Joe if anyone is interested. He's been lifting for years. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/85-year-old-weightlifter-from-alberta-sets-3-world-records-1.3161857
Plus for additional reference, I'll be 51 in the fall, have been lifting and competing for years. While my total isn't 1,000, I hit 667 at 125bw last Saturday.
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