2.5x Bodyweight lifts

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    This should be titled 2.5x Bodyweight Deadlifts, lol. Very, very few people are going to be able to lift 2.5x their body weight in any lift other than deadlifts. A 200lb man squatting or benching 500lbs? That's pretty rare. This thread is equally going to cater to the same group of people as the 1000 pound club thread.

    Yeah agreed. Saying the other thread favors heavier lifters while making a thread that still favors "heavier" lifters doesn't really make too much sense.

    There's people in the 400# club getting love in that thread.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    This should be titled 2.5x Bodyweight Deadlifts, lol. Very, very few people are going to be able to lift 2.5x their body weight in any lift other than deadlifts. A 200lb man squatting or benching 500lbs? That's pretty rare. This thread is equally going to cater to the same group of people as the 1000 pound club thread.

    Yeah agreed. Saying the other thread favors heavier lifters while making a thread that still favors "heavier" lifters doesn't really make too much sense.

    There's people in the 400# club getting love in that thread.

    That's pretty awesome (I'm assuming 400# lifts that is). I love seeing stats. Just had to agree though with the first post above because the reasoning for creating this thread in opposition to the 1000lb thread was a bit :huh:

    :laugh:
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    No, I mean straight up, 400# combined. They still get love, because just the act of doing it and testing yourself is pretty bad *kitten*.
  • arickettsjr
    arickettsjr Posts: 32 Member
    No, I mean straight up, 400# combined. They still get love, because just the act of doing it and testing yourself is pretty bad *kitten*.

    Hear, hear!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    No, I mean straight up, 400# combined. They still get love, because just the act of doing it and testing yourself is pretty bad *kitten*.

    :drinker:

    seconded
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    No, I mean straight up, 400# combined. They still get love, because just the act of doing it and testing yourself is pretty bad *kitten*.

    nice! :drinker:
  • juliewatkin
    juliewatkin Posts: 764 Member
    You guys will find anything to argue about won't you? LOL

    You start getting into the 2x BW territory that's very respectable IMO.

    Also, what is really impressive to me is when someone says they can lift X for a lift AND posts a video of the lift. Totally unheard of on this forum!

    Unheard of? :tongue:

    RAW lifts at meets:

    2.2x BW for deads - at a meet so competition legal. 325lb @ 147lb bw.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV065nTE26I

    Not quite the 2.5 x bw....but i'll take it...considering I am a 47 year old woman!

    1.7 x BW for a squat - at a meet, so to depth. 270lb @ 157lb bw.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wusI1RUQ7o

    Bench is lagging, but getting better. Paused bench meet best is 145lb. I have benched over my BW - but not paused. Did keep my *kitten* on the bench though.

    Nice. We seem to be about the same place. I'll be 50 in November and age is starting to factor in particularly with recovery.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    No, I mean straight up, 400# combined. They still get love, because just the act of doing it and testing yourself is pretty bad *kitten*.

    *nods*
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    For reference, in the 75Kg class women, the 2.5x would be 412.5 for deadlift. The national record in USAPL Raw in my in my age group is currently 413.25. I don't think 2.5 is really reasonable for me at any point!

    My training partner/coach Miki holds the USAPL Total Women's Raw Open in 75kg at 942.25 total and she isn't even putting up 2.5x BW DL or squat in practice yet, although I won't be surprised if she does it at our meet in Nov. She is going for 1000 total. Can't wait to see it. :)
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    For reference, in the 75Kg class women, the 2.5x would be 412.5 for deadlift. The national record in USAPL Raw in my in my age group is currently 413.25. I don't think 2.5 is really reasonable for me at any point!

    Underachiever.

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