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I'm 46(grumble) 6'3" 235-240 lbs. Here are my lifts right now. (hamstring pull and hadn't done new maxes on squats in a while)
Raw
Bench - 385 want twice body weight 480-500
Squat - 475 want 550-600
Deadlift - 505 want 600+
Strict OHP -230 want 275
Incline bench - 340 want 405
I'm finding at my age that Crossfit may be better for me, but my heart will always be a power monger lifter.
Crossfit mixed in with powerlifting is helping a good bit with the lifts. They seem to be steadily moving up.
Raw
Bench - 385 want twice body weight 480-500
Squat - 475 want 550-600
Deadlift - 505 want 600+
Strict OHP -230 want 275
Incline bench - 340 want 405
I'm finding at my age that Crossfit may be better for me, but my heart will always be a power monger lifter.
Crossfit mixed in with powerlifting is helping a good bit with the lifts. They seem to be steadily moving up.
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Im about to be 22 5'8 230lbs here probly 10 lbs of fat that is unnecessary ive been lifting for about 6 years seriously atleast 4 of those with competing...
Raw no belt no wraps ect.
Bench 345(this was a few months ago im hoping to hit a better one soon)
squat low fives want a solid six i know i can hit every week
deadlift conventional style 630 hoping to break 650 soon
Ohp not 100percent sure but my strict seated barbell is probably 250 ...just did 225 for sets and reps today this i want as heavy as possible ed coan style
incline bench ...probably 315 or so not sure havent maxed on it lately
atlas stone 385 of course i want a 400
log press 285 havent worked on it lately as ive been training gym lifts...of course i want more
front squat 455 i want as much as possible
I will always be a strongman,powerlifter first but ofcourse i want some size and shape and when i look in the mirror i see a young underdeveloped body ...no matter what numbers i get i will want more and im always training...as Mark Bell likes to say if your not getting any stronger your getting weaker - and after all i have death before weakness tattooed on my back0 -
I don't compete and I don't think I ever will. I lift for strength in rugby,
I'm 5' 9" and weigh 18st 3lbs ( 255lbs), but I'm currently losing weight and want to lose another 25-30lbs.
After various injuries; all rugby related, I've started lifting again. Both MCLs ruptured, right PCL ruptured, right ACL stretched (thankfully, no rupture), various cartilage injuries. And the occasional dislocated shoulder. Fun sport.
I followed the Stronglifts 5x5 and I'm now on week 2 of the Madcow programme.
Bench press - 4 months ago just the oly bar was giving me too much pain in my shoulder. I'm now at 225lb and aiming to progress to 315lb. (2 plates to 3 plates)
OHP - 4 months ago, again, the bar was too painful due to shouler ROM issues. I'm now at 135lb and aiming to progress to 185lb (1 plate to 1.5 plates)
Squat - I had an 8 week physio course that allowed me to walk downstairs pain-free and return to rugby. I'm now at 315lb and I'm aiming to get to 405lb. (3 plates to 4 plates).
Deadlift - again, with the physio course, my legs are coming back to strength. My deadlift is weak compared to my squat and I have the same aims - 315lb - 405lb (3 - 4 plates).
I lift raw - no straps, no belt, no chalk etc. All of the weights are for 5 reps. As I play rugby and my aim is rugby, I'm not massively interested in 1RM stuff.0 -
I'm 28, 5'10", 208 lbs.
Current totally raw:
OHP: 175
Bench: 235
Deadlift: 405
Squat: 395
Fortunately, my grip is slowly starting to catch up to the rest of me, and I'm hoping to be able to pull my 495 deadlift PR with no straps in the near future...then again, it's likely that by then my PR with straps will be more like 545. No sense in letting these tiny raptor claw hands keep me from increasing the lower back strength.
ETA: the overhead is standing. I avoid sitting/laying for anything other than bench work.0 -
29yo. 30 at the end of June.
6'0", 90.4kg
Squat: 150kg
Bench: 105kg
Deadlift: 210kg
Train almost exclusively for powerlifting, more seriously for the last 15 or so months. I compete and will do for a while i think. Also looking to get into strongman in the future. Most likely second half of year. most definately the entire SM season next year.
Had a lot of trouble with the squat, finding the groove that best suited me took some time and some mucking around with my coach. being of "lanky" proportions (legs much longer than torso) i'm not overly suited to it at all, but i Will squat 200kg+ or snap in half trying. but i've got it now.
and its been rising ever since. Also have long arms, hence hitting 200kg + deadlift relatively quickly. Though it has stalled out a little in recent months with my heavy focus on squatting.
Aesthetically i've never been vein in the slightest.
until more recently i've started wanting to look like i can lift what i can. a few guys getting around my gym now that "look" stronger than me...annoying a little. haha. but its just as annoying for them to be out lifted each week too! first world problems.0 -
I know I will never be where I was 15 years ago, but I'm giving it a shot. I would like to get back to the same amounts but at 50 lbs. lighter in body weight. All I can say to the younger lifters is protect your joints and lift correctly. Never stop learning about your sport. I grew up with no guidance in lifting and am paying for it. I have changed most of my lifts over to the correct way.0
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I know I will never be where I was 15 years ago, but I'm giving it a shot. I would like to get back to the same amounts but at 50 lbs. lighter in body weight. All I can say to the younger lifters is protect your joints and lift correctly. Never stop learning about your sport. I grew up with no guidance in lifting and am paying for it. I have changed most of my lifts over to the correct way.
One thing I learned early on was to find what works best for me. I'd watch these asinine form check videos, try to emulate what I was 'supposed' to be doing, and all it did was make me hurt like hell. Brought my bench grip in closer, all shoulder pain was gone. Brought my squat stance in closer, hips quit hurting. Stopped trying to force my back to stay completely straight when deadlifting, back and hip pain went away.0 -
I know I will never be where I was 15 years ago, but I'm giving it a shot. I would like to get back to the same amounts but at 50 lbs. lighter in body weight. All I can say to the younger lifters is protect your joints and lift correctly. Never stop learning about your sport. I grew up with no guidance in lifting and am paying for it. I have changed most of my lifts over to the correct way.
One thing I learned early on was to find what works best for me. I'd watch these asinine form check videos, try to emulate what I was 'supposed' to be doing, and all it did was make me hurt like hell. Brought my bench grip in closer, all shoulder pain was gone. Brought my squat stance in closer, hips quit hurting. Stopped trying to force my back to stay completely straight when deadlifting, back and hip pain went away.
Not promoting it but crossfit workouts have made things a lot better for me where joint and pain issues are concerned. Flexibility,mobility, and strengthening muscle around the joints are a product of crossfit workouts. I think one of my biggest problems was I stopped lifting for 12 years and when I started back I was in a hurry to move up in weight.0 -
Not promoting it but crossfit workouts have made things a lot better for me where joint and pain issues are concerned. Flexibility,mobility, and strengthening muscle around the joints are a product of crossfit workouts. I think one of my biggest problems was I stopped lifting for 12 years and when I started back I was in a hurry to move up in weight.
The more I read about and see the evolution of CrossFit, the less I hate it. Yeah, they still have some retarded coaches, but that's every kind of sport and every kind of training. It's definitely coming into it's own, and most importantly, it's tapping into a base of potential lifters that may never have given strict powerlifting, oly lifting, or even strongman more than a passing glance.0 -
Not promoting it but crossfit workouts have made things a lot better for me where joint and pain issues are concerned. Flexibility,mobility, and strengthening muscle around the joints are a product of crossfit workouts. I think one of my biggest problems was I stopped lifting for 12 years and when I started back I was in a hurry to move up in weight.
The more I read about and see the evolution of CrossFit, the less I hate it. Yeah, they still have some retarded coaches, but that's every kind of sport and every kind of training. It's definitely coming into it's own, and most importantly, it's tapping into a base of potential lifters that may never have given strict powerlifting, oly lifting, or even strongman more than a passing glance.
Theres a lot of power lifters doing crossfit now. Some big name guys too. I gave it a chance before I made an opinion on it. These guys can lift pretty heavy, do it quickly, and hit another set real quick with no rest time. Imagine being strong, fast and be able to endure with your stamina not giving out. There was a little feud going on about who were the best athletes and power lifting didn't like hearing that. I look at it like power lifters are the strongest lifters, strongmen are the strongest people and crossfit has the overall best athletes. Whatever sport you do crossfit can help. MMA fighters do it, military does it, power lifters do it now. It will help you in your lifts. I know because I'm seeing results with my own lifts.0 -
Theres a lot of power lifters doing crossfit now. Some big name guys too. I gave it a chance before I made an opinion on it. These guys can lift pretty heavy, do it quickly, and hit another set real quick with no rest time. Imagine being strong, fast and be able to endure with your stamina not giving out. There was a little feud going on about who were the best athletes and power lifting didn't like hearing that. I look at it like power lifters are the strongest lifters, strongmen are the strongest people and crossfit has the overall best athletes. Whatever sport you do crossfit can help. MMA fighters do it, military does it, power lifters do it now. It will help you in your lifts. I know because I'm seeing results with my own lifts.
I would still put strongman at the very top of the pile in the three, honestly. I have never seen anyone with the kind of conditioning, flexibility, and overall strength that most of those guys have, let alone the actual elite within it. It's unreal. As much as I hate to admit it, powerlifters (in general) are definitely at the bottom of those three, so far as overall physical ability goes. The biggest thing that turned me off to the commercial CrossFit programs at first, is the fact that it's been fairly well documented that people who dominate in the CF games don't use commercial CF to train. It reeks of a kind of dishonesty to me.0 -
Most strongmen are power lifters that have added all these different lifts from strongman comp. to their workouts. Crossfit uses power lifters workouts to their own. Power lifting is the father of all of these sports. Crossfit takes from all types and made their own sport. The strongman,power lifting and Olympic lifting type lifts in crossfit. As for the strongman being the best overall its up for argument. Mariusz Pudzianowski is the only one I can think that is lean enough and strong enough to be close to the best athlete. The heavy 350-450 guys aren't to good with the cardio.0
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The only big powerlifter I can think of that does crossfit would be AJ Roberts. And he's not competing in powerlifting at this time.
Strongmen get the most respect from me. They're in better shape than most powerlifters in terms of conditioning. And they're so well rounded. They excel at multiple lifts instead of just waddling up to a rack in mutliply gear....
Right now I'm around 385/235/500. I'd like to end up around 500/300/600 in a few years.0 -
I like the lean power lifters now, not the over weight ones. Same in strongmen, the leaner ones are the future in all these sports.
I could balloon up to 300 lbs of bw and lift a 100 lbs more on all 3 lifts but thats not healthy for me. I could gain 5 lbs. of body weight in the gym and theres a difference in strength. True overall pound for pound strength is what I seek. I would definitely like to lift what I did when I weighed 270 but be at 220 of body weight. Thats just me though. I love watching all 3 sports myself.0 -
I like the lean power lifters now, not the over weight ones. Same in strongmen, the leaner ones are the future in all these sports.
I could balloon up to 300 lbs of bw and lift a 100 lbs more on all 3 lifts but thats not healthy for me. I could gain 5 lbs. of body weight in the gym and theres a difference in strength. True overall pound for pound strength is what I seek. I would definitely like to lift what I did when I weighed 270 but be at 220 of body weight. Thats just me though. I love watching all 3 sports myself.
I agree with you completely. If you actually look at the REALLY good powerlifters, there are very few fat ones. The best of all time, imo, Ed Coan wasn't exactly a tank *kitten*, neither is KK, Rhino, Capt Kirk, JL, etc. In fact, the only fat one that I can think of that's currently worth a damn is Benni.0 -
Most strongmen are power lifters that have added all these different lifts from strongman comp. to their workouts. Crossfit uses power lifters workouts to their own. Power lifting is the father of all of these sports. Crossfit takes from all types and made their own sport. The strongman,power lifting and Olympic lifting type lifts in crossfit. As for the strongman being the best overall its up for argument. Mariusz Pudzianowski is the only one I can think that is lean enough and strong enough to be close to the best athlete. The heavy 350-450 guys aren't to good with the cardio.
this can get very technical Zilla after all power lifting is a spinoff of olympic liftings odd accessory lifts, then you have strongman who were showing off way before the oly guys....so then its kinda mingled between bodybuilding and oldtime strongmen and no matter how you look at it the oldtime bodybuilder/strongman since they were the same thing back in the day is the father of all of this today, 99 percent of us started lifting because of arnold....but yes powerlifting is the foundation to all of today's modern heavy athletics speaking of heavy athletics....almost every culture had some sort of man hood stone or early strength challenge back in the day....before the bench press there was rocks and wood.....just bustin your balls lol and its a toss up between pudzian and sigmarson for the best overall strength athlete0 -
2/15/13 - Current lifts in lbs (calculated 1RM):
bench press 100 X 5 (116.5) - I want 185
deadlift 225 X 2 (240) - I want 365
overhead press 70 X 2 (75) - I'd be psyched to get 100
squat 155 X 3 (170.5) - I want 315
I finally quit screwing around and started training like a grown *kitten* woman, and hit two PRs this week. Eating and supplementing right, too. Need to start thinking more about cutting weight down to competition level and then getting off the sidelines. Happy with my current lifts, and super happy that I can deload next week.
What happens if I hit my goal weights? I'll just want more.0 -
Age 30, female, weight 135.
Current maxes (as of my first powerlifting meet, which was 2 weeks ago). Have been Squatting and DLing for about 4.5 months, bench for 3.5 months.
Squat: 170# (have hit 175 before in gym though)
Bench: 85# (have hit 90 one time ever and failed at it ever since then!)
Deadlift: 225# (went up easy)
Goals:
Squat goal: 1.5 x body weight, which would be 202#
Deadlift goal 1: 1.75 x body weight, which would be just under 240# (close to it!)
Deadlift goal 2: 2 x body weight, which would be 270#
Bench goal 1: Get 2 25# plates on the bar, 95#!
Bench goal 2: 1 x bodyweight, which would be 135# (this goal will probably take me the longest to achieve)
I also have the goal to lose 5 to 10 lbs of body fat (and get myself into the 132# weight class which I just barely missed) so my above goals will change slightly as my body weight changes.
It's interesting to hear you all talk about crossfit! I have been thinking about giving it a try. I have not been able to find any type of powerlifting gyms or training places in the area (Nashville) and I just train alone at the YMCA. Have been giving trying crossfit some serious thought.0 -
My lifting partner is female and I've trained her for a year now.
She is 40 years old and also does crossfit with me.
Her lifts are:
Bench - 145 lbs.
Incline - 115 lbs.
OHP - 85 lbs.
Squat - 205
Dead lift - 2600 -
I want a 500lb bench, 600lb squat, 600 pound deadlift and 275 sounds good for the OHP(I never really set a big goal for that)0
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Current age: 33
Weight: 345
Bench: 255
Squat: 550
Deadlift: 550
OHP: 200
Goals:
300+ on bench
600 squat
600 deadlift
250 OHP
My real goal isn't really to get too much stronger, but just to get better for the highland games and balance my arms out (since most of the throws are one handed, I've been considerably stronger in my right arm than my left)
Current records for highland games events:
16 lb stone throw: 35 feet
28 lb weight for distance: 52 feet
56 lb weight for distance: 25 feet
56 lb weight for height: 13 feet
22 lb hammer throw: 72 feet
I'm hoping to bust all those records this year.0 -
I am 34 and I am currently very very pregnant, so my goals for the next 12 months are to get back to my pre-preg weight + and extra 10kg & get my max lifts back to where they were pre-preg. (Squat 97.5kg, bench 65kg, dead 127.5kg, snatch 45kg, C&J 65kg).
I am another crossfitter, its how I started lifting and I agree it gets alot of people, especially women, into lifting. Funnily enough I see strongwoman/highlander stuff in my future, I really feel like that's my sport. In Crossfit I am very driven to win a WOD, I can really push myself and am quite good at heavy WODS, but I suck at the gymnastic stuff and the long runs etc....0 -
not quite a power lifter here. I'm taking my time with adding muscle before I add quite a bit more weight. Right now I can easily perform most lifts at or just under my bodyweight. Except Bench Press. That is my sucky weakpoint.
As for Crossfit it is nothing more than a pumped up fitness fad for people who want to train like high level athletes. Fine for those with a safe and wonderful coach who teaches proper progression and technique. Awful for those who get slapped down and injured by the ego's need to push and not progress smartly and safely.
All the top CF athletes are just top athletes in a former fitness area. CF will not take a beginner adult to top form. It will destroy them.
High reps or high weight in differing intensities of workout and workout frequency are the oldest training methods in the world. CF did not create it but emulated it and brought that kind of training to the public in a group setting vs. a private personal training setting.
as for where I want to be:
I want to be super healthy and strong for the rest of my life! How heavy I lift depends on my patience and progress but I know I can always continue to get better and stronger as long as I never quit!0 -
I agree with you completely. If you actually look at the REALLY good powerlifters, there are very few fat ones. The best of all time, imo, Ed Coan wasn't exactly a tank *kitten*, neither is KK, Rhino, Capt Kirk, JL, etc. In fact, the only fat one that I can think of that's currently worth a damn is Benni.
Very true. Especially raw (with the exception of Wilkerson maybe, but he squats a mile high). Some of the top geared lifters are pretty fat, but they essentially gain weight just to make gear fit tighter. That's when it gets ridiculous.
Dan Green, the Lillibridges, Rhino, Pete Rubish, all of those guys are pretty jacked and they're at the top of their weight classes.0 -
I'm 33
5'10" 160-165 lbs.
Here are my lifts right now. (held back in advancing on my squats for a little while because of knee worries)
Bench - 65 - only been at it for 5-6 weeks - aiming to get to 75-80 as my first step on the way to 100 and eventually 125
Squat - 125 - aiming for 150 first then 200 before reassessing
Deadlift - 150 right now, I think 175 is my all time max - I want to get to 240 (1.5x bodyweight)
OHP - 50 - want to get to 75 by the summer0 -
37 yrs old
165 lbs
Squat 350 lbs - this was my "goal". I guess my new goal is 400.
Bench 225 lbs - want 250. let's take it 1 step at a time.
Deadlift 415 - want 500. next stop is 450.
I'd like to be elite across the board. I have to say that I don't have super high confidence about getting there, as age seems to be catching up with me, and I only started being active/fit when I got to my 30's.0 -
29yo. 30 at the end of June.
6'0", 90.4kg
Squat: 150kg
Bench: 105kg
Deadlift: 210kg
OMG i thought you were the girl in your pictures Ive been sitting here thinking... how.... HOW IS THIS HAPPENING???0 -
I'm 33 6'1" 239 lbs. Here are my lifts right now.
Bench - 275 want 405
Squat - 405 want 550-600
Deadlift - 515 want 600+ use straps above 455
Strict OHP -185 want 2750 -
I'm 33
5'10" 160-165 lbs.
Here are my lifts right now. (held back in advancing on my squats for a little while because of knee worries)
Bench - 65 - only been at it for 5-6 weeks - aiming to get to 75-80 as my first step on the way to 100 and eventually 125
Squat - 125 - aiming for 150 first then 200 before reassessing
Deadlift - 150 right now, I think 175 is my all time max - I want to get to 240 (1.5x bodyweight)
OHP - 50 - want to get to 75 by the summer
I push-pressed 55 this morning, had to push, but did indeed get it up over my head. a month ago I couldn't do that with with 40 pounds.0 -
27, I'm trying not to focus on totals (though I obviously want to total a billion like everyone else).
My primary goal is to properly peak for a meet. To have a well laid out plan going into competition and go 9 for 9 on my lifts. If I can do that regularly, I think the strength I'm after will come.0 -
I'm 28
5'9", 150 lbs
Bench- 80. I'll be tickled when I get to 100 but ultimately I'd like to be able to bench body weight.
Squat- 155. 200 will be a spectacular landmark. But I love squats. I intend to do as much as I can forever.
Dead- 165. Again, 200 will be great. Beyond that will be even greater.
OHP- 65. I'll feel better about 100. I've read elite is 120 for my weight. Ridiculous. I been working on my deltoids. :laugh: It'll be better than that someday.0
