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Post your numbers heavy lifters
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1RM= One rep maximum. a weight you can get up once... like your personal record.I dunno what I started at. I dunno what 1rms are. My 5 rep work sets are up to 355, 285, 195, 140. Gonna try for 1rms this afternoon and Friday.
Look up 1rm charts online (http://www.criticalbench.com/chart.htm) to compare your lifts and find a theoretical 1RM. I personally dont max out on bench, I know too many guys who have ruined their shoulders. Theoretical is fine for me. I will be happy when I can do 275x8 for 3 sets.
lol i meant i don't know what MY 1rms are because I haven't tested. I have done theoretical based on 5 rep sets, but that is still just theoretical. The fact that i plug in 5x355 and get back 400 doesn't mean ima walk in the gym and pull 400 off the floor right off the bat
If you can 5 rep 355 and can't pull 400, there's something wrong in your head, not your back. Get that sorted out, and watch the weight rise.
I'm not saying I can't just that i'm not gonna jump straight to it0 -
Squat 573lb
Bench 402lb
Deadlift 622lb
Overhead press 286lb (never did this for singles).0 -
I'm not saying I can't just that i'm not gonna jump straight to it
Oh, obviously not. I use 405 for rep work, but that doesn't mean that's what I just roll in and snatch up off the ground first thing. 0 -
1RM= One rep maximum. a weight you can get up once... like your personal record.I dunno what I started at. I dunno what 1rms are. My 5 rep work sets are up to 355, 285, 195, 140. Gonna try for 1rms this afternoon and Friday.
Look up 1rm charts online (http://www.criticalbench.com/chart.htm) to compare your lifts and find a theoretical 1RM. I personally dont max out on bench, I know too many guys who have ruined their shoulders. Theoretical is fine for me. I will be happy when I can do 275x8 for 3 sets.
lol i meant i don't know what MY 1rms are because I haven't tested. I have done theoretical based on 5 rep sets, but that is still just theoretical. The fact that i plug in 5x355 and get back 400 doesn't mean ima walk in the gym and pull 400 off the floor right off the bat
If you can 5 rep 355 and can't pull 400, there's something wrong in your head, not your back. Get that sorted out, and watch the weight rise.
I'm not saying I can't just that i'm not gonna jump straight to it
You need to train for 1RM if you want a real 1RM. Doing sets of 5 and then trying a 1RM isn't going to give you a real indication. I knew a BB guy who could do 405x10 on squats but couldn't do 1 rep of 500. He wasn't trained for it. Meanwhile I couldn't do 405x10 but was hitting mid 500's on my 1RM at the time. Train for the rep range you want to be good at.
As an aside, I think that anyone who tests for a 1RM that doesn't prepare for it over the course of 6-8 weeks isn't training smart. I hate seeing these reports where people have been doing 8-10 reps for a month then want to test 1RM, or even worse, trainers who have their clients do a 1RM test before they have any experience, in order to get a number they can plug into a workout.
Personally I never found those 1RM calculators to be accurate until you got to knowing what your 2 or 3 rep max was, because if you can do a real 2RM, you are closer to being able to hit a good 1RM than someone who does 5-8 reps all the time.0 -
I'm so embarrased by these numbers....
Squat- 140lbs, 7 reps x3
Bench- 60lbs. (chest is my weakest area ;D) 7 reps x3
Deadlift- 165lbs, 7 reps x3
Overhead press- 55lbs, 7 reps x30 -
Nothing to write home about and these are my 1 rep bests:
Squat - 335 lbs
Deadlift - 315 lbs
Bench - 225 lbs
Overhead press - 135 lbs
Number of concrete blocks being broken in my picture - 20 -
Nothing to write home about and these are my 1 rep bests:
Squat - 335 lbs
Deadlift - 315 lbs
Bench - 225 lbs
Overhead press - 135 lbs
Number of concrete blocks being broken in my picture - 2
That last one makes you badass enough that the lifts automatically get a 100 pound increase. 0 -
I don't currently have the equipment for proper back squats or bench presses, but I am on a deadlifting program, and I train with kettlebells. I have never tested 1RMs on anything, so I'll just list the heaviest I've lifted so far (all for multiple reps/sets):
Romanian deadlift - 175 lbs
OH press - 80 lbs
Double KB clean & press - 2 X 16 kg (roughly 71 lbs total)
Turkish get-up - 24 kg (53 lbs)
I snatch a 16 kg kettlebell and do swings with a single 24 kg or double 12 kgs.0 -
Well, I've been lifting for a while, but just started madcow's 5X5 this week. My bench has gone up over the last few months, but I don't know my max, really. I can do 55 for 2-3 sets of 5, I know that. I've been squatting light because I'm working on getting my form (going past parallel), and I have a tweaky knee. I have squatted 120 in the past when at the gym with my husband and deadlifted, I think, 135. (I workout at home, usually, so that doesn't happen all that often.)
For my new workout, my last (heaviest) set of 5 looked like this this week, if I'm remembering correctly:
Bench: 60, Squat: 80, DL: 100, Bent Over Row: 80 (but I'm going to go lower and not do the "T-Bar" style for the rest of the program. I can definitely lift heavier T-Bar.), OHP: 45 (for 4). Not all that long ago I was only benching 45 or 50 for more than a few reps, and only doing 30-35 for OHP for more than 6 or 7 reps, and only 2 sets.0 -
Row- 135 x 21/225 x 18/315 x 12/405 x 8
Squat 135/225/315/355 same as above
Bench 135/225/315/405 same as above
Deadlift 225/315/405 same as above
Shoulder Press 135/225/315/355 same as above
Forgot to mention Leg Press 315x 21/ 495 x 18/ 675 x 15/ 855 x 12/ 1035 x 8 or 10
I'm a little older now so I don't max anymore!0 -
My max squat is 240..but for reps I use 160!0
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Thanks everyone for posting your numbers. A lot of fun to compare0
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1RM= One rep maximum. a weight you can get up once... like your personal record.I dunno what I started at. I dunno what 1rms are. My 5 rep work sets are up to 355, 285, 195, 140. Gonna try for 1rms this afternoon and Friday.
Look up 1rm charts online (http://www.criticalbench.com/chart.htm) to compare your lifts and find a theoretical 1RM. I personally dont max out on bench, I know too many guys who have ruined their shoulders. Theoretical is fine for me. I will be happy when I can do 275x8 for 3 sets.
lol i meant i don't know what MY 1rms are because I haven't tested. I have done theoretical based on 5 rep sets, but that is still just theoretical. The fact that i plug in 5x355 and get back 400 doesn't mean ima walk in the gym and pull 400 off the floor right off the bat
If you can 5 rep 355 and can't pull 400, there's something wrong in your head, not your back. Get that sorted out, and watch the weight rise.
Went down to the gym today and pulled 405 OHPed 170 also. Think I coulda pressed another 5-10, but also think trying to power clean another 5-10 woulda killed me somehow... 0 -
Nice job!0
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Start:
Deadlift 60#
Bench 45#
Squat 65#
OHP 45#
6 months later..
Deadlift 210#
Bench 85#
Squat 135#
OHP 80#0 -
Interesting that no one has mentioned their bodyweight... But I will, after I convert my down-under kilograms into amerikanos
I've been lifting weights for a good few years now on and off. This is my first time cutting (ya rly) so I'm stalling like an air show disaster, on a 5x5. I figure I have around another 30lb to lose so as long as my lifts don't dive too much that should favour my s/w ratio. I can do 6 strict chins (no kip). Looking forward to pumping them out like the little guys
Bodyweight: 5'9" 220
Bench: 5x 245
Squat: 3x 275
Deadlift: 1x 360
OHP: 5x 1550 -
Row- 135 x 21/225 x 18/315 x 12/405 x 8
Squat 135/225/315/355 same as above
Bench 135/225/315/405 same as above
Deadlift 225/315/405 same as above
Shoulder Press 135/225/315/355 same as above
Forgot to mention Leg Press 315x 21/ 495 x 18/ 675 x 15/ 855 x 12/ 1035 x 8 or 10
I'm a little older now so I don't max anymore!
You row and bench what you deadlift (and more than you squat)?0 -
Bench- 205x6, 235x1
Squats- 365x2
Deads- 415x7, 485x1.
Push Press- 170ish
I don't really keep up with anything else because I always vary my assistance lifts or rep ranges.0 -
Row- 135 x 21/225 x 18/315 x 12/405 x 8
Squat 135/225/315/355 same as above
Bench 135/225/315/405 same as above
Deadlift 225/315/405 same as above
Shoulder Press 135/225/315/355 same as above
Forgot to mention Leg Press 315x 21/ 495 x 18/ 675 x 15/ 855 x 12/ 1035 x 8 or 10
I'm a little older now so I don't max anymore!
You row and bench what you deadlift (and more than you squat)?
Doesn't everyone?!?! And I mean if you can't OHP more than 300x8, you might as well go home...0 -
Row- 135 x 21/225 x 18/315 x 12/405 x 8
Squat 135/225/315/355 same as above
Bench 135/225/315/405 same as above
Deadlift 225/315/405 same as above
Shoulder Press 135/225/315/355 same as above
Forgot to mention Leg Press 315x 21/ 495 x 18/ 675 x 15/ 855 x 12/ 1035 x 8 or 10
I'm a little older now so I don't max anymore!
You row and bench what you deadlift (and more than you squat)?
Doesn't everyone?!?! And I mean if you can't OHP more than 300x8, you might as well go home...
I wasn't trying to be insulting, I was merely surprised. The bench imbalance I get, but I've never heard of someone rowing what they can pull as a max, it's a harder exercise.0 -
Height: 5'9
Weight: 172 lbs
Bench: 220 x 4; 240 x 1 (110; 120 lb dumbbells)
Squat: 225 x 2 (barbell... had a leg injury that took over a year to rehab)
Deadlift: 335 x 1 (Though I don't do them anymore. Recovering from a back injury now)
OH Press: 170 x 2 (85 lb dumbbells)0 -
Row- 135 x 21/225 x 18/315 x 12/405 x 8
Squat 135/225/315/355 same as above
Bench 135/225/315/405 same as above
Deadlift 225/315/405 same as above
Shoulder Press 135/225/315/355 same as above
Forgot to mention Leg Press 315x 21/ 495 x 18/ 675 x 15/ 855 x 12/ 1035 x 8 or 10
I'm a little older now so I don't max anymore!
You row and bench what you deadlift (and more than you squat)?
Doesn't everyone?!?! And I mean if you can't OHP more than 300x8, you might as well go home...
I wasn't trying to be insulting, I was merely surprised. The bench imbalance I get, but I've never heard of someone rowing what they can pull as a max, it's a harder exercise.
I picture the old Daffy Duck cartoon where he's on the beach with his girl and the huge duck with no legs is bullying him.0 -
Row- 135 x 21/225 x 18/315 x 12/405 x 8
Squat 135/225/315/355 same as above
Bench 135/225/315/405 same as above
Deadlift 225/315/405 same as above
Shoulder Press 135/225/315/355 same as above
You should be in the hunt for a world record OHP if you did 355x80 -
Row- 135 x 21/225 x 18/315 x 12/405 x 8
Squat 135/225/315/355 same as above
Bench 135/225/315/405 same as above
Deadlift 225/315/405 same as above
Shoulder Press 135/225/315/355 same as above
You should be in the hunt for a world record OHP if you did 355x8
You can also combine leg and shoulder day and superset your squats with pressing: just squat, and then PBN the bar from there. So much time saved, I wish I could've thought of that.0 -
I never posted mine.
Started this week.
Squat. 145
Dead 165
Bench 155
OVerhead press 90
All 3x5 working sets0 -
only been lifting heavy for about six months.
deadlift- 475
squat-405
benchpress- 300
overheadpress- 185
don't really know if this is good progress or not. these weights lifted for two reps. usually i work at a weight for 5 reps.0
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