WOMEN WHO POWER LIFT!!

Losingbooty
Losingbooty Posts: 63 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
How many women power lift? flip tractor tires? Kick box? Anyone?
I am 5'4" 177 lbs. I still have weight to go!!! But so far this is what I can do at MAX! I am still working at going heavier. How heavy do you lift?
Dead lift-200 lbs
Bench press- 95 lbs
Squat- 250 lbs
Leg press- 350 lbs.
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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    250 squat is very impressive. Nice work by you
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I am a fan of powerlifting and of women who powerlift :)
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Holy crap! You are awesome!!!! I wish my apartment's gym had free weights. I hope one day to get started on squats and deadlifts and work my way up close to your numbers! :flowerforyou:
  • ambervaldez79
    ambervaldez79 Posts: 210 Member
    Just because I'm nosey, when you squat, do you add 250 in addition to your body weight?

    How long have you been power lifting? Keep up the good work!
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Just because I'm nosey, when you squat, do you add 250 in addition to your body weight?

    How long have you been power lifting? Keep up the good work!

    Body weight counts for 0lbs in a squat, regardless of how much one weighs! :)

    Very impressive OP!!
  • ambervaldez79
    ambervaldez79 Posts: 210 Member
    Just because I'm nosey, when you squat, do you add 250 in addition to your body weight?

    How long have you been power lifting? Keep up the good work!

    Body weight counts for 0lbs in a squat, regardless of how much one weighs! :)

    Very impressive OP!!

    ah, okay. I didn't think so! 250 is damn good.
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    How many women power lift? flip tractor tires? Kick box? Anyone?
    I am 5'4" 177 lbs. I still have weight to go!!! But so far this is what I can do at MAX! I am still working at going heavier. How heavy do you lift?
    Dead lift-200 lbs
    Bench press- 95 lbs
    Squat- 250 lbs
    Leg press- 350 lbs.

    You rock!! I've been working the NROFLFW and just finished Stage 1. here are my best so far (I am 5'2" and weigh 125):

    Deadlift 115#
    Squat 120#

    Won't begin bench presses until next week...this should be interesting.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    How many women power lift? flip tractor tires? Kick box? Anyone?
    I am 5'4" 177 lbs. I still have weight to go!!! But so far this is what I can do at MAX! I am still working at going heavier. How heavy do you lift?
    Dead lift-200 lbs
    Bench press- 95 lbs
    Squat- 250 lbs
    Leg press- 350 lbs.

    I'm 5'5" and 139 pounds. I do kickboxing twice a week and lift heavy 4 times per week (will down shift to 3 times per week when my fat loss challenge is over in April), and of the lifts you mentioned, these are my 1RM:

    Deadlift 155
    Bench Press 100
    Squat 170
    Leg Press 560

    Obviously my upper body is much weaker than lower body, lol.
  • fight_for_fit
    fight_for_fit Posts: 137
    How many women power lift? flip tractor tires? Kick box? Anyone?
    I am 5'4" 177 lbs. I still have weight to go!!! But so far this is what I can do at MAX! I am still working at going heavier. How heavy do you lift?
    Dead lift-200 lbs
    Bench press- 95 lbs
    Squat- 250 lbs
    Leg press- 350 lbs.


    Jeezzzus! 250 lbs squat. That's Insanity.
    The only thing I've tried for PR lately is my dead lift which is at 215lbs
  • sarahstrezo
    sarahstrezo Posts: 568 Member
    I power lift and I love it!
    I'm 5'5" and about 126lbs. My current work set weights are:

    Squat: 140lbs
    Deadlift: 155lbs
    OHP: 60lbs
    Bench: 80lbs

    I've never really tried for a PR on a 1RM yet.
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    Fairly new to the powerlifting scene but here are my stats:

    5'8" - 200 lbs

    Deadlift: 225 for 4
    OHP: 75 for 5
    Bench: 115 for 3 (I've only benched once but my trainer thinks I can definitely go heavier)
    Squat: 115 (my form goes to crap when I break parallel -working on it though)
    Leg Press: 405 for 4

    Note: these are my PR's but not my 1RM.

    I also box, kickbox, take bootcamp classes and do Insanity. I lift heavy 4 days a week and rotate the others in on cardio days.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    I've been doing SL5x5 since October :) But before that I trained in kickboxing for 10 years... loved it!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I lift a bit.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    OP: do you squat using a barbell or a Smith?. If that is a free weight max for your squat that is fooking heavy - push that deadlift - you can get that higher :tongue:
  • parvati
    parvati Posts: 432 Member
    Ive alwasy been interested in weight lifting, last year played with boxing/kick boxing. I seem
    To migrate towards the more hardcore activities, hiking turned Into climbing mountains? Running turned
    Into several mud runs (second tough mudder this June).
    I do own my own tires for flipping... Lol 150, 250 & 350 lbs.

    I just started lifting heavy, i joined CrossFit last month and am
    Loving the Oly lifts...

    My progress So far...
    Dead lifts 215
    OH press 95
    Clean and jerks 115
    I know I'll be lifting heavier fast, these are my first PR's as I've been trying out the movements. I love it... I'm hooked!! :)
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    I lift a bit.

    Same.
  • ashleab37
    ashleab37 Posts: 575 Member
    I lift a bit.

    Same.
    :laugh:

    :heart: you two
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    I lift a bit.

    Same.
    *nods*
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    I lift heavy for me, which is nowhere near your max lifts, OP! Yours are quite impressive!

    These are my current numbers (for reps):

    Deadlift-- 154.3
    Squat--121.3
    Bench--71.7
    OHP--66.1
    Power Clean--66.1
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    I love all of you.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    I :heart: to lift!

    1RM's:
    Deadlift: 110kg / 242lbs
    Squat: 70kg / 154lbs
    Bench: 60kg / 132lbs
    OHP: 42.5kg / 93.5lbs
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Strong! Bravo!
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    :flowerforyou:
  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    I approve of this thread and everyone in it.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    :flowerforyou:

    :flowerforyou:

    THis thread makes me happy.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    I don't like this thread. My manliness is being challenged that a girl half my size is lifting twice than me :(
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    I don't like this thread. My manliness is being challenged that a girl half my size is lifting twice than me :(

    Hi Taunto.
  • carolyn000000
    carolyn000000 Posts: 179 Member
    I don't power lift but have flipped a tire or two and thrown them, pulled them and anything else you can do in my functional fitness classes. I throw around some heavy kettle bells, usually 53 pounds.

    I am really interested in working in some lifting. I just don't know how to get started and am a little intimidated. Do I need a trainer?
  • Losingbooty
    Losingbooty Posts: 63 Member
    Just because I'm nosey, when you squat, do you add 250 in addition to your body weight?

    How long have you been power lifting? Keep up the good work!

    Yes I do. When I do it by myself I use a smith machine to ensure if I need help I only have to turn the bar. Other wise I have a squat rack in my bedroom and my husband spots me.

    Oh and It will be one year in june.
  • Losingbooty
    Losingbooty Posts: 63 Member
    I don't power lift but have flipped a tire or two and thrown them, pulled them and anything else you can do in my functional fitness classes. I throw around some heavy kettle bells, usually 53 pounds.

    I am really interested in working in some lifting. I just don't know how to get started and am a little intimidated. Do I need a trainer?

    I started with a personal trainer yes. I still use him just not for lifting.

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