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    What is your weakest lift??

    Posts: 1,821 Member
    edited January 29 in Fitness and Exercise
    Naturally you're more likely to Squat more than you Bench, and Deadlift more than you Squat, but overall, what do you consider to be your weakest lift?

    In my case it's got to be the Overhead Press. My current 5RM is 125lbs w/ barbell, and progress is a bear.

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    • Posts: 6,109 Member
      OHP is a nasty, dirty b!tch :grumble:
    • Posts: 302
      OHP is a nasty, dirty b!tch :grumble:

      I'm with you on that one lol
    • Posts: 325
      Lat pull downs, im just not ergonomicaly built
    • Posts: 2,525 Member
      Well I'm around "novice" on bench press and DL but close to "intermediate" on OHP and squat based on this

      http://www.strstd.com/

      I think I'm weaker on DL because my hip bursitis sets me back on that one more so than on squatting (I've had to take the past 2 weeks off DLs but squats have been fine, for example) and I'm weaker on BP because I started it quite a bit later. Over head pressing and squatting are also the lifts that I always look forward to doing the most :love: But, yea, it takes me forever to move up on weight on OHP too.
    • Posts: 2,810 Member
      Yeah, strict OHP makes me so mad. I feel pretty good about myself on everything else, and then I feel like a little b!tch when it comes to those. I'm not so great at snatches either (it's just an awkward motion for me), but I'm getting better.
    • Posts: 177 Member
      Def would be OHP... Very little progression in the last 9 weeks.
    • Posts: 471 Member
      I struggle with anything that isolates the shoulders. Very stubborn muscles for me.
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      Definitely OHP...no question.
    • Posts: 1,361 Member
      Definitely over head press. I failed with the bar my first time. LOL I think I only did 5/4/3/3/4 or something. It was bad. :embarassed:
    • Posts: 391 Member
      OHP by a mile. I hate that lift so much.
    • Posts: 662 Member
      well since i tore my tricep and tendon off my left arm i'd have to say any lift requiring 2 hands!!!!!! lol...... had major surgery, my cast comes off in only 2 more hrs!!!!!!!!! :smile: :wink: :glasses:
    • Posts: 118 Member
      My squat for sure. It's a work in progress
    • Posts: 4,584 Member
      OHP is my weakest.
    • Posts: 1,216 Member
      Anything to do with my hamstrings. I keep pulling them. Then they have to recover, and don't exercise em again for a bit and back to square one.
    • Posts: 2,819 Member
      OHP is a nasty, dirty b!tch :grumble:

      QFT. I hate it. I haven't been able to increase mine in like two months. I'm stuck, and I hate it!!
    • Posts: 2,525 Member
      Definitely over head press. I failed with the bar my first time. LOL I think I only did 5/4/3/3/4 or something. It was bad. :embarassed:

      Hey I started with 25 lbs and couldn't complete 5x5! :smile:
    • Posts: 2,399 Member
      OHS! My mobility won't allow too much.
    • Posts: 41 Member
      OHP is my lowest weight (70lbs) but I feel good doing them. I'm benching 90lbs but it ALWAYS feels really, really hard. So I'll say that bench is my weakest lift.
    • Posts: 574 Member
      Bench press - 600+ squat, but just broke 270 on bench. Too much work on throwing, not enough lifting.
    • Posts: 1,267 Member
      I bench more than I overhead press, but my bench is weaker.
    • Posts: 152 Member
      OHP for me, too--stubborn progress!
    • Posts: 73
      Bicep curls. Man I've been cursed genetically with weak biceps :-(. Ironically OHP is a strong exercise for me. My shoulders and triceps are always ok.
    • Posts: 9,834 Member
      If you are talking PL comp lifts then I think everyone who doesn't use a multiplier will say bench press :tongue: If you are benching more than you are squatting or deadlifting (and not injured) there is something wrong!

      And yes, OHP will be weaker again because of smaller muscles used.

      PL lifts: Weakest is bench at only 1.15x BW. I squat 2.5x and DL 3x so bench is lagging. (also had a shoulder injury that wasn't lifting related)
    • Posts: 1,314 Member
      Well I'm around "novice" on bench press and DL but close to "intermediate" on OHP and squat based on this

      http://www.strstd.com/

      I think I'm weaker on DL because my hip bursitis sets me back on that one more so than on squatting (I've had to take the past 2 weeks off DLs but squats have been fine, for example) and I'm weaker on BP because I started it quite a bit later. Over head pressing and squatting are also the lifts that I always look forward to doing the most :love: But, yea, it takes me forever to move up on weight on OHP too.

      Interesting link!
      My numbers on OHP are lower than my bench, but they say my bench is my weakest lift:
      Bench, just below novice
      OHP - Novice
      Squat and deadlift - intermediate

      I'm doing 5x5 now to increase my numbers :happy:
    • Posts: 2,399 Member
      Strict OHP or just a regular push press above your head?
    • Posts: 2,984 Member
      OHP for me.
    • Posts: 1,956 Member
      I have two: deadlifts (sill novice level at 105# according to http://www.strstd.com/ ), and Bench press (also novice level at 65#).

      I have nerve damage that causes grip strength issues for the DL and my upper body is just not there yet. Still working it!!
    • Posts: 712 Member
      Pendlay rows. Every time I get over 100 lbs, my form falls apart and I get a shoulder twinge.


      OHP - least amount of weight, but between advanced and elite on the strength standards site. That's regular OHP; no push press. I know my OHP strength is unusually high and I love it.
      Bench - smack in the middle of Intermediate and Advanced
      Squat - just over Advanced
      DL - Intermediate, 3/4 of the way to Advanced
    • Posts: 1,821 Member
      Strict OHP or just a regular push press above your head?

      Basically strict OHP, though with split leg to alleviate back pressure. Also, I could just as easily bring the bar to my chest but I keep it at about an inch above to protect my shoulders (bad left shoulder).
    • Posts: 1,821 Member
      I have two: deadlifts (sill novice level at 105# according to http://www.strstd.com/ ), and Bench press (also novice level at 65#).

      I have nerve damage that causes grip strength issues for the DL and my upper body is just not there yet. Still working it!!

      Nerve damage is nasty stuff, are you trying a switch grip?
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