lifting bragging rights?

operation_cute
operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
At what point do you consider bragging rights for the basic lifts like squats, overhead press, bent over rows, deadlifts, and bench?
Just curious because I'm still in the beginning of my lifting routine but want to know (besides the whole making progress against myself) what would be considered bragging rights? :)

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  • phjorg1
    phjorg1 Posts: 642 Member
    http://www.strstd.com/

    once you get into advanced you can start to claim bragging rights as very few people get to that level.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    doesn't really matter. There will always be someone stronger so as long as I'm getting stronger that is all I can do.

    I do compete in PL though so I have goals to aim for to be somewhat competitive in my class. 250kg/150kg/280kg SQ/B/DL are long term goals for 82.5kg class.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Lifted weights for the first time? Bragging rights.
    Followed your program for a month? Bragging rights.
    Deadlifted or squatted your body weight? Bragging rights.
    etc, etc,

    As you can see, you've probably earned some bragging rights already, and you will earn more as time goes on.
  • Rosplosion
    Rosplosion Posts: 739 Member
    Lifted weights for the first time? Bragging rights.
    Followed your program for a month? Bragging rights.
    Deadlifted or squatted your body weight? Bragging rights.
    etc, etc,

    As you can see, you've probably earned some bragging rights already, and you will earn more as time goes on.

    ^ THIS.

    Plus:

    Squat booty? Pics & bragging rights!
    Muscle definition? New dimples? More pics & bragging!

    Pretty much bragging all the time.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    Who are you planning on bragging to?

    "The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday."
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    Up your deadlift, and your lifting buddy of 15 years decides to take a stab at it after your set and the next words out of his mouth are "Oh $#!* That's a lot of weight" followed by "you're insane for lifting that heavy." = Bragging rights.

    Rigger
  • cj2k2006
    cj2k2006 Posts: 9
    as phjorg1 said strength standards is a good way to go but as a rough guideline i'd say 1 rep maxs as

    bench - 1 bw
    squat - 1.5 bw
    deadlift - 2+bw
  • arson714
    arson714 Posts: 117 Member
    Bragging really isn't necessary. Anyone who brags about what weight they put up, is usually exaggerating. Whatever happened to being humble?
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    Bragging really isn't necessary. Anyone who brags about what weight they put up, is usually exaggerating. Whatever happened to being humble?

    I agree. I lift because I love it, not to brag about how much weight I lift.
  • ChrisLindsay9
    ChrisLindsay9 Posts: 837 Member
    Here's a link that 'username_misso' provided me, that I have found to be helpful - but more of establishing goals (path of progression), rather than for bragging purposes. But with that being said, if you feel like bragging about how much you lift, I won't stop you. Do it proudly! :)

    http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html

    But I would make the suggestion that you set an aggressive, but obtainable set of goals, post them in your profile somewhere. And then when you reach them, then you will really feel like you have something to brag about. Not just the weight you're moving around, but also, having achieved those goals (which means a certain dedication that goes beyond just the amount of weight moved).

    So for example, I want to be at the advanced level of benchpress, squat, and deadlift by December.

    Great work thus far! Wish you the best of luck with your progress.
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    Who are you planning on bragging to?

    "The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday."

    This
  • funforsports
    funforsports Posts: 2,656 Member
    Not really a fan of bragging. Much more impressive to walk in and watch someone throw up huge weight and not say a thing afterwards.
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    Who are you planning on bragging to?

    "The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday."

    not so much bragging, just wanted to post my successes to some of my facebook friends because several are interested in my progress... i'm rather excited how quickly I'm progressing, but didn't want people to be like oh well thats not that much lol i'm not a bragger to begin with, just wasn't sure how to say it :) Also I'd like to know the difference when people stare at the gym wether its because they think I'm out of my league, or because their thinking wow a girl can lift that? Just looking for some numbers to compare it too :)

    That and to even have mini goals in mind that i can feel good about reaching... like right now, even though i'm excited about progression, I feel silly feeling excited about the weight because I have no idea if its decent for my level of fitness :/
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    Here's a link that 'username_misso' provided me, that I have found to be helpful - but more of establishing goals (path of progression), rather than for bragging purposes. But with that being said, if you feel like bragging about how much you lift, I won't stop you. Do it proudly! :)

    http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html

    But I would make the suggestion that you set an aggressive, but obtainable set of goals, post them in your profile somewhere. And then when you reach them, then you will really feel like you have something to brag about. Not just the weight you're moving around, but also, having achieved those goals (which means a certain dedication that goes beyond just the amount of weight moved).

    So for example, I want to be at the advanced level of benchpress, squat, and deadlift by December.

    Great work thus far! Wish you the best of luck with your progress.

    That's mainly what I was asking for, just kind of where do I fall, and when I start lifting more, where will I fall then? Although I was hoping more of weight wise rather than time wise :/ Moreso so I can see if my progression is normal, or if I need to step it up a notch, or even if I end up rocking as a girl lifter lol (only dreaming)

    edit: just saw that there are charts for each of the lifts... awesome =D exactly what I wanted :)
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    http://www.strstd.com/

    once you get into advanced you can start to claim bragging rights as very few people get to that level.

    Sweet, I should be in advanced by the end of the year. Thanks for that link!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I do it whenever I'm proud of myself.

    I did weighted pull ups today- HELLZ YES.

    I pulled XXX deadlift for XX reps. HELLZ YES.

    I love feeling better about what I did and being stronger than I was before. Fitness is a big part of my life- so when I talk to people about it- it comes up A LOT. it is what its- we sit around and talk about our lifts and how we are doing and progress what the plan is... it is what it is.
  • FrankiesSaysRelax
    FrankiesSaysRelax Posts: 403 Member
    I do it whenever I'm proud of myself.

    I did weighted pull ups today- HELLZ YES.

    I pulled XXX deadlift for XX reps. HELLZ YES.

    I love feeling better about what I did and being stronger than I was before.

    THIS^^
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    as phjorg1 said strength standards is a good way to go but as a rough guideline i'd say 1 rep maxs as

    bench - 1 bw
    squat - 1.5 bw
    deadlift - 2+bw

    thank you, this is exactly what i was looking for :) one question though, does body weight include my current body weight, or what my body weight would be if I was in a good bmi range? For example lets say i was at 120 lbs bench (i'm not, no where near lol) but when I get to that point I'm actually 200 lbs, but would that be considered good considering it would be a good weight for someone who is 120 lbs (normal weight for my height)? Because otherwise after I lose weight I would be benching almost twice my body weight which seems unreachable...
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    I like both of the links provided to get a gauge on how you are advancing. But I consider it a win that I even just get out there and do it 3 times a week. That being said, I rarely talk numbers because I don't like the comparisons it starts. It's just nature but I just avoid it by mostly leaving numbers out of what I talk about.
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    I like both of the links provided to get a gauge on how you are advancing. But I consider it a win that I even just get out there and do it 3 times a week. That being said, I rarely talk numbers because I don't like the comparisons it starts. It's just nature but I just avoid it by mostly leaving numbers out of what I talk about.

    The links were definitely helpful :) And I feel great about getting out there 3 times per week too, I just like having the idea of goals to work towards :) And before this I really had no idea where I stand lol
  • phjorg1
    phjorg1 Posts: 642 Member
    I like both of the links provided to get a gauge on how you are advancing. But I consider it a win that I even just get out there and do it 3 times a week. That being said, I rarely talk numbers because I don't like the comparisons it starts. It's just nature but I just avoid it by mostly leaving numbers out of what I talk about.

    The links were definitely helpful :) And I feel great about getting out there 3 times per week too, I just like having the idea of goals to work towards :) And before this I really had no idea where I stand lol
    if you want actual numbers, if you can hit elite, thats 1% of the _training_ population level of strength. Assuming it's only about 1% of the population at large actually training anyway, you can take it to mean you're stronger than 1 in 10000 people of your gender. Give or take depending on % of population that actually strength trains.

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