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lifters, whats your worst lift?

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  • Posts: 465 Member
    I haven't done any 1rm max in years. Since I hurt my shoulder 4 years ago I used a bowflex to work with the rehab and just recently moved back to freeweights where I am so much happier.
  • Posts: 1,137 Member
    I don't know if I qualify as a "lifter" but can only squat less than half of what I can deadlift, and can only squat a few pounds more than I can bench and press overhead, so SQUAT is by far my worst, relatively speaking. It feels so awkward, every single time.

  • Posts: 238 Member
    _MistahJ_ wrote: »

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    Me too!

    Currently I can bench 225, squat 335 (maxed at 365 around 50lbs ago haha) and deadlift 410 (maxed at 425 again I was like 50lbs heavier as well).

    I'm trying to post on Instagram more but I just started using it lol
  • Posts: 820 Member

    Me too!

    Currently I can bench 225, squat 335 (maxed at 365 around 50lbs ago haha) and deadlift 410 (maxed at 425 again I was like 50lbs heavier as well).

    I'm trying to post on Instagram more but I just started using it lol

    Oh lord with numbers like that....girl crush <3:) Seriously impressive.
  • Posts: 14,261 Member
    robininfl wrote: »
    I don't know if I qualify as a "lifter" but can only squat less than half of what I can deadlift, and can only squat a few pounds more than I can bench and press overhead, so SQUAT is by far my worst, relatively speaking. It feels so awkward, every single time.

    @robininfl , you sound a lot like me.
  • Posts: 610 Member
    I feel like squats are always going to be my worst lift. My femurs are so long... I feel like it takes 20 minutes just to get all the way down to parallel. lol

    Same.
    How tall are you? I'm 5'7 3/4. I have long arms long legs short torso.
    I hit below parallel but I see shorter men and women squat and they are deep and really killing it. I do a lot of mobility work but there is no modifying my femurs
  • Posts: 4,298 Member

    I've heard that 100% of body weight is advanced and 75% isn't bad, but I have no idea whether those figures have any statistical support or credence among lifters. Without it being a competitive lift its hard to tell. I'd love someone else with more experience to chime in.

    I'm very definitely not more experienced, but these standards seem reasonable:

    strengthlevel.com/strength-standards
  • Posts: 2,343 Member
    OHP. I can't seem to gain any strength. My squat went from 65lbs to 255lbs over the course of a couple years; my OHP went from 45 to 65 lol
  • Posts: 28,439 Member

    Oh lord with numbers like that....girl crush <3:) Seriously impressive.

    Same! I'm chasing a 300lb 1RM on my deads. Currently 280lbs. 275lbs on squat and 160lb on bench. I wanna be @MsSquatAlot!
  • Posts: 832 Member
    @stealthq - thanks for that link, that's exactly what I needed.
  • Posts: 820 Member

    Same! I'm chasing a 300lb 1RM on my deads. Currently 280lbs. 275lbs on squat and 160lb on bench. I wanna be @MsSquatAlot!

    Those numbers are nothing to sneeze at either. Strong as hell!
  • Posts: 2,831 Member
    edited September 2016
    stealthq wrote: »

    I'm very definitely not more experienced, but these standards seem reasonable:

    strengthlevel.com/strength-standards

    Edit: I see shoulder press now. That seems about right


  • Posts: 2,831 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »

    Sounds plausible. I am not sure I would ever 1rm on a shoulder press, but using a 1rm calculated puts my 145x5 at a 1rm of 167 with a body weight of 175. That kinda "matches" where most of my other lifts are in relation to intermediate/advanced.

    Sounds a bit better than mine based on body weight. I'm currently 198 pounds (working to lose about 12 more pounds), and my OHP is stuck in the 180-185 range (it's been a while since I did a 1 rep max), but did 150x7 last night. I've been here for a year and it's frustrating as f.
  • Posts: 9,097 Member

    I've heard that 100% of body weight is advanced and 75% isn't bad, but I have no idea whether those figures have any statistical support or credence among lifters. Without it being a competitive lift its hard to tell. I'd love someone else with more experience to chime in.

    This seems right...
  • Posts: 981 Member
    sarahlifts wrote: »

    Same.
    How tall are you? I'm 5'7 3/4. I have long arms long legs short torso.
    I hit below parallel but I see shorter men and women squat and they are deep and really killing it. I do a lot of mobility work but there is no modifying my femurs

    5'11. Extra long legs, longish torso, and T-rex arms. Lol
  • Bench. Lost some muscle in my right tricep after having a disc slip and crush a bunch of nerves, which does not help. I'm trying the whole benching 3x a week thing. We'll see if that helps.
  • Posts: 1,890 Member

    Me too!

    Currently I can bench 225, squat 335 (maxed at 365 around 50lbs ago haha) and deadlift 410 (maxed at 425 again I was like 50lbs heavier as well).

    I'm trying to post on Instagram more but I just started using it lol

    Oh wow! Had to double check that you are female. Insane strength. How much do you weigh?

  • Posts: 1,890 Member

    Same! I'm chasing a 300lb 1RM on my deads. Currently 280lbs. 275lbs on squat and 160lb on bench. I wanna be @MsSquatAlot!

    Still very impressive. More than I can do!
  • Posts: 29,136 Member
    Bench. I totally pscych myself out on it though...convinced always that I'm going to smash my face with the bar, even when I have a spot. It's definitely my weakest, and makes me feel inadequate when I'm at the gym - especially when I can load a bar hella heavy for everything else, then put my itty bitty little plates on for my bench and struggle!

    bench press can be phsycologically intimidating because the bar is right over your face..

    I find it helpful to take several deep breaths before starting, clear mind, grip bar hard as hell, and then go for it...

    I would say my worst lift right now is Barbell OHP...
  • Posts: 29,136 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    right now just about everything...I'm recovering from a bulging disk and pinched nerve in my neck so pretty much just doing rehabby *kitten*.

    that sucks bro ...get better quick...
  • Posts: 29,136 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    What qualifies as a "crappy" overhead press? I am just curious. It is by far my weakest lift of the big lifts, but what are the standards?

    I love picking stuff up over my head. Makes me feel beasty.

    for me, it is just not being able to progress....
  • Posts: 3,928 Member
    OHP is definitely my worst.
  • Posts: 10,322 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »

    for me, it is just not being able to progress....

    I get that. I guess I just don't care all that much on that lift. I haven't progressed a ton on it but I prefer volume on the shoulders anyway. Going for that sick pump, bruh.
  • Posts: 29,136 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »

    I get that. I guess I just don't care all that much on that lift. I haven't progressed a ton on it but I prefer volume on the shoulders anyway. Going for that sick pump, bruh.

    I hear you ...For me, OHP, is one of those lifts that when it is bad it just feels like absolute crap ..I can have a crappy squat or DL day and still feel like I got the better of the workout...but OHP will whoop my ...
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  • Posts: 10,322 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »

    I hear you ...For me, OHP, is one of those lifts that when it is bad it just feels like absolute crap ..I can have a crappy squat or DL day and still feel like I got the better of the workout...but OHP will whoop my ...

    Have you tried push/press to get through your sticking points?
  • Posts: 7,739 Member
    I'm going with the majority in this, my bench is my worst lift. On Monday I was able to hit 225 for a solid single though - not gad fir a 181lb girl haha

    2-plate bench? I fail to see the problem.
  • Posts: 7,739 Member
    edited September 2016

    Me too!

    Currently I can bench 225, squat 335 (maxed at 365 around 50lbs ago haha) and deadlift 410 (maxed at 425 again I was like 50lbs heavier as well).

    I'm trying to post on Instagram more but I just started using it lol

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  • Posts: 1,851 Member
    _MistahJ_ wrote: »

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    Asking someone what their weight is in relation to their lifts is certainly not cringey, male or female. Less cringey than all the posts with gifs, at least.
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