Best 3 lifts?

Age 19, male
Squat- 385lbs
Bench- 265lbs
Deadlift- 420lbs
Bodyweight is around 180lbs, 6'1"

Now Age 51 BW 255 started back power lifting 5 years ago.(knee surgery, shoulder surgery 4 years ago) Knee surgery didn't help. Hoping to compete in masters bench early next year.
Bench - 405
Incline- 365

At Age 34 BW 270 (quit power lifting at 34)
Bench - 505
Squat - 550
Dead - 610

Ya gotta work around things, joint pain, injuries, takes longer to heal now. I don't go max heavy as often.

@chieflrg - are you going to compete in Denver, NC? I know that there are a lot of events in March for USAPL....

I squeeze the <kitten> out of the bar, too. For dead lifts this is one of my issues (grip strength), which is why I started playing with the over | under grip. At this point in the program (Week 1 is completed) I am doing weights that I can literally do one-handed, but going (A) to trust the program and (B) stick with the mixed grip through out the program. Will see in about five or six weeks when the weight starts to get up there again....still, squeeze the <kitten> out of the bar on all lifts. That has never been a problem!

Yes, sir! So, you protect your pits! In other words, activate the lats! And, it takes all of the slack out of your form which will help you to not hurt your elbow/bicep (especially if you do over under like I am doing now). I have watched some really really good videos on how to do the big four (bench, dead, squat, ohp) and those videos have helped me to correct HORRIBLE form and to avoid even more injuries (when it comes to squats and dead lifts I have hurt myself more than I care to admit....all because of horrible form...I ain't gonna lie there). Brian Alsruhe has helped me the most but everyone is different and everyone finds his or her "Brian Alsruhe".

I never wanted to exceed 300lbs on anything (five years ago I could bench 340 lbs at 191lbs body weight) - simply because of my age (just a couple of years behind you) but things are working well. I typically do not ego lift so I am not stupid that way. But, I do tend to over train. Still a little stupid that way. But, learning!

And, sure....the body is an amazing thing. If you squeeze the <kitten> out of the bar all of that energy transfers throughout your entire body. I get pretty awesome leg drive when I bench. People would not think on a bench that leg drive would do much but when you time it right and are in that smooth fluid motion it is amazing what an old man can do! And, I am not calling myself an old man.....the 20-somethings in the gym do, though. I still kick their <kitten>. No ego, but VERY competitive. Well, okay...a little ego...I am human! LOL!

All good! Sorry to hear about your kidneys. Kick <kitten> in Chicago!

Thank you, sir!

I'm a skinny fat newbie. Never lifted before August. I'm 110 lb, 5"2.

DL: 150lb
SQ: 55lb
Bench: just the damn barbell and it kills me

Awesome @DancingMoosie ! Do you do bench and then squats? Or, squats and theb bench?

CWShultz27105 wrote: »

Awesome @DancingMoosie ! Do you do bench and then squats? Or, squats and theb bench?

I alternate squat/bench (4-5 sets) and then do ohp/deads, then hip thrusts and pull ups or rows...or something similar. I'm just so glad I got my bw bench!

billkansas wrote: »

Age 48. Don't do 1RM's but here's my best lifts this year:
Squat 300 lbs for 3 sets of 5 reps (also did 320 for 3 sets of 3 reps)
Deadlift 340 lbs for 5 reps (also did 355 lbs for 3 reps).
Bench 125lbs for 5 reps (1 count pause) - coming back from 2016 shoulder injury (not a weightlifting injury).

Goal is 1000 lb club... hopefully by age 50.

Dang! Nice work on the dead lifts and squats. I have been doing those two exercises for almost a year - with three extended "vacations" (due to horrible form | injuries). Now my form is really good - in part due to the "stupid" that I put myself through. But great progress. I hear from lots and lots of folks that "you should not lift heavy - you are too old!". Well, I disagree. And, apparently, so do you! I consider that "advice" just like "chicks should not lift heavy because they will get bulky"! Not allowed to write what I think of that!

Do you do accessory work for squats? For dead lifts? I do adductors for squats (because when I am going heavy my knees do cave in a little bit....and my adductors are indeed the weak link in my body - funny story there....later time) and I do a few accessory work for dead lifts (hip thrusters - yep, a dude that does them - and good mornings and GHR).

I'm 59 YO female, here are my current PRs, all in pounds:

back squat 154 (oddly, front squat 143 hmmm there's a problem there)
bench 112
deadlift - recent 270 but all time 293

I took a break from powerlifting to try the Olys, which I pretty much suck at. I have a WL coach who does my programming and is coaching me on the Olys, so I just do the program, I don't think at all ha ha.

CWShultz27105 wrote: »

All good! Sorry to hear about your kidneys. Kick <kitten> in Chicago!

Stop kicking the kittens dude

mjwarbeck wrote: »

Still increasing on my stronglifts program. Todays increase put me at 345 for 5 reps on the deadlift (probably had a few more reps in me as well).

Me: 45, 225lbs (target 200), 6'

New DL best at 350 for reps