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Target lifts for 2021?

kevchenk01
kevchenk01 Posts: 24 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I’ve set myself a challenge to beat my pbs on squat, deadlift and bench. I’m turning 40 this year and want to be in my best shape and breaking my own records.

Bench - PB 150kg - @130 - 🎯160
Deadlift - PB 210kg - @195 - 🎯 220
Squat - PB 170kg - @145 - 🎯 180

What are your goals for 2021? Do you think mine are achievable bearing in mind I haven’t managed them in my 30’s

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  • Brittanyconditi
    Brittanyconditi Posts: 1 Member
    My goals are to increase pbs on pushups, squat and pullups!
    My goals for 2021 is to meet my calorie and protein goals to gain more muscle and weight!
    I think those goals are achievable if you keep holding yourself accountable in the gym :)
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    kevchenk01 wrote: »
    I’ve set myself a challenge to beat my pbs on squat, deadlift and bench. I’m turning 40 this year and want to be in my best shape and breaking my own records.

    Bench - PB 150kg - @130 - 🎯160
    Deadlift - PB 210kg - @195 - 🎯 220
    Squat - PB 170kg - @145 - 🎯 180

    What are your goals for 2021? Do you think mine are achievable bearing in mind I haven’t managed them in my 30’s

    Anything is achievable, within your time frame of a year? Very nuanced and depends on how you respond to the programming and a few other things. Your age really has nothing to do with it.

    Me? I haven't given much thought honestly. Just throwing out some numbers though these would be reasonable for a competition and not in gym PR where I would be 52 years old if I hit these.

    Squat: 250kg
    Bench: 170kg
    Deadlift: 295kg
  • dharbolt
    dharbolt Posts: 15 Member
    Looking to get

    500Lb Deadlift current pr 475
    450Lb Squat current pr 425
    315Lb Bench current pr 255

    All while hopefully being able to cut from 235# bw down to 215 or so by the summer.

    Bench would be a big jump, coming back from a shoulder injury a few years ago, have not been benching hard for the last year but I'm looking to focus on bench a bit more this year and get there.
  • billkansas
    billkansas Posts: 267 Member
    Here's my 2020 bests with goals for 2021 (in kg):

    Bench - 98 to 🎯113
    Deadlift - 170 to 🎯 181
    Squat - 134 to 🎯 159

    I see the benefit of tracking in kilograms- it makes you feel like a weakling. Now I'm mad to get into the gym and throw more weight on the bar. :D
  • kevchenk01
    kevchenk01 Posts: 24 Member
    My life is a mixture of imperial and metric 😂. I lift weights in kg, I weigh myself in pounds, drive my car in miles, measure height in inches yet distance in metres.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    I am going to lock out a 400 lb deadlift!
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    I'd like to get my DL up over 400 and Bench to 300 and I plan to be a little leaner than I was last May (174 lbs). I've also been focusing on hypertrophy and aesthetics for most of the last ~year
  • tgish419
    tgish419 Posts: 1 Member
    SQUAT 300 - AT 285 CURENTLY
    BENCH 200- CURENTLY 185
    DEADLIFT 350- CURENTLY 330

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