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Powerlifting
I was getting in a rut with my fitness routine, so I decided I needed to try something different. I was considering running a marathon, until I watched some videos about marathon running. I decided to go with powerlifting instead.
I've been lifting upper body for a long time, but neglected lower body strength. Consequently, I've been working on my squat and deadlift for a while. I'm changing jobs next week, and with that I anticipate getting more gym sessions in. I decided to do a baseline today to see where I stand. Age: 38 Bodyweight: 158 Squat: 230 Bench: 230 Deadlift: 235 I don't know if I'll try to get competitive, but I do want to get my squat and deadlift to 300 by the time I'm 40. That gives me about 15 and a half months.
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Good luck! sounds like you have a good start on it.
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Those numbers are actually pretty good!
For comparison, I'm 28 and 180lbs (though currently 10% BF) Bench is 185 DL is 315 Squat is 225 My goal is to lift 1000 combined between the 3 by the age of 30.
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This thread doesnt refer to lifting a whole case of little debbie snack cakes? Thats too bad
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Update: It's been six weeks and I decided to test my maxes again.
Bodyweight: 160 Squat: 250 Bench: 235 Deadlift: 235 I think I have a technique issue with my deadlift, so it's time to watch some videos and see what I'm doing wrong.
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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar. 83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles 08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles 88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress. 99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles. |
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Update:
I decided to test maxes for my birthday: Squat: 265 Bench: 240 Deadlift: 245 BW: 162 I'm not sure if the deadlift is so low because I was tired from the other lifts or what, since the 1 RM calculator at bodybuilding.com estimated my max deadlift closer to 260. I might try going for a deadlift max on a different day to see what happens.
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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar. 83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles 08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles 88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress. 99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles. |
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Don't forget Cleans.....
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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar. 83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles 08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles 88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress. 99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles. |
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FWIW - I can't hit my max weight on any of those if I'm trying to set a PR that day on any other muscle group. I'll get to like 90%, but can't hit my PR. I think it might be an energy/diet thing (probably need to eat more carbs so I have more energy) but I can only hit my PR in one given muscle group. Maybe try hitting your PRs on consecutive days?
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-Justin 91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd 01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd 07 MB ML320 CDI - dd 16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd it's automatic. |
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Bench, Power Cleans and Deads are the three basics for building mass.
Do these three alone and you're pretty fit. |
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I pulled 265 today. I led off with deadlift today so I was fairly fresh (had just worked 8 hours) going into it. I started with 225, then 245, which didn't feel that heavy, so I went 255, waited a few minutes and went for 265. It was really grindy so I knew 270 wasn't going to happen.
I also spent a week keeping a food diary to see what I'm actually taking in. Calories averaged 2859, which is a little bit more than I thought. Protein at 106 g/day, which could stand to be more*. I drink too much beer, but then I already knew that. As for adding cleans, I would have to subtract something else. I haven't been seriously training lower body very long and it's easy for me to overtrain. I should probably sit down and go through every exercise I do and why I do it. Some of them could probably stand to go. *A popular youtube fitness personality and successful powerlifter who is the same weight as me aims for 250 grams carbs, 70 fat, and 170 protein per day.
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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar. 83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles 08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles 88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress. 99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles. |
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Don't forget squats..........
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Squat, bench, and deadlift are the three main things I'm working on. Except that the Navy insists on testing me on pushups, situps, and a 1.5 mile run, so I still have to be reasonably good at those too.
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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar. 83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles 08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles 88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress. 99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles. |
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my grandson does 425
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