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[Oaken]

i could be doing my math wrong. let me re-do it. well i can do reps of 10 at around 950 lbs.

You can leg press 430kg?

[moosejuice]

You can leg press 430kg?

i could back when i was perfectly healthy. i broke one leg last year and tore my other ankle. i getting back up there. not wute there yet. lots of time in rehab and the weight room

[Vegas]

Weigh 145

I normally can do 4-6 reps with the 135 so m guessing around 145 ish?
One repping just doesnt sound like a good exercise.

[moosejuice]

Weigh 145

I normally can do 4-6 reps with the 135 so m guessing around 145 ish?
One repping just doesnt sound like a good exercise.

typically it is not a good excercise. but it is neccessary to guage how far you have come in a particular excercise. this way you can change ur workout accordingly

[Vegas]

Speaking of changing workouts accordingly, any of you guys think my upper body workout is proportionally balanced?

135 bench-4-6 reps
40lbs plus ez curl bar 21 bicep exercise
Easily 50lbs tricep overhead extensions 10-15 reps
30lbs x2 shoulder presses-10-12 reps
+ some forearm curls/abs which I think are balanced
Dont really do too much for my back

What you said about changing your workout accordingly just made me think about that. All my buddies are like it's cool but I know I slacked hard on shoulder exercises during the first couple months and sometimes just did bicep and triceps on times I was feeling lazy. Does it matter?

Edited by Spade, 03 July 2008 - 05:20 PM.

[moosejuice]

Speaking of changing workouts accordingly, any of you guys think my upper body workout is proportionally balanced?

135 bench-4-6 reps
40lbs plus ez curl bar 21 bicep exercise
Easily 50lbs tricep overhead extensions 10-15 reps
30lbs x2 shoulder presses-10-12 reps
+ some forearm curls/abs which I think are balanced
Dont really do too much for my back

What you said about changing your workout accordingly just made me think about that. All my buddies are like it's cool but I know I slacked hard on shoulder exercises during the first couple months and sometimes just did bicep and triceps on times I was feeling lazy. Does it matter?

i mean it depends on what you are trying to do. but in a quick answer, yes skimping on shoulders will in turn hurt your triceps especially... chest as welll. this is because most tricep and chest excercises use your shoulders. and i would consider doing some neck and back.

this is just a suggestion i dont lift to get bigger. i lift to be better at football. which means more explosive. so i dont do any body sculpting type stuff anymore

[Skimmy]

Weight:155 lbs



Bench:260 lbs

Clean & jerk:265 lbs

Squat:325 lbs



3 straight years of working out and thats where i am. Havent gotten much done the last couple of months due to a few problems in my right shoulder. Have to get a cortizone shot or two in it in a few weeks. 

[Sean]

I'm 6'0 and 175lb. I bench 350lbs max and I curl 200lbs max.

[Skimmy]

I'm 105 pounds and my max is 110. Sorta weak, but I'm pretty small. I'm working on getting it up though. I want to be able to do 135 within a month

I'm 6'0 and 175lb. I bench 350lbs max and I curl 200lbs max.

You increased that much in less than 2 months??

[Hawk]

You increased that much in less than 2 months??

Nah, it is just his attempt to enlarge his e-penis.

Edit: Well, since I've posted in here (I've been trying to avoid it, some of my lifts suck. -cough- Bench -cough-)
Bench- Terrible... Everyone always says it should be around your clean numbers... I wish it was.
Squat- Not 100% sure, but around 300. (It is 5-4-3-2-1 week this week, and Friday is Squat/Bench day, and the weight room is closed for the 4th)
Clean (Favorite lift)- 192 according to 1 rep max calculator.

Edited by Hawk, 03 July 2008 - 07:33 PM.

[moosejuice]

Nah, it is just his attempt to enlarge his e-penis.

he's on that extenze

and just wondering. is it normal to be able to jerk more than you clean? cuz i can by about 20 pounds... anyway that sucks about ur shoulder. that can put you back a good bit

[Skimmy]

he's on that extenze

and just wondering. is it normal to be able to jerk more than you clean? cuz i can by about 20 pounds... anyway that sucks about ur shoulder. that can put you back a good bit

Well in my case my legs are a lot stronger than my upper body so with my new form where i drop when i clean the weight and then squat it back up im able to do alot more. But most of my friends bench more than they clean and jerk so it all depends on you.

[Vegas]

Damn clean and jerk is like some hardcore shit.

[Skimmy]

Damn clean and jerk is like some hardcore shit.

Yeahhh. Thats how i fucked up my shoulder. Tendons connecting the bicept to the shoulder and the tricept to the shoulder i completely screwed up. But yet i keep doing them so i cant complain. No one to blame but myself.

[moosejuice]

Well in my case my legs are a lot stronger than my upper body so with my new form where i drop when i clean the weight and then squat it back up im able to do alot more. But most of my friends bench more than they clean and jerk so it all depends on you.

i can bench a lot more than i can clean and jerk. i can bench 425 pounds... maybe a bit more.


but i can only clean 290... but i can do a plit jerk with 320 tops... depending on how my shoulders are feeling that given day

[Skimmy]

i can bench a lot more than i can clean and jerk. i can bench 425 pounds... maybe a bit more.


but i can only clean 290... but i can do a plit jerk with 320 tops... depending on how my shoulders are feeling that given day

Holy hell. So your a pretty big guy??




I have no idea what a plit jerk is. Would that be like a clean and jerk without the jerk?? A power clean??

[moosejuice]

Holy hell. So your a pretty big guy??




I have no idea what a plit jerk is. Would that be like a clean and jerk without the jerk?? A power clean??

i meant split jerk... its just the jerk without the power clean part.....

and im kinda big. bigger than most people here. i just started doing olympic lifitng last year and ive made huge jumps since getting my technique a lot cleaner in the past 3 months. but im 6'2 265. trying to gain weight... i just cant hold anymore weight.

[Skimmy]

i meant split jerk... its just the jerk without the power clean part.....

and im kinda big. bigger than most people here. i just started doing olympic lifitng last year and ive made huge jumps since getting my technique a lot cleaner in the past 3 months. but im 6'2 265. trying to gain weight... i just cant hold anymore weight.

Ohh ok. I know what your talking about now. I rarely do those. I couldnt do those to save my life.


Yeahh your a beast compared to me. lol. 5'9'' 150 maybe 155 lbs. 

How long have you been working out?? 

[moosejuice]

Ohh ok. I know what your talking about now. I rarely do those. I couldnt do those to save my life.


Yeahh your a beast compared to me. lol. 5'9'' 150 maybe 155 lbs.

How long have you been working out??

well i started lifting a little when i was in 8th grade. but that was very very minimal.basically just learning bench and squat.

then i lifted throughout high school getting serious in my junior year. now i am about to be a junior in college. and i have to lift everyday for my football team... i started doing cleans and jerks when i got up here. so to answer your question... ive been lifitng for 7 or 8 years. but only seriously for like 3 or 4

[Skimmy]

well i started lifting a little when i was in 8th grade. but that was very very minimal.basically just learning bench and squat.

then i lifted throughout high school getting serious in my junior year. now i am about to be a junior in college. and i have to lift everyday for my football team... i started doing cleans and jerks when i got up here. so to answer your question... ive been lifitng for 7 or 8 years. but only seriously for like 3 or 4

Wow so youve been at it for awhile. Im a junior in high school so this will be my 3rd year lifting. 


I started out benching like 85. lol. Gone up from 85 to 260 lbs in 2 years. Not bad i guess for a little 150 pound kid.

[Random]

i could back when i was perfectly healthy. i broke one leg last year and tore my other ankle. i getting back up there. not wute there yet. lots of time in rehab and the weight room

Yeah I train 400m and 800m... I don't really suck either so maybe I'm just weak.

[Agamemnon]

I am 6'3 currently 285

Bench - 430lbs
Squat- 580lbs
Dead- 540lbs.

This is what I lifted in May for a local competition. Needless to say I placed 8th in my division out of 20 people... I am just to old for this crap... Now I train with my boy who is starting high school football..

[moosejuice]

Yeah I train 400m and 800m... I don't really suck either so maybe I'm just weak.

o im not saying you afre weak... just a different kind of strength. thats all

I am 6'3 currently 285

Bench - 430lbs
Squat- 580lbs
Dead- 540lbs.

This is what I lifted in May for a local competition. Needless to say I placed 8th in my division out of 20 people... I am just to old for this crap... Now I train with my boy who is starting high school football..

i've never seen a competition. i wonder what the rules are like as far as what a good squat is and stuff. but thats pretty cool. and high school football is awesome i still play college ball and i miss it

[Oaken]

Weigh 145

I normally can do 4-6 reps with the 135 so m guessing around 145 ish?
One repping just doesnt sound like a good exercise.

That's because it is a test....not a method of training as such .

Unless you guys are training for competitions then you are doing exercises that are uneccessary . If you are training just to improve your physique and fitness then there is no reason to some of the exercises you are talking about....they cause injury much too often and are bad for your back.

Everyone to their own I guess.

Also...I work in a gym and there some guys who compete in on regular basis that train there. None of them can lift what some of you are claiming to be able to lift . Anyone willing to post a picture of themselves? I'm just curious to see your builds.

[moosejuice]

That's because it is a test....not a method of training as such .

Unless you guys are training for competitions then you are doing exercises that are uneccessary . If you are training just to improve your physique and fitness then there is no reason to some of the exercises you are talking about....they cause injury much too often and are bad for your back.

Everyone to their own I guess.

Also...I work in a gym and there some guys who compete in on regular basis that train there. None of them can lift what some of you are claiming to be able to lift . Anyone willing to post a picture of themselves? I'm just curious to see your builds.

i beg to differ. i lift to be able to play football better. so i train a lot more fast twitch then slow tiwtch. but ill try and find a decent pic when im back to my comuter