Thread: How are my lift maxs?

Originally Posted by eaglesfan!

i am 15 years old, 5"7 140 pounds and i play runningback in high-school

( all in pounds)
Bench press max- 140
squat max- 140
Deadlift- 170

when i was 16 as a sophomore i eventually worked up to 185 bench, 275 squat, and 275 deadlift....i was about your bodyweight at that time but had been lifting for a year at that point....so i'd say those are solid number to build off of......stay consistent and please don't be in the gym for hours.....get in lift and get out.....NO OVERTRAINING!!!

ok thanks alot!

I wish I was 15 again. Eat everything you see young man. Those numbers will shoot through the roof by graduation.

pretty good keep it up

Agreed with everyone above. Those are good max's for your age and weight. I always used to use the linear leg press to build strength, (could load a lot more weight than back squat), which helped raise my squat max. I didn't deadlift in HS. Wish I had. And for sure stuff your face with whole food every chance you get.

eat!! my biggest problem was overtraining! so get in and out

dont listen to post # 4, saying eat everything you can.

i would never ever tell a young high school student who is wanting to pack on a few "quality" pounds to eat "everything"

thats advice for a second place guy..competing against #4's teams would be a breeze.. slow and fat...

anyway...

eat healthy foods, balanced with protein carbs and fats..

you follow #4's advice and you'll look like 90% of all teenagers... fat soft and slow...

i imagine when you tell your parents your goals, mom will cook good healthy meals for you and pack good healthy lunches for you for school.


it all boils down to the big three.. eat well.. train hard. get rest.

good luck

Originally Posted by stepaukas

dont listen to post # 4, saying eat everything you can.

i would never ever tell a young high school student who is wanting to pack on a few "quality" pounds to eat "everything"

thats advice for a second place guy..competing against #4's teams would be a breeze.. slow and fat...

anyway...

eat healthy foods, balanced with protein carbs and fats..

you follow #4's advice and you'll look like 90% of all teenagers... fat soft and slow...

i imagine when you tell your parents your goals, mom will cook good healthy meals for you and pack good healthy lunches for you for school.


it all boils down to the big three.. eat well.. train hard. get rest.

good luck

They call that a "Figure of Speech". But thanks for bringing that to light. Im sure nobody knew what I was trying to say.

kids 15.....like a sponge, soaking up everything they hear.. you dont even say "figure of speech" things to these young kids..

haha thanks alot everyone, i'll keep working on my lifts

Originally Posted by eaglesfan!

i am 15 years old, 5"7 140 pounds and i play runningback in high-school

( all in pounds)
Bench press max- 140
squat max- 140
Deadlift- 170

you bench isnt bad for 15 years old...

but your squat and deadlift are fucking PATHETIC!!

I benched 200 @ 15 and weighed around 165 lbs. Wish i would of stayed consistent from then on, i ended up taking many, many years off.

Whats a max?

His name is Maximus but in the hood we call him Max.

Put more effort into the squat and the deadlift, but the biggest piece of advice i can give you is this:

Don't give a fuck about the numbers. Learn proper technique until you have it down to an art form. Go read up on Louie Simmons, Dave Tate, Jim Wendler, Mark Rippetoe among others. All of them have written copious amounts about exactly what constitutes proper form for the three main lifts.

You may have to even drop your numbers, but if you can get the technique perfect now at such a young age you will have the greatest possible advantage over your peer group when you all get into your 20's. Get it right now, and in ten years you'll be a monster. I started when i was 15/16 years old, and im 23 now. This last two years has been a bitch because i've had to go back and re-learn the technique for the big three. Don't get me wrong, my numbers have gone through the roof but i wish i had just learned them properly years ago.

Don't give in to the temptation to "compete" with friends either. I see them in the gym all the time, they come in a max out every session trying to beat eachother. Fuck them. Stay on a consistent program whatever that may be, and stay on it for months at a time. I highly reccomend some form of "starting strength" because it lends itself very well to learning proper technique, can be done for a LONG time in a relatively new lifter, and will pack on strength and size like nobody's business.

Good luck, man.

Braaaaavo for squatting and deadlifting at 15

as mentioned above dont worry about the numbers OR what people think of the numbers! make sure you got the techniques nailed and itll set you up well for your future endevours

Originally Posted by natural1

Braaaaavo for squatting and deadlifting at 15

as mentioned above dont worry about the numbers OR what people think of the numbers! make sure you got the techniques nailed and itll set you up well for your future endevours

Yes on this! Don't worry about max's like Gaz said. Just get your work down to art and you can start adding later when you know you're golden with your support/frame. You'll thank yourself later.

thanks! btw would anyone know what a good 40 yard dash time is for my age?

Originally Posted by eaglesfan!

thanks! btw would anyone know what a good 40 yard dash time is for my age?

ur max is decent, but of course it will get better. remember ur ballplayer not a powerlifter. master the form and dont go hurting urself. this is the time u want to lift and get stronger, assuming fb is the one sport u play. as for ur 40 time, dosnt really matter. ur a starter? can u outrun most of ur d? if so dont worry bout that. that will also get somewhat better. 4.4's are thrown around like its normal, but its not. not even for a college rb. if u can run low 4.7s, 4.6 range. u aint gonna be run down too much in hs. i promise. just keep at it lil bro. keep workin and dont cheat, if u know what i mean

yea im around the 4.7 range, and i am able to outrun most defenders. thanks alot

Not horrible numbers, but definately not great. How long have you been lifting? Your squat needs A LOT of work and bench should be quite a bit higher too. I was about your weight at that age and played baseball. I was repping my body weight on bench and repping another 50 pounds or so on squats.

For a runningback I would suggest a lot of resitance running and sprints more than anything. Weights are definately necessary, but don't forget your goals.

More than anything, you will need a lot of healthy food and TONS of sleep. Your body is still growing, and adding more stress through weights and excercise only increases the amount of rest you need. I would suggest you get 10 hours of sleep or more!

Good luck with your training!

Originally Posted by eaglesfan!

i am 15 years old, 5"7 140 pounds and i play runningback in high-school

( all in pounds)
Bench press max- 140
squat max- 140
Deadlift- 170

Originally Posted by BGOTTIR

Not horrible numbers, but definately not great. How long have you been lifting? Your squat needs A LOT of work and bench should be quite a bit higher too. (snip)
More than anything, you will need a lot of healthy food and TONS of sleep. Your body is still growing, and adding more stress through weights and excercise only increases the amount of rest you need. I would suggest you get 10 hours of sleep or more!

Good luck with your training!

At 15 I could only bench 40 freaking pounds.

Everyone has their own potential. Good advice on food and sleep.

keep on plugin at it, itll come soon enough

These sound like decent lifts for your age so keep going.

I gotta disagree with the person who said eat everything you see. DONT! Just eat good. Just cos you're big doesnt mean your lifts will be big. Eat the food to build the muscle and not just the size. You can eat a bit of so called junk but dont let that be the basis to gain weight.

This is actually a similar question to what I want to know too. I'm currently compiling information on how strong people are and how strong they should be according to various factors from age to bodyweight etc. There are so many factors but I'm concentrating on a few.

Im going to add a thread called 'How Strong Are You? to try and get you guys and others to fill in a questionnaire to help me determine the answer to this question. If any of you have any other factors that you think may be useful for me to ask then your help is very much appreciated.

Look out for the thread 'How Strong Are You?

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