Standards of strength

[davegmb]

Article tries to help you understand what standard of strength you have and what weights you should be aiming for on the major lifts depending on your bodyweight.

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[trapzilla]

interesting stuff Dave

 

[davegmb]

I think so, but reading that ive got some work to do haha

 

[trapzilla]

Haha, depending on what markers I use I have some work to do! a 280kg squat is a little way off

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Here is a much more in depth chart. I've been using it. Even got a 1rm calculator at the bottom.
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.htm

 

[trapzilla]

Yaaaay just shy of Elite on everything (don't do cleans or snatches too complex for dumb dumb here

 

[gt55yw]

That's really interesting. I thought my squat was always better than my pull, but I only got good on squat and great for pulling. As expected, my bench was barely decent lol

 

[Supervette101]

Hey, where's the curve for age?.......

 

[ponyboy]

Good chart, although some of those seem to be a bit skewed (at least at the lower end). Especially for a 1RM.

Just looking at things like a full extension pronated pull-up. I don't know a lot of guys that could do 30 of those chin over bar to full hang, even heavy lifters. Going from 2 plates to 3 plates on a bent over row suddenly makes you great instead of decent?

 

[niki]

Thanks for posting both of these charts, I've really been wondering how I compare to other females on my lifts. Being new and ignorant, this was extremely helpful.

 

[Rubes11]

i have no idea what my 2rep max is for anything so this just confuses me. so at 195lbs i should bench around 250??? i hardly ever try anything that high at the moment. but after a bench workout of 185x5 205x5 and 225x5 i knocked out 185x15 no idea what that indicates though.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

^ if you look in the link I posted there is a 1rm calculator. Although I am way better in 6+ rep range than 1-3 so I don't feel like it's accurate for me, but others say it's close for them.

 

[Built]

Thanks for posting both of these charts, I've really been wondering how I compare to other females on my lifts. Being new and ignorant, this was extremely helpful.

For reference niki, these are pretty elite levels - I only register "good" on these lifts, and I NEVER see other women training as heavy as I do.

Hey, where's the curve for age?.......

^This! LOL!

 

[niki]

Guess I found my sport, then.....heh.....lol! But I already knew that......only took me 37 years........