Bench/Squat/Deadlift

[old soul]

Bench: 285
Squat: Probably somewhere around 365-380
Deadlift: No idea, don't do them consistently enough

I've been lifting off and on since high school, and I'm gigantic (I'm in great shape when I weigh 220 pounds....I'm ^^^ that right now...) so not really that big of a deal. I've been working out in earnest for about 4 or 5 months now, couldn't do it consistently when I was in Africa for 2+ years.

 

[itsyoung!!]

bench: 225 (which is sad really for how long I been benching, im sure I can do more but my mental is fukked up benching)
Squat: 315
dont dead lift
5'8 190 lbs

 

[LastKING_BLU]

Yeah I feel you. That's why I usually just push myself through the big 3 + pull-ups, dips and call it a day. I'd probably fall off, if I had to deal with an extended routine.

But summer seems like a great time to get back on track. Focusing on school is way important...

Any prior wrist injuries?Personally Idk about that one...

I think @LastKING_BLU might be able to help. I think he studied exercise science

dang i dont remember if i said this or not

i dont know about this one. could be the way @MMSex holds the bar or the muscles themselves need to be strengthen.
i reme,ber when i was movin up in weight my wrists would hurt

 

[MMS]

dang i dont remember if i said this or not

i dont know about this one. could be the way @MMSex holds the bar or the muscles themselves need to be strengthen.
i reme,ber when i was movin up in weight my wrists would hurt

its a stability issue

my wrists are always what give before anything else on pushing exercises

my wrists are small, by last reps i have sharp "stretch" like pain that ill feel. The bar sits pretty low on my palm too, so as far as i know im doing it right :wot:

 

[patscorpio]

currently

Bench 310 - i don't go too ham with my bench all that much; i have scaled down the weight

Squat 260 - slow progress since i started focusing on calisthenics and lower body last year; not as much as the other TLR coli brehs im sure but i want to make it to 300 at least...not trying to go higher than that really

DL 315 - this was one of my weakest lifts for the longest time due to the fact that everytime i did progress id tweak my back and have bouts with sciatica. I was deadlifting in the low 200s max last year so this is improvement to me

Weight: 230

length of time: almost 10 years since i started lifting right

 

[patscorpio]

When you guys deadlift, are you using the straight bar or that bar that wraps around you

straight bar for me

 

[philmonroe]

currently

Bench 310 - i don't go too ham with my bench all that much; i have scaled down the weight

Squat 260 - slow progress since i started focusing on calisthenics and lower body last year; not as much as the other TLR coli brehs im sure but i want to make it to 300 at least...not trying to go higher than that really

DL 315 - this was one of my weakest lifts for the longest time due to the fact that everytime i did progress id tweak my back and have bouts with sciatica. I was deadlifting in the low 200s max last year so this is improvement to me

Weight: 230

length of time: almost 10 years since i started lifting right

It took you 10yrs to get to these weights of straight lifting? I guess you don't want to go too big cause I've been lifting seriously for about 1yr and I'm at these numbers. You had to take some breaks

 

[LastKING_BLU]

its a stability issue

my wrists are always what give before anything else on pushing exercises

my wrists are small, by last reps i have sharp "stretch" like pain that ill feel. The bar sits pretty low on my palm too, so as far as i know im doing it right :wot:

without really seeing what youre doing, i cant really say anything. but i would say to try and focus on holding your wrists in a neutral position and not let them extend back

 

[MMS]

without really seeing what youre doing, i cant really say anything. but i would say to try and focus on holding your wrists in a neutral position and not let them extend back

im not doing anything differently, i just have 6" wrists fwiw i do alot of grip exercises

i am curious if there are ways i can increase my stability there, cause i can hold on to shyt forever(ive finally gotten to the point on pullups where my back gives out before my forearms )

 

[Malta]

It took you 10yrs to get to these weights of straight lifting? I guess you don't want to go too big cause I've been lifting seriously for about 1yr and I'm at these numbers. You had to take some breaks

I think he's mostly into Boxing, and boxers in general don't throw around heavy weights. Keeping the elasticity of the muscle is more important than it just being big.

 

[LastKING_BLU]

im not doing anything differently, i just have 6" wrists fwiw i do alot of grip exercises

i am curious if there are ways i can increase my stability there, cause i can hold on to shyt forever(ive finally gotten to the point on pullups where my back gives out before my forearms )

min are only 7in so i know what you mean. honestly it could be your body naturally getting used to the weight. without looking it up i think isometric holds with a dumbell and hammer curls

 

[patscorpio]

It took you 10yrs to get to these weights of straight lifting? I guess you don't want to go too big cause I've been lifting seriously for about 1yr and I'm at these numbers. You had to take some breaks

breh ive gone through so many physical transformations over 10 years..my bench is actually scaled down but i never focused too much on my lower body, which i consider my biggest mistake in regards to fitness. it was mostly upper body, a lot of cardio, and keeping loose although i did add more muscle in my mid 20s

 

[philmonroe]

I think he's mostly into Boxing, and boxers in general don't throw around heavy weights. Keeping the elasticity of the muscle is more important than it just being big.

You can throw around big weights though and not be big though. I mean look at Vick back in his VT days i think they said he was benching 400-450 and dude is like 200. I think its called relative strength not 100 on that. Just seemed like a long time if he was lifting right that was all and we are about the same size that made me even more curious.

breh ive gone through so many physical transformations over 10 years..my bench is actually scaled down but i never focused too much on my lower body, which i consider my biggest mistake in regards to fitness. it was mostly upper body, a lot of cardio, and keeping loose although i did add more muscle in my mid 20s

Ok thanks just was wondering what was going on cause I know I'm not not freak athlete but now hearing more I see how that could happen.

 

[old soul]

Went to squat without warming up this morning

Ended up doing single dumbell clean and press forgot how great of a full body workout they are

 

[im12whatisthis]

still around 150-153 :wot: but ive been cutting

this semester has had me reevaluate how aggressively i can realistically pursue some of my goals. There are days where i literally pass out after i get home from class/work

ive been overdoing it

ill have more meaningful time come this summer, but i seriously believe the limiting factor with my pushing exercises is all in my wrists i dont know how much better they will get given the effort i can put out

Are you using wide grip? I had an issue with wrist pain and support so I just taped my wrist, it went away when I switched up routines and bench press style. A lot of variables when I switched routines so I can't give you a direct answer on that, could be my stronger lats reducing bar sway so less likely of it rolling back in my palms, more stabilization from my rear delts and traps, or my wrists just caught up with my bench press.




my lifts:
b: 255
s: 315
d: 425ish

Bench and deads are both pr's on a cut which surprised me.