Tuesday, October 6, 2009

And now for some references

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html
http://exrx.net/Calculators/OneRepMax.html

When I started, I was around the following:

- Squat: a little better than an untrained 165lb male, comparable to a novice 165lb woman
- Press: comparable to a novice 148-165lb woman or an untrained 132lb male
- Bench: comparable to an untrained 114lb male or a novice 132lb woman
- Deadlift: comparable to an untrained 148lb male or a novice 123lb woman

Currently, I'm at around the following:

- Squat: above the novice mark for a 165lb male
- Press: comparable to a novice 148lb male
- Bench: comparable to a novice 148lb male
- Deadlift: well above an untrained 165lb male but not even at the level of a 123lb novice male

Conclusions: The squats seem to be doing me good, if I'm doing them correctly. My upper body definitely needs work, but it's progressing consistently. I seem to be going up far too slowly on the deadlift and will work harder on that. I'll try to up the gains by 15 or 20 next time instead of the usual 10. Only one set of those, after all.

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