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Woohoo! oh YES I am going to put myself down on the list FINALLY !!!

To be honest I've been pretty slack when it comes to working out and keeping healthy over the last couple of years but after starting strong lifts recently I've been 100% happy with progress and I can really see myself in it for the long run now ;) Anyway, I've completed 11 weeks of strong lifts and repeated a few of the first workouts a couple of times for peace of mind regarding form and more recently I've had to rest because of a man flue :p type illness but today I whipped out what I think are my current maximum lifts even though i am totally Ill I am happy with these.

6.3 inch at 100KG - All lifts 1RM using 20KG Olympic bar

Bench 80
Squat 115
Deadlift 145

I 100% know I will be able to go more on dead lifts but I currently only have 145 KG at home as I didn't believe I would progress so soon :D Will be investing in more weight as soon as possible.
 
I'd like to be added.

100KG Bench

140KG Squat

150KG Deadlift

130KG Body weight (a fair amount of chub :p)

All full range of motion, I absolutely hate people lowering the ROM to increase the weight they do, I've lost count of the amount of people I see at the gym bench pressing 60KG less than half way down to their chest. *cringe* Or "curtsey" squats. :p I squat as far down as I possibly can.

The only thing I use is dead lift straps, but I did 150KG without straps.

Been training for around 5 and a half months, started early December last year, trained about 3 times a week up until April and had a break until the end of August.

Before I stopped training in April, my bests were 90KG Bench, 120 Squat and 140 Dead lift. I lost a bit of strength between April and August, first time back in August, I struggled to bench 70KG, but 2 three sessions later I'd gotten past my previous level of strength and jumped to 100KG :D.

I reckon I've got at least a 105KG bench, 150KG squat and 160 dead lift next time I go.

Oh yeah, 85KG push press, but that was back before April, I've not tried anything over 80 since, but I'm confident I'll get 90KG, I'll give it a go next time I'm there.
 
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lowering ROM in bench is a key way to lift more, just make sure that your ass and shoulders are on the bench ;]

though i know you are talking about those that dont touch down before lifting :D

good lifts fella :]
 
Morba said:
lowering ROM in bench is a key way to lift more, just make sure that your ass and shoulders are on the bench ;]
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Oh I know, that's why they're doing it, but I've seen people do glorified de-racks. For me, if I can't press it off my chest then I haven't properly benched it. :p

I pointed this out to some one once (they weren't even going half way down with a bench press) and they tried pass half way and they couldn't move it at all, their spotter had to lift it off them. :o

though i know you are talking about those that dont touch down before lifting :D

good lifts fella :]
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Thanks :D
 
Had a little powerlifting competition last night at our club (three lifts at each)

Got a PB in every lift :D All lifts were judged by a former competing powerlifter

Weighted in at 78kg

Squat: 150kg
Bench: 100kg
Deadlift: 205kg (B)
 
5 months training I'm sitting at

140k Bench
200k dead lift
110k squat - I have to be careful with squat due to a knee injury...

These lifts are actually bad seeing how I weight 140k lol.
 
Morba said:
though i know you are talking about those that dont touch down before lifting :D
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I don't think it's that necessary to touch your chest while you are lifting.
I mean I've seen the typical powerlifter with barrel chest, short hands, powerlifter stance and very wide grip - their ROM is about 3-4 inchest tops lol. It would be hard for someone like that NOT to touch the chest.

I respect my shoulders enough to not go super-wide, and I always stop when my forearm is at a 90 degree angle to my arm, maybe 100. Even so my ROM is nearly a foot long.
If I were to touch the chest, that angle would be 120-130, which wouldn't have any benefit and would not be particulary healthy for the shoulders...
 
Cristian said:
I don't think it's that necessary to touch your chest while you are lifting.
I mean I've seen the typical powerlifter with barrel chest, short hands, powerlifter stance and very wide grip - their ROM is about 3-4 inchest tops lol. It would be hard for someone like that NOT to touch the chest.

I respect my shoulders enough to not go super-wide, and I always stop when my forearm is at a 90 degree angle to my arm, maybe 100. Even so my ROM is nearly a foot long.
If I were to touch the chest, that angle would be 120-130, which wouldn't have any benefit and would not be particulary healthy for the shoulders...
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That sounds like you barely go half way down. I'm 5'11 and my bench press ROM is about 2 feet. Sounds like there's still a good foot of distance to go between your chest and the bar. My grip isn't that wide and my shoulders don't suffer any strain.
 
kylew said:
That sounds like you barely go half way down. I'm 5'11 and my bench press ROM is about 2 feet. Sounds like there's still a good foot of distance to go between your chest and the bar. My grip isn't that wide and my shoulders don't suffer any strain.
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Sadly peoples joints are different so it could be the case for cristian

Otherwise, you could perhaps try moving your arms wider apart etc.
 
Cristian said:
I don't think it's that necessary to touch your chest while you are lifting.
I mean I've seen the typical powerlifter with barrel chest, short hands, powerlifter stance and very wide grip - their ROM is about 3-4 inchest tops lol. It would be hard for someone like that NOT to touch the chest.

I respect my shoulders enough to not go super-wide, and I always stop when my forearm is at a 90 degree angle to my arm, maybe 100. Even so my ROM is nearly a foot long.
If I were to touch the chest, that angle would be 120-130, which wouldn't have any benefit and would not be particulary healthy for the shoulders...
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Thread is about powerlifting lifts, as such, the weight recorded should be done so as if in competition (in terms of rom).
Anything less is not a full lift.
This is not a thread for partials ;)
 
Delvis said:
Sadly peoples joints are different so it could be the case for cristian

Otherwise, you could perhaps try moving your arms wider apart etc.
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I'm with Morba on this, it would be a no lift in terms of power lifting because he's only going half way down. If he went the full distance his bench press would likely be a lot less as the closer you are to locking out the more force you cab apply, well for me anyway. I think you'd have to have quite an ailment if you couldn't do a full ROM bench press. I think this is often why people don't go past parallel while squatting, because it's harder to stand up out of a full squat than it is out of a half squat, if the people who do half squats (parallel) went the full depth they'd have to lower their working weight.

So for me, when I bench I touch my chest with the bar, when I squat my thighs touch my calves, when I dead lift I stand up fully with no slouching, for dips my biceps touch my forearms and I push myself through the full ROM. To me, I dint see the point doing it if I'm just going to focus on the easiest part of the motion.
 
There is reasons where partials are good and in some cases full rom is bad (I don't do full rom when db benching for example, as I could go too far which takes away from the main areas im targeting). That is for another thread though ;)
 
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