1,000lb club

[LordGrover]

Setting myself a goal; to lift a combined weight of 1,000lbs (454kgs) in the big three - Deadlift, Squat & Bench Press. Likely split to be something like 180DL, 160Sq & 115BP. Provisional target date will be end of next year 24 December 2014.

A very long way short at the moment and maybe a little old to start, but what the heck. If I don't try I certainly won't make it.

Anyone here lifting these weights anyway?

[LordGrover]

It's not what you weigh smiffy, it's what you can lift.

[LordGrover]

For me it's just a round figure target.
If/when it's achieved maybe next goal will be 500kgs.

FTR I'm currently 82kgs but in order to achieve 1,000lbs I suspect I'll have to add at least 10-20kgs of muscle.
Won't know till I get there - way short now, effectively day zero.

[LordGrover]

You'll have to catch us first.

[LordGrover]

Best way to sort our sparrow legs is more squats.
I am similarly affected, or was. A few years squatting even at my age has made a massive difference. I'm not even lifting heavy either - 1RM a few years ago was 145kgs. I was rather 'larger' then though at 100kgs.

[LordGrover]

All joking apart, we have some strong lifters here.

All the more incentive for me to join your club.

I'll be doing some measurements and sums this weekend to work out how and when I should be able to join you.

[LordGrover]

See his vids - he's not the biggest guy. Immensely strong though.

[LordGrover]

Great work and nice bump.
Seriously impressive gains.

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I'm two months in and still a long way off but progressing slowly.

Calculated 1RM based on current 5x5 lifts:

Deadlift 145kg
Squat 120kg
Bench press 82kg
Total: 347kg (760lb)

(76%)

[LordGrover]

Tell you what didely - you work in kgs and I'll endeavour to match your numbers in pounds.

[LordGrover]

Ah. Deads are an exception with SL5x5 - 1x5 only.
120 flew up last time I did them and plenty left over but that was with straps which I don't use ordinarily, nor do I intend to in the near future.

[LordGrover]

A few from earlier...

dirty boy - 27 Sep said:

Boom!

Today....

140kg deadlift
80kg squat
75kg bench

2/3rds of the way there!

TheBALDpuma - 27 Sep said:

3 rep PBs this year...

DL 225kg
Squat 200kg
Bench 130kg

Total= 555kg for 3 rep maxes

DSharp - 28 Sep said:

Squat 220kg, Deadlift 235kg, Bench 162.5 (160kg paused bench). = 617.5 / 615 kg. So about 1350lb all @99kg

Want to be getting towards a 660kg total for next summer though

deadmau5 - 28 Sep said:

475kg for me at 85kg

125 bench, 200 deadlift and 150 squat.

BettySwollocks2 - 28 Nov said:

155kg DL
150Kg Squat
117.5kg Bench

didelydoo - 28 Nov said:

In now 250kg squat, 140kg bench, 240kg Dead- 630kg (up from 612.5kg)

Bench will be up soon, deadlift too if it doesn't hurt.

How's everyone doing?

[LordGrover]

Feck! That's some big increases in a short time.

[LordGrover]

dirty boy said:

Update

190kg deadlift
110kg squat
85kg bench


I did have Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan off (work)

Finding 70kgs ain't easy.

Again, some serious increases there dude. Especially in less than five months.

When you consider so many at most gyms keep lifting the same old weights and reps, effectively getting nowhere, this progress is impressive.

[LordGrover]

Halb said:

I'm gonna start lifting again. Never be what I used to be but threads like this make me envious.

Ditto.

I packed in all training in January; just getting back in to it.
I'll be starting with Wendler's 5/3/1 - it's worked for me in the past.

[LordGrover]

Is that training though, or working out?

[LordGrover]

Harder on shoulders though?

[LordGrover]

Nice one.

[LordGrover]