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LordGrover said:
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.
My running has curtailed now, 10k out of the way. I'll still do the parkruns.I'll be starting with Wendler's 5/3/1 - it's worked for me in the past.
I played with Rip's SS a few months ago. My 3x5 puts me at just under the 1000, so single lifts should be comfortably over. Total is around 300kgs down from my PB, but time marches on, gotta stop living in the past.
didelydoo said:
Halb said:
What programs do you now use for all three?
It's your tricep strength that gives you a good bench?
I'm gonna start lifting again. Never be what I used to be but threads like this make me envious.
Run my own program for all 3, seems to work well for me- a pretty simple which I've been doing for about a year now. And yup, I'm all tricep for benching, close grip is markedly better than wide, which I'm trying to even out a bit.It's your tricep strength that gives you a good bench?
I'm gonna start lifting again. Never be what I used to be but threads like this make me envious.
LordGrover said:
Is that training though, or working out?
Well i no longer compete in anything, so i suppose i just "work out" ... although i've never really bought into the popular distinction you're making. I dont "work out" with any less intensity or focus than i used to, it's simply that with a few notable exceptions, i'm no longer trying to add weight to my deadlift, etc. Some people might even say that a 3x body weight deadlift was ok for an almost-40-something with a desk job.....
Just because I started thinking about this earlier and have not really focussed on the big 3 for a while, I thought I'd bump this thread.
BW 90kgs - Height 5ft10
According to Jefit I'm calculated at:
Bench 101kg - I usually do dumbells though and hit a pb of 42kg per arm X5 this week so has got me wondering what barbell bench could be if I did it more often
Squats 126kg - I usually do 5 or 8 reps and keep it strict, never tried for strength really so will revisit this tonight.
Deadlifts 165kg - I have done 170 in the past when I was 78kgs and boxing 4 times a week so hopefully I can push this up fairly quickly.
Total 392kg.
I think if I trained specifically towards the 3 lifts I may already be quite close, I really dont know where I am with bench and squat in terms of actual 1rm.
I guess that the target would be to hit 120/150/185 at 90kg then try and get back down to nearer 78kg.
How is everyone getting on?
BW 90kgs - Height 5ft10
According to Jefit I'm calculated at:
Bench 101kg - I usually do dumbells though and hit a pb of 42kg per arm X5 this week so has got me wondering what barbell bench could be if I did it more often
Squats 126kg - I usually do 5 or 8 reps and keep it strict, never tried for strength really so will revisit this tonight.
Deadlifts 165kg - I have done 170 in the past when I was 78kgs and boxing 4 times a week so hopefully I can push this up fairly quickly.
Total 392kg.
I think if I trained specifically towards the 3 lifts I may already be quite close, I really dont know where I am with bench and squat in terms of actual 1rm.
I guess that the target would be to hit 120/150/185 at 90kg then try and get back down to nearer 78kg.
How is everyone getting on?
HonestIago said:
deadmau5 said:
Currently at just over 1100 but I'll be concentrating on hypertrophy now until March 1st when I start my cut so unlikely to increase much.
What's the reasoning for not expecting progression on your main lifts while looking to add size?TheJimi said:
HonestIago said:
deadmau5 said:
Currently at just over 1100 but I'll be concentrating on hypertrophy now until March 1st when I start my cut so unlikely to increase much.
What's the reasoning for not expecting progression on your main lifts while looking to add size?Bests of:
DL 260kgs. (my back always gives a twinge eventually and this has always stopped me getting higher)
Sq 180kgs. (always neglected this. been back squatting for around 3 months and back up to 180kgs)
BP 180kgs. Did 170kgs about 2 weeks ago
Current BW 95kgs. Heaviest BW 102kgs.
620kgs total
DL 260kgs. (my back always gives a twinge eventually and this has always stopped me getting higher)
Sq 180kgs. (always neglected this. been back squatting for around 3 months and back up to 180kgs)
BP 180kgs. Did 170kgs about 2 weeks ago
Current BW 95kgs. Heaviest BW 102kgs.
620kgs total
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