Power and Explosivness?

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:32 am

no probs

madmaxx · Post by **madmaxx** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:23 am

I actually have a question about being able to lift your own body weight. So I weigh 196 now (finally under 200!), but I can squat / bench 210. What is that saying exactly? I'm assuming that's good right?

TheAmazingOti · Post by **TheAmazingOti** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:15 am

You should actually squat around 1.5 times your body weight. 1.0 on the bench, though, so you're looking good there.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:31 pm

i like a 1.5 - 2 x bodyweight deadlift/squat and a 1.25 x bw bench/chin ups...if you're not at these and simply focus on getting stronger

RK19 · Post by **RK19** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:41 am

squatting 1 1/2 x bodyweight and benching 1x bodyweight is this for reps or 1 rep max?

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:11 am

1 rep max actually performed not projected from tables

laurenwilcox · Post by **laurenwilcox** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:48 pm

hey swanso!
today in the gym i tried squating 155.
the first set i did was 105, 10reps
the second i did was 125, 10reps
the third was 155, 6 reps, then 8, then 6
i think that has been a big improvment for me after sitting on lazy butt over the march break!

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:47 pm

great job, keep it up