What are your lifting goals? - Page 2

Cort · 09-May-04, 09:50 PM

He means 1000 lbs total combined in squat, bench, and deadlift max. Kind of my goal too. I think I'm pretty close, I just gotta see what my deadlift max is.

**Jaster** · 10-May-04, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SurfinAmy

Jaster, what are you squatting anyway??? (Can't imagine it's not up to what it should be!)-Amy

590 It should be in the 600 range.

benman2002 · 10-May-04, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SurfinAmy

Benmann, I was wondering what do you mean "1000 pounds" - On what???????

Jaster, what are you squatting anyway??? (Can't imagine it's not up to what it should be!)

abarlament - you'll be giving the ladies a heart attack!!!

what's "clean and jerk", what's "snatch" ????

-Amy

1000lbs total on my squat + bench + deadlift

**jgriffith** · 10-May-04, 08:39 AM

My goal about 3 months ago was to hit 1000 for my 3 lifts, I just did that two weeks ago or so. My major is exercise science, I want to become a personal trainer or strength coach. Basically right now I want to create a body that is credible and I can market as a PT or someone in the field.

More specifically I'd like to get my bf down to 15% (19-20% now) and get my 3 major lifts upto 1200 lbs, 175 lbs to go.

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Andrea · 10-May-04, 09:29 AM

My goal is to be able to do pull-ups. I'd like to be a marine and I think you gotta be able to do them beforehand.

Timbers · 10-May-04, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrea

My goal is to be able to do pull-ups. I'd like to be a marine and I think you gotta be able to do them beforehand.

Former woman marine here, Andrea.
Female recruites/Marines do not do pull ups. They do what's called a "Hang".
Use the pull up bar. You hang there with your chin above the bar. I believe you need to be able to hang for at least 30 seconds to pass the hang portion of the pft. To get the max score, you have to hang 70 seconds - I did that

There is a technique though.

Place your hands on the bar as close as you can. Squeeze your elbows in tightly to your sides. EVERY muscle in your body is needed to stay up on that bar. Focus.

**kungfu74** · 10-May-04, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SurfinAmy

Kungfu - Dang you must be hard as rock!!!! Woooo hooooo!
-Amy

Amy, LOL... not hardly that's why it's my "goal"...

SurfinAmy · 10-May-04, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by benman2002

1000lbs total on my squat + bench + deadlift

That sounds sooooo damn heavy! I'm giving up on deadlifts....couple of weeks ago went heavy on squats then did deadlifts heavy also that night....then I was in severe pain all week at work...awwww, thought I would die.....
Finally went to the chiropractor and he fixed me right up in about 5 minutes...he said there's really no reason for me to do deadlifts unless I'm going to be competing or something.....

Aren't squats enough???

-Amy

DaRkAnGel · 10-May-04, 11:46 PM

I think the problem may have been form caused by inexperience or simply doing too much reps/weight. Lower the reps and try the deadlifts while paying attention to the form. I used to have some problems doing 8 rep deadlifts with my back, switched to 3 and my back feels much better.

Cort · 11-May-04, 12:37 AM

I think it may also have been doing two major lifts like that on the same night. Squats and deads both hit your back and legs a little, squats emphasizing the legs and deads emphasizing the back (unless they're stiff-leg ones.) Both are really draining lifts...I try to keep them at least 3 days apart.

arbit · 11-May-04, 12:40 AM

Yeah, I do dem on seperate days. Also I dont go to faiure on deads. Form is imp here, generally u'r quads/upper body will be stronger than u'r lower back -u'll pull more weight than the little back can handle.

SurfinAmy · 11-May-04, 10:28 AM

Well, you guys have some good explanations, ya, I think I did too much, too soon. Dark, you're right, inexperience, I've only been weight lifting for around 9 months and that's the first time I ever did the deadlifts. I was slamming that bar down let me tell you, but that's the weight my brother loaded up for me.
I think he thinks I'm going to be able to lift like his wife who is the bionic woman and benches 180 lbs now (!!!!!!!)
But I simply can't do as much weight!

Well, maybe later I'll get brave and try again one day with less weight and reps, and not on squat day - take it real slow.

I'm thinking of just trying to do abs every day to strengthen my lower back first.

-Amy

SurfinAmy · 11-May-04, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Timbers

Former woman marine here, Andrea.
Female recruites/Marines do not do pull ups. They do what's called a "Hang".
Use the pull up bar. You hang there with your chin above the bar. I believe you need to be able to hang for at least 30 seconds to pass the hang portion of the pft. To get the max score, you have to hang 70 seconds - I did that

There is a technique though.

Place your hands on the bar as close as you can. Squeeze your elbows in tightly to your sides. EVERY muscle in your body is needed to stay up on that bar. Focus.

good advice timbers, need to get a bar or something to start working on this "hang"....(my attempts at a pull up are pathetic.....well, maybe hilarious describes it better)

-Amy