strength pound for pound

You weigh 158 and your maxing out at 205? You looking for a pat on the back or encouragment? If your benching 1 1/2 times your bodyweight your a strong dude. 200lbs is nothing to be ashamed off. Many cant even bench there own weight let alone one and a half times. And remember this is the internet. Everyone on this forum can bench 300lbs.

 

Hi. I don't put much emphasis on strength only, but I'm 5"10, 154LBS and these are the 5X3 stats from my crossfit workout log. I think someone mentioned that if you're along the lines of a 1X bodyweight bench press, 1.25X bodyweight squat, and 1.5X bodyweight deadlift, than you are considered basically strong for your weight; as far as lifting weights goes.

175LB Bench Press
225LB Squat
315LB Deadlift

I dont know my weighted pullup amount, but i can do 100 pullups broken up. I usually just perform towel pullups when it comes to a weighted pullup day.

 

It was just the emoticon you used. I was tempted to make a similar response.

Your numbers are good.

 

I once bench pressed 3,231lbs and can usually dead lift around 1,400 with my 46 inch *****.

 

I really enjoy strength training, second only to sparring.

My current numbers are... drumroll...
270lbz squat
330lbs deadlift
185lbs bench

1 rep maxes

The actual maxes at the moment are probably higher, but we are getting stronger, that's what is important.

Also, some nice other things I like to throw in:

DB Rows 100lb db x 20 reps is my record on that, excellent exercise.

Box squat 310lb off a parallel box.

About 15 wide-ish grip pullups.

Push Press 75kg. (single)

Good numbers you have for a dude your weight mate, I'm 10 lbs heavier.

205 bench is a solid bench, people generally, ESPECIALLY ON THE BENCH PRESS, I can't emphasise this enough, don't do proper full reps or are assisted reps, so take people's bench (and leg press, oh my god) numbers with a pinch of salt

 

How much you weigh? :think Your bench seems a bit low..

 

i weigh between 190 and ~195. i bench about 225-230 but prefer doing weighted and elevated pushups for reps to actual bench pressing because i prefer endurance. i do 3x50 with my feet about 4' off the ground. anywho, the most ive squated was ~380x2, cant remember. and the most i can dead lift is about 425 and my grip breaks, gotta work on my forearm strength more. Pullups my 1 set max was just 22 without added weight, never tried a weighted pullup actually.

 

Bro im 145 and max out at about 120 on the bench so man dont be ashamed.

 

Lifting weights is all good but i feel this is not an accuarete indicator of strength as when we are competing against another person we are not using just one muscles we are using are whole body at once also the way in which manage to effectively propel are strength against another person comes in to play.for instance i'm sure all my strenght against the strongest man in the worlds arm i would come out on top.my way of lookin at it is you cannot tell how strong someones is untill you feel it much lik you cannot tel how hard someone punches until they punch you.i think the word i am lookin at is functional strength.

 

Benching your own bodyweight is strong
Squating 1 1/2 times your bodyweight is also strong

anything higher is well...

 

I don't bench a lot.
I prefer military press.
I'm 168lbs.


I actually neglect the chest, strangely.