thinking it might be interesting to get a list of forummers here who have successfully reached the 1000lb total for their barbell back squat, barbell bench press and barbell deadlift. doesn't matter what sort of training you're into, if you've got those numbers, post them!

it's always fun to look at numbers if you want to get inspired, stroke your ego, etc. so post your totals!

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for those of us who have yet to reach this total, feel free to post yours and once you've reached it i'll add the names onto the member list. if i've missed your name, drop me a PM with a link to your post so i can add you onto the list.

This post has been edited by whatdamn: Jan 8 2013, 10:23 AM

Ok. I'll start with mine first:

Squat - 110kg (242.5lb)
Bench Press - 110kg (242.5lb)
Deadlift - 135kg (297.6lb)

Total = 355kg (782lb)

Suppose a good ratio to 1000lb will be 250lb:350lb: 400lb on bench: squat: deadlift

but i guess it depends on your bodyweight also..mine is at 77.5kg.. trying to nail both squat n deadlift numbers up..

This post has been edited by Seasick85: Nov 3 2012, 06:35 AM

Hmmm...

Squat 210
Bench 85 (lol i know)
Deadlift 217.5

I wear around 69-71kg.

85kg or 85lb for one rep?

Squat - 340lb (156kg)
Bench Press - 220lb (100kg)
Deadlift - 370lb (168kg)
Total - 930lb (423kg)

currently at 178lbs bodyweight and am still able to compete in the 82.5kg weight class.

wow your deadlift ...how many reps for all those above ?

I'll bite,

Squats 130kg (285lbs)
Bench 100kg (220lbs)
Deadlift 200kg (440lbs)

945lbs total at 75kg approx.
All except deads are not 1rm's, don't have them because I neverr attempted.



This post has been edited by mikehuan: Nov 3 2012, 10:21 AM

Good stuff mike. So you did break your PR and then some eh.

Squats: 100kg
Bench: 75kg
Deadlift: 130kg
I'm around 66kgs.

Oh that was with straps and belt. The most recent one was without. Which pr should I put in lol. You didn't really specify

And nope didn't manage the 180 raw

For dealift, for my PR is naked + normal sports attire..no straps, belts, all RAW!

So ur deadlift should be around 170-180kg one rep max deadlift..

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Added on November 3, 2012, 10:51 amAll one rep max for each exercise.. not so great la still need improvement..

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Added on November 3, 2012, 10:54 amWow gratz man..almost 1000lb..ur bench need some work compared to other lifts..but anyways, gud job!

This post has been edited by Seasick85: Nov 3 2012, 10:54 AM

You doing it raw does not mean that everyone else should. Unless specified its a RAW deadlift I'm not gonna edit my numbers.

I wouldn't be doing so much raw deads anyways if I didn't misplace my straps grr..

Good job guys. Good to see your maxes being posted for the benefit of all.

Mike, I have to admit I did not put much thought into my post but when I get home, I shall make some amendments. I suggest you and future posts include a note at the side of the lift or somewhere in your post stating if any equipment was used to aide in your PR for the required lifts.

Keep it up guys and gals.

Thanks seasick, but even then I'm still not welcome into the club just yet.

Believe it or not I'm still looking for that sweet spot with my grip hence the low numbers. My peers in the same category are however easily surpassing my bench numbers

As they say, WIP.

I guess it all boils down to you being in canada and able to join a powerlifting competition.

We however don't have the objective in mind hence the indifference of using tools. I would definitely be training the same way as you if such an event happens here. Until then, straps and belt for me heh

Squat - 112.45kg (247.9lb)
Bench Press - 110kg (242.5lb)
Deadlift - 135kg (297.6lb)

Total - 357.45kg (788lb)

as per today (3th November 2012)..

So strong.

chasing numbers i see. hehehe. keep up the enthusiasm man. your first 2 milestones would be to break the 300lb barrier on your deadlift and squat.

I think my bench can't go that much so i target around 250lb for my bench.. which is not much far..i just did 242.5lb yesterday..

300lb for deadlift sounds not much..i target at double my bodyweight first, around 341.7lb..

As for squat, 300lb sounds good enough..the more the better..

Do you increase your muscle mass during upping your max?

250lb for the bench would be a nice milestone to reach and then slowly work up to 300lb which is not going to be easy because it will take a lot of time.

it's always a numbers game but you should always train to have a rep or two left in you or you might find yourself cutting weight back often.

tbh, i feel that i've only increased strength and size takes a back seat in my endevours. i don't feel like i look big if that makes sense.

For me, benching has always been in the game..that's y relatively it has bigger ratio compared to my other lifts..

300lb is still long way for me.. Despite that, I still hope that my deadlift numbers which is going up is gonna help me boost up some of bench numbers..

Not pushing to limit? I thought for max strength, you need to give it all? Covered by longer rest periods?


Strength is what matters, size is what that follows..

when you test for your 1RM yes but if you're going through your training cycle, you should not be going balls to the wall every week in order to keep making progress week to week. don't forget to deload too.

longer rest periods when going at 90-95% of your 1RM is the way to go.

Yeap, actually i kinda like get the feeling of deload where you gather and rest your strength nerves during heavy singles to triples. It helps me just that i kinda feel like dunno when to start deload..

My deload training style consist of doing fitness style reps (12-15 reps) at 60-70% for 4 sets..at the end of set of last rep is up to failure..

Is it good to be training this way or just follow the 5x5 but just deloading the weights?

No. Then why do some people who bench less than you are bigger? It's not how much you lift but how much you look like you can lift.

personally, if i'm on a deload week i keep my main lifts at around my warm up weights which is around 60% and halve my accessory work. i would not recommend increasing the reps or going to failure at all because the point of having a deload week is to give you an easy week to keep the blood flowing to the muscles and to rest.

however, i have seen guys/gals go on a 3 week cycle which goes something like 75%/85%/95%-1RM and skipping the usual 4th week deload like what i do. their logic is that the 75% is considered an easy week for them after going through a week at 95% or higher.

Ok. Some people think of that way. Its personal preference.

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Added on November 5, 2012, 12:23 pmI see.. so the trends follows like increasing intensity for few weeks and deload for 1 week, and next cycle is same pattern except that the intensity is bigger compared to previous cycle? eg 75/85/95% - 1rm, deload, let's say the max is increased by 5%, so 75/85/95% - 1.05rm, deload and so on..

Is this right? Is it good to always stay at 75/85/95% or change frequently?

This post has been edited by Seasick85: Nov 5 2012, 12:23 PM

You still benching 2 inches above chest?

No, I'm saying you need to improve your bench form, not your poundage.

I was going to explain further but this post hit it.

Yeah, as I mentioned, touching chest frequently FOR ME is gonna do rotator injuries for me, despite knowing the fact that there are many rotator cuff exercises..

However, I've tested also several times that for one rep max between touching chest and 2 inches off is no difference for me..hence i'm gonna use 2 inches since it is better for my rotator cuff, so i can just concentrated on duin it 2 inches off..

Is this something bothering you? Just wondering..

From your pics, if you can actually bench a 100 kilograms, your chest development is pretty suboptimal. Just sayin. If you really are a purist in benching philosophy you would know that if you lifted that way in official PL comps, you would be disqualified. If you post something in a forum, your lifting vids, pics, etc, be prepared for some feedback, and not necessarily the ones you would want to hear.

Is my bench form poor? I mean all of the setup and everything?

Is that what you wanna comment? For justifying everything you believe about TOUCHING your chest is a must?? For everybody? Despite advising them that they should do whatever that works?

Look, if you're the person that have big chest or 90 degree elbow angles and rarely had rotator cuff, you WOULD only understand that..but think of also the people which really had been doing some experiments and what works for them as well.. to me, benching 2 inches off is NOTHING wrong as long as the one rep max between touching n not is the same.. Ok I take note that duin rotator exercises will MAYBE eventually avoid all this things..but not everyone does it, including me..

So, I take note on whatever comments that is necessary, but do note on my standings as well on this matter..

You bench for strength, not for size so you are more towards the Powerlifter kind of bench pressing style yet you didn't touch your chest (because of your rotator cuff injury). So, right now, there is no visible goal for you to try to aim more bench poundage. Just like what DL said, even if you managed to hit 200kg bench poundage, you are still disqualified because you are not hitting you chest.

I saw a video once on Youtube, a teenage guy benching 500lbs for 1RM yet didn't touch his chest (1 inch from his chest) and people said that it is not legit bench, Heck, even it will be disqualified in PL comp. So, why bother bench?

You might wanna take a vid on your one rep max touching chest form.

U train without touching chest, and yet when u do the hardest set you still can pull it off? Chest development tbh isn't there, maybe its the bf% so I won't comment on it till u cut down. But then again it shouldn't matter since you're strength oriented.

I'm skeptical, tbh.

And the irony of u calling me out when I deadlift with straps and belt, lol.

your understanding is correct on the training cycle.

there is no issue with staying at the 75/85/95% as long as you are loading up more plates so that you know you are making progress. you don't always have to test your max but if you do find the weights you're using now become less challenging, you might consider testing your max and tweaking the weights you use for your lifts accordingly.

regarding your bench technique and your rotator cuff problem, i would suggest a few things to look out for next time you bench:
- is the bar sitting on your wrist? not behind it.
- are your elbows below your wrist throughout the movement? not in front of it.
- are you lowering the bar to the point on your chest between your pecs and sternum? this would very likely be the shortest bar path.
- are you flaring or keeping your elbows towards your side? the former tends to cause shoulder problems when heavier weights are being moved.
- shoulder blades should be digging into the bench and remain there from the moment you remove the bar from the hooks.

the above are just some of the things that make up the checklist in my head before performing the press so, hopefully this helps you too.

I have WORSE rotator cuff problems that you. I say this without a doubt. People here mean well but you're the one being stubborn. If you were to post your bench video on sites like T-nation forums you would get dissed to hell bro.

hehe, i would rather do 6-8 good reps than trying very hard for 1MR tbh

For what? Building muscles? Sure. But now, in this very thread, they are discussing about how much is your 1RM lift for bench, squats and deads. They are not discussing about what is the best reps for building muscles.

hehe, no one cares tbh. youre missing the point of the thread

thanks for steering the thread back to the original point guys.

back to the topic.

sigh..
here's mine
Squats 185lbs
Bench 140lbs
Deadlift 225lbs

total 550lbs
hopefully can reach 800lbs by Feb'13

looks good. keep an eye on that goal man.

i'm giving up squats though..i have a wrist problem so i can bend it 180 to support the bar on my back....have started hack squats though..and loving it

2 things I want to mention on this video. 1st one is look how Stan Efferding holds the barbell during squat. It might fix the problem on your squats. 2nd, this is the current world record =)

i wouldn't give up the back squat and replace them with hack squats (barbell or machine variant) as the latter is targeted at your quads. i would however recommend both back and hack squat as part of your routine .

with regards to your wrist problem, you're most likely resting the bar closer to the underside of your knuckles and not on your wrist. this causes your wrist to hyperextend further irritating your wrist problems while you squat. i would suggest that you do a reasonable amount of wrist stretches prior to any workout requiring your wrists to flex and to use wrist wraps for added support.

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Added on November 8, 2012, 12:34 amgood stuff.

for those who are lazy to watch the video, 864lb raw squat is the squat to beat. note that raw lifts still allow 13mm thick belts, wrist wraps and neoprene knee sleeves.

before thinking about entering the 2000lb club, let's focus on entering the 1000lb club first, heh.

This post has been edited by whatdamn: Nov 8 2012, 12:34 AM

Here's mine..
DL 286 lbs
squat 220 lbs
bench 198 lbs

total 704 lbs.. around 66kg now. need to eat more

almost the end of November now. anyone testing/tested their maxes?

still looking for potential members.

Just tested my max for squat for the first time on last Monday. It was 271lbs 1RM and it is easy (no grinding). I'll test it on next Monday together with deadlift. This Friday I'll test the bench press.

My estimation, I would be around 650 lbs total

you probably have another 30-40lbs more in your squat you've also got the weight to push/pull huge weights, so i think if you did focus on strength, you might very well reach that 1000lb goal sooner.

This post has been edited by whatdamn: Nov 29 2012, 01:38 AM

End of 2012 bump.

Anyone tested maxes lately post them up. Even if your a specialist in anyone of those lifts, post them up. Happy new year all!

Okay, I'll add mine into the equation.

Bench = 154 lbs
Squats = 242 lbs
Deadlift = 264 lbs

Total is 660 lbs. Far from 1000 lbs. =/

good. one of your resolutions for 2013 would be to bring your total up to 800lbs or more.

All my lifts either stagnated or went down T.T

I have, however, lost 4 inches of waist measurement LOL. And 3kg

Current stats as per 29/12/2012 (end of year 2012):

Bench 110kg,
Squat 121kg,
Deadlift 148kg,

Total lift 379kg = 835.5lb

Will try target 900lb for next year!!

My stats are

bench press - 125kg (275lbs) x 5 reps
squats - 160kg (352lbs) x 4 reps
deadlift - 200kg (440lbs) x 2 reps

so my total is 1067lbs. Yay! I'm in! Bodyweight 83kg btw.

This post has been edited by wildcat90: Jan 2 2013, 02:08 AM

Props but those value should be 1RM

Thanks.

But don't know them cause never tried.

wow..superstrong..any tips to increase bench presses? coz i'm stuck at 100kg for reps? Your deadlift is superb but i think ur squat is ur best lift next to bench..

Just keep pushing yourself and train consistently. Aim for incremental increases. One rep at a time. One kg at a time. And my bench is pretty weak actually... I think of it as the weakest among the 3.

Thanks for the tips..btw, I've stuck at 90kg 5x5 since last year..been trying to finish up till last set but still can't get the last set..always had up to 4th set for 5 reps..does that mean that i should increase my mass to help me break the plateau or try find out my weak link and work towards that?

The progress is very slow as I can do now 95kg x 6 reps now..100kg for 4 reps.. basically what i'm trying to say is that i can't go for incremental increases even the smallest plate..maybe i should go for lower rep ranges? 3x5? 2x5? 1x5? how does that help?

Thanks in advance..

Word. Here they compare d*** size and who can piss further. Let the game's begin! I'm just a spectator.

Idiot.

Idiot is yourself. Ts said those who has 1000lbs post. You don't have it yet you post. Butthurt much. lol. Sorry I hurt your ego go cry to mummy now.

Imma ignore you now.

This post has been edited by Jason: Jan 4 2013, 10:51 PM

If you think of that way, then suit yourself. Others felt that this can increase their motivation more, same as I do. If you don't want to contribute, its fine but don't belittle other's effort.

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Added on January 4, 2013, 11:35 pmThis was stated on the very first post.

This post has been edited by alien9: Jan 4 2013, 11:36 PM

Siapa yang makan cili dia yang rasa pedas. I didn't belittle anyone or call anybody out. If you butthurt maybe should look at your own confidence level and keep those ego in check.

I will take your advice and excuse myself. Carry on.

Idiot.

Congrats on being the first on the list! No prizes though. Heh. By the looks of it you should be able to max at 1100lbs if you did test your maxes on each lift. Looking forward to your actual max and I'll gladly update your total on the front page.

Will test max in about 4 weeks from now. Hopefully I can enter this group myself. Anyone else interested in testing too?

Dang. So close.


Squat - 315 lbs / around 142kg (belt only)

Bench Press - 235 lbs / around 106kg

Deadlift - 425 lbs / around 192kg (belt only, occasionally without it)

Total - 975 lbs


All done at bodyweight of 68kg / 150 lb.

Note: All of the numbers above are my one rep max. For deadlift, I use weightlifting chalk for better grip instead of using straps.

This post has been edited by Iron_grizzly: Apr 2 2013, 01:15 AM

good job Iron_grizzly. only 25lb more to go.

how's everyone else doing these days?

was wondering if anyone would like to start a meetup to set verified PRs. think of it as a trial run powerlifting meet if you'd like? i'm back in sunny Malaysia now and wouldn't mind setting something up.

Hi guys, wanna share mine too.

Squats - 365lbs
Bench - 275lbs
Deadlifts - 405lbs

Total 1045lbs

I'm @ 105kg.
crap i feel really weak compared to other members who achieve 1000lbs @ much lower bodyweight.

Time to lose some weight i guess=)

damn, you guys are crazy...

if my current weight (not included bar) are

Squats - 110lbs
Bench - 110lbs
Deadlifts - 198lbs

how long it take for me to achieve 1000lb??

how much weight should i add each week??
P.S: i been stuck with this 1 max rep for few weeks d.

Sounds fun.

progressive overload /10

if you reached a plateau, perhaps do a week deload or a full week rest

if still no progress/ maybe can change routine

i not sure how much they take to reach 1000lbs total

but i lifted 1 year and only manage to reach

308lbs deadlift
231lbs squats
149lbs bench

lol barely even 700lbs total

thanks man..
will start adding small amount a weight...may be 1.25~2.5kg per week..
but u squats way more than u bench.. that is impressive

squat and deadlift for a normal person of course is more than bench lol

back muscle and quads and hamstring are all bigger muscle thn chest, of course they can move more weight

This post has been edited by Manlet: May 3 2013, 02:18 PM

cause mine is same..
may be i have a weak leg..

Damned! Still shortage of 15kGs (33lbs).... Not qualified to join any TT sessions for this 1000 LBS club..

SQUAT-330
BENCH-250
DEADS-400

and i know my squat sucks but my legs are my best bodypart

will try to add extra 20lbs to my dead this week lol

Goodstuff guys.

Any suggestions for a suitable gym to meetup to set some PRs? I'm thinking gym rakyat in tmn maluri because almost nobody uses the cage and it only costs rm5 with a locker.

Let's throw some ideas around.

Guys, I did finally manage to break the 1000 lbs barrier. Wooooohoooooo!!


Here are my latest numbers for all the lifts


Squats - 170kg / roughly 374 lbs

Bench press - same ol' weight - 106kg / around 235 lbs

Deadlift - 200kg / around 440 lbs

Total - 1049 lbs

All done at bodyweight of 70 kg / 154 lbs



Note:

The numbers posted above are my one rep max for each lift.

Equipments used :

Deadlift - same thing, belt and chalk
Squats - Belt and knee sleeves
Bench - chalk, for better grip since I bench relatively wide

This post has been edited by Iron_grizzly: Jun 9 2013, 10:53 PM

my noob update:

Squats - 110lbs to 132lbs
Bench - 110lbs to 132lbs
Deadlifts - 198lbs (same)

still need 538 lbs more..

Gonna add my lifts into here as a benchmark.

As of today (16 July 2013), I am capable of lifting

Squats : 264.5 lbs
Deadlift: 290 lbs
Bench: 165.3

Totals up to 719 lbs.

Another 281 lbs/127 kg to go. =(

Hey man I saw you last year when uni gym first opened. I think you squatted like what.. 40kg's with your tall friend with lots of pimple? Anyway that's good progress. Keep it up bro.

Whoa.. Surprised to see someone recognize me lol. Anyway, I'm trying to hit 850 lbs by end of the year. Trying my own mixture of strength + hypertrophy routine.

Hey guys ill try putting mine up.
But I havent tried for 1rm yet so I'll put up what im training with at the moment:
Squats: 264.5lbs
Bench: 242.5lbs
Deadlift: 297.6lbs

All together only 804.6lbs.. Still a long way to go..

All this is raw and I do 3-4 sets of 8 reps. I've never used a strap before so not sure how to make full use of it. But if I can keep getting higher raw then thats good.

My weight is at 76kg(167.5lbs)

Looking to improve it next week!

This post has been edited by zulayuka: Jul 18 2013, 01:18 AM

As per dated 10/7/2013 (beginning of Ramadhan)

Bench 115kg
Squat 120kg
Deadlift 145kg

Total 380kg = 838lb, bodyweight 76kg, height 1.74m

I very funny because my squat-bench-deads all (almost) same weight, where on bb.com you can easily see that most westerners have higher squat and deadlift stats than their bench press , so just wanna ask also, am I doing something wrong? Or is it genetics or something.

Bench 105kg - 231lbs
Squat 105kg - 231lbs
Deadlift 110kg - 242.5lbs
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Total - 705.479 lbs
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This post has been edited by KingArthurVI: Jul 23 2013, 09:03 AM

Your not doing anything wrong. But people usually can squat and dead larger amounts because they are using the biggest muscle in the body for these exercises so thats why it isn't a surprise if they exceed your bench.

What I suggest is try pushing your squat and deadlifts a little more, you might suprise yourself at how much more weight you can actually do now.

And it could be because you've trained your chest much more than the other 2 so we never know~
Just keep doing what your doing but try pushing a little harder with the squats and deadlifts and you'll see results.

Bench 40kg
Squat 40kg
Deadlift 50kg

Total 130kg = 286lb, bodyweight 62kg, height 1.70m T.T
u guys so pro leh!!

are you still new to lifting weights?
may be you are still inexperience in letting your inner potential out

squats 65kg (143lbs)
bench 25kg (55lbs)
deadlift 90kg (198lbs)

total: 396lbs

59kg and 163cm

Bodyweight 72kg.
Deadlift 465
squat 315
bench 315

At single digit bodyfat.

i have been working out for almost a year already T.T