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Originally Posted by gt8613
Yes, what you say is completely correct and I agree numbers... after a certain point (actually even your point) are dangerous. I think there is a bit of miscommunication going on here... my first response in this thread was because I thought someone was stating that benching 200+, s 300+ d 300+ was a major feat. Which in truth isn't as long as you are an avg. build. I would argue you could hit those goals or come very close to it in 1.5 years starting from scratch (avg. build).
Apart from that, anything I have to say was conveyed in my last post. I was actually going to mention what you said about numbers and fitness in my post as well but then I left it out... to not interject too much into this topic. However, I do believe that anyone who consistently works-out would have higher s and d numbers...
I am a hypocrite at this point however as I don't workout anymore... and probably can't match the same numbers as OP at this point... but I know I could hit them easily (if not more) within 1.5 years (were I to start today)... since I have done that before.
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Oh, lastly, I have a bit of a bias... since I now realize what you mean. I played football in highschool and so for me one of the major if not the only goal of working out was to get stronger (and have a tougher body to sustain injuries). It was not as much about staying fit... and so I have always seen working out through that perception. Hence when I say I expect(ed) OP's numbers to be higher... I was in that frame of mind. And in that case... his numbers are very reasonable and actually pretty good for a healthy male individual who is just keeping fit and healthy.
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My big three total was indeed a feat. but a feat. for myself. It wasn't a post to imply "do you even lift because i do, here's my crazy numbers hur hur." I know it's not a lot, and i know people half my weight that lifts 2x as much as i do, is my total impressive? No, it's not that impressive, but am i proud of it? You better bet your ass i am.