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Originally Posted by gt8613
So I hope you have at least planned on directing this towards the other guy as well. I believe whatever I have said already agrees with you...
Also, you biggest asset in working-out is not your numbers but the knowledge you have in your head... which you seem to have a lot of.
Usually when people mention the big 3 or even refer to them as that... they are in the bodybuilding business. Perhaps that is what has brought all this adversity to your door? In terms of fitness... I would be more interested in how many pullups, pushup, situps you can do and how fast you can run a mile or 3 miles. I have not thoroughly read through this thread to know for sure if you have already mentioned that. Also, what would help is if you mentioned your "big 3", weight and body % before you started working out, mention how long you have been working out for, and your results now. That really helps gauge in how hard you have worked etc.
Sitting here no one knows your story... maybe you just increased your repping weight by 40ibs for all we know.... and that wouldn't be getting stronger but your muscles simply not staying dormant after being stimulated for say 8-12 months of exercises.
of course all this assumes that you have not done all that already... i feel too lazy to go through 10 pages of stuff at this point.
My initial post was telling a member that if they wanted to achieve your numbers and lets say their current max is 250 for the squat... its not hard to bump it up to 350 in a 1.5 years time. Simple as that... nothing more.
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Ok, I just went through the first couple pages... and you did mention everything other than what your originally did (pre-workout stats) so props to you. I would like to make a suggestion... I dont know what your goals are but you should def. work on your squat. I think proportionately its on the weak side with all your other numbers. Your bench is fine (regardless of what some "bench-monkeys" would like to tell you otherwise). Working out your legs releases hormones in your body which aids working out in an overall sense. Squats is the exercise that works-out the most number of muscles in your body simultaneously.
Note: "Bench monkeys" are people at the gym who only work on their bench and nothing else... then they like compare/talk trash about how they can bench more than others whereas the rest of their body is like a twig with chicken legs. Every gym has some.
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Thanks for taking the time and going through everything.
I think everyone has different goals when it comes to fitness. A full fit person isn't necessarily defined by their total weight lifted. I just posted my big three because that would point people in the direction of fitness i "major" in.
On a side note, i currenly weigh about 199 and my squat is at 315 atm. I'm going to go for a 245 bench this tueday up from my 225 for 5 reps. I'm also on a very slow cut. Planning on deloading soon but I'm not feeling the need to do so atm. Havent thrown in cardio yet, the slight add that i have might be the reason why.
I've improved a bit since i started this thread!! And i've taken some of the more positive advice others have thrown at me so thanks for all of you for that.