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I love my new gym here. Its equipment is old. The weight plates are rusty.I have no excuses, now. I've reached gym Nirvana...
Objectives: in the next 3 months I'd like to reach:Squat: 1.5xbody weight.Bench press: 1xbody weight.Deadlift: 2xbody weight.Plan: - If I keep my weight at or below 70kg (currently at 68kg @ ~ 14% body fat).a) Bench Press target: 70kg = 155lbsb) Squat target: 105kg = 231lbsc) Deadlift target: 140kg = 309lbs
Sounds like you found the gym to make these goals a reality.
Nov 25th:Deads 1x5 @105kg = 231.5lbs. This is a personal record. It's the first time I've lifted more than the equivalent of Oly bar + 2 big plates per side. At my current weight (64.5kg / 142lbs), this is 1.63x my bodyweight. For the past couple of sessions, my grip has been giving up a bit. I may want to try alternate grip from now on (until now I've been using normal grip).
Congrats! I would stick with the Clean grip. The staggered grip can be hard on the biceps. Staggered grip is for competitive powerlifters.
Quote from: Wlfdg on December 04, 2010, 05:23:50 PMCongrats! I would stick with the Clean grip. The staggered grip can be hard on the biceps. Staggered grip is for competitive powerlifters.Thanks! Yeah, I was thinking of that. I still haven't started using chalk, so that should take care of a few more kilos worth of grip.