[Week 33] - What weight?

**Trick D** · 01-30-2006, 08:21 PM

There is always a number that people think of when they think someone is strong or not... so I am going to ask you some bodyweights and you say what is a strong number. Give a good number for each of the big three (squats, deadlifts, bench)

Lets take a typical 25 year old male. Ladies can do the same with different weights if they like.

1st male weighs 125

2nd male weighs 160

3rd Male weighs 200

4th male weighs 250

htxred · 01-31-2006, 12:41 PM

1st male weighs 125 195/185/160

2nd male weighs 160 315/275/260

3rd Male weighs 200 405/365/315

4th male weighs 250 very big numbers

this is all considering its solid bodyweight and not a chubby mf...

**Trick D** · 01-31-2006, 01:12 PM

Good stuff... I know this is a weak question but I couldn't think of anything, but everytime you go to the gym you see someone doing weight and immediately your brain says he is strong or not... I thought it was decently true.

htxred · 01-31-2006, 06:31 PM

well i think in general its true, if you look big, and for the most part, the people who are assuming that big people should be strong are the people who know what to look for. we know what a jacked mf looks like and what a fat mf looks like. so if you're str8 jacked, you should have numbers behind that. i dont buy all that "look strong but not really strong", its all crap, if you're not strong then you dont look strong..

now there are some people who dont look strong but are, thats a totally different topic though

Lift · 01-31-2006, 08:20 PM

I agree with htxred's numbers except i'd swith the dead and squat numbers i always expect to see a bigger deadlift, im not sure why its just something i've noticed.

**Peaked_18** · 01-31-2006, 08:39 PM

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/elite.htm

**NNTB** · 01-31-2006, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Peaked_18

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/elite.htm

..i like htxred's #'s better

**Trick D** · 01-31-2006, 09:38 PM

Well that really doesn't break them down like I wanted you too... soo lets just continue the talking!

**Trick D** · 01-31-2006, 09:43 PM

Here is my classifications of borderline strong:
(bench/Squat/Deadlift)

1st male weighs 125 (185/200/215)

2nd male weighs 160 (240/300/300)

3rd Male weighs 200 (300/375/375)

4th male weighs 250 (400/500/500)

**Peaked_18** · 01-31-2006, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Trick D

Well that really doesn't break them down like I wanted you too... soo lets just continue the talking!

I know, it's just an outline. Basically if you hit the number in three lifts, you are strong.

Not exactly what you wanted, but enough.

**Trick D** · 01-31-2006, 11:05 PM

There is nothing wrong with those numbers... in my eyes, if you hit any of those numbers, even cat 4 or whatever you are strong as hell. I'm glad you posted it, and it is nice to know what USAPL use to use.

animalfan · 02-01-2006, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Peaked_18

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/elite.htm

cool, i can beat the class4 for 181 pounds! not sure what that means, though.

**Trick D** · 02-01-2006, 07:07 PM

To me, that is pretty damn impressive... I don't do squats so I can't add my stuff in there.

**Peaked_18** · 02-01-2006, 07:34 PM

Why no squats?

~~2Ripped4U~~ · 02-01-2006, 08:05 PM

How long have they been lifting, and whats their bf%?

**Trick D** · 02-01-2006, 09:40 PM

3 bulging discs in lower back from a car wreck... anytime I do squats I feel all the pressure go straight to my bulging discs... I have to do hack squats... which are a bit better than nothing.

Well, it is just your opinion... if you see a 25 year old and know their weight and don't know anything about them. What weights do you think they should be able to put up to be "strong" in your opinion. Some people thought I was strong when I weighed 130 and could bench 185.... others thought I was a weakling... that is what I am talking about.

htxred · 02-02-2006, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Trick D

3 bulging discs in lower back from a car wreck... anytime I do squats I feel all the pressure go straight to my bulging discs... I have to do hack squats... which are a bit better than nothing.

Well, it is just your opinion... if you see a 25 year old and know their weight and don't know anything about them. What weights do you think they should be able to put up to be "strong" in your opinion. Some people thought I was strong when I weighed 130 and could bench 185.... others thought I was a weakling... that is what I am talking about.

well its like i said, the people that are in the game and have been in the game for a long time know a 130lb person that pushes 185 is pretty damn strong for his size. its like saying a fat 250lb person benching 185 is strong... some people that judge dont really know what they're talkin about.

**Trick D** · 02-02-2006, 01:27 AM

Heh, I know what you mean exactly... this was just to see how people interpret things differently...

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htxred Pro Stature Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: houston Posts: 227 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	1st male weighs 125 195/185/160 2nd male weighs 160 315/275/260 3rd Male weighs 200 405/365/315 4th male weighs 250 very big numbers this is all considering its solid bodyweight and not a chubby mf...

01-31-2006, 06:31 PM	#4
htxred Pro Stature Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: houston Posts: 227 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	well i think in general its true, if you look big, and for the most part, the people who are assuming that big people should be strong are the people who know what to look for. we know what a jacked mf looks like and what a fat mf looks like. so if you're str8 jacked, you should have numbers behind that. i dont buy all that "look strong but not really strong", its all crap, if you're not strong then you dont look strong.. now there are some people who dont look strong but are, thats a totally different topic though

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~~2Ripped4U~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NY Posts: 1,463 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	How long have they been lifting, and whats their bf%?

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