I will start lifting again to prepare myself for summer baseball. Haven’t been in the weight room since January because of school baseball but I have been performing body weight exercises.
Over the course of September to January, here are my 1RMs from September to now.
Bench: 106 to 150
Squat: 190 to 250
Deadlift: 210 to 275
(I’m a 16 year old sophomore)
Any advice on what program I should follow?
5/3/1 has tons of options and is flexible enough for just about anyone.
wait… this guy asked essentially the exact same question a month apart? jeez…
OP, bro dost tho even hoist?
[quote]StrengthDawg wrote:
wait… this guy asked essentially the exact same question a month apart? jeez…
OP, bro dost tho even hoist?[/quote]
Posted in the wrong forum, my bad. I looked for the thread in here and thought a moderator disapproved of it, so I posted again.
Update from summer to now:
(in lbs)
Squat: 250 to 320
Bench: 150 to 180
Deadlift: 275 to 385x5 on the trap bar
One thing that I would like to develop is a more aggressive mentality. I used to be pretty good at turning nervous energy into aggression, not so much anymore. After watching some Matt Kroc videos, I used to get really pissed like him but I’m not as aggressive anymore. The things that used to piss me off don’t anymore. Any ideas on how to gain that mental edge back?
[quote]rainman97 wrote:
One thing that I would like to develop is a more aggressive mentality. I used to be pretty good at turning nervous energy into aggression, not so much anymore. After watching some Matt Kroc videos, I used to get really pissed like him but I’m not as aggressive anymore. The things that used to piss me off don’t anymore. Any ideas on how to gain that mental edge back?[/quote]
Watch your parents die. It’s good enough for Batman, it’s good enough for you.
[quote]rainman97 wrote:
One thing that I would like to develop is a more aggressive mentality. I used to be pretty good at turning nervous energy into aggression, not so much anymore. After watching some Matt Kroc videos, I used to get really pissed like him but I’m not as aggressive anymore. The things that used to piss me off don’t anymore. Any ideas on how to gain that mental edge back?[/quote]
An aggessive mentality for what?
Before a lift. Matt Kroc style
[quote]rainman97 wrote:
Before a lift. Matt Kroc style[/quote]
Unless you’re in a competition, I don’t really see a lot of value in this. Keep in mind, the videos you are seeing of Matt Kroc are before hitting some sort of PR. If you buy his DVD and see how he trains normally, it’s pretty normal stuff. If you try to psyche yourself up before every lift, you’re just going to drain yourself and most likely not get stronger.
That’s what I’m talking about. I usually test every month or so. The stuff that used to get me pissed has come and gone. Looking for new ways to do it when I’m testing for a PR.
[quote]rainman97 wrote:
That’s what I’m talking about. I usually test every month or so. The stuff that used to get me pissed has come and gone. Looking for new ways to do it when I’m testing for a PR. [/quote]
Well since I’m not the grade A comedian I thought I was I guess I’ll give you some actual help.
I think the best answer to your question is don’t. Get used to lifting normally, do your workouts, put the work in, and take the progress as it comes. It won’t take long and you’ll be repping out your current max without any of the hyping up. You’re a sophomore in high school, trust me when I say there will be plenty of time and things to be pissed about. When something happens and it re-lights the fire in you, you’ll know and then you’ll be able to get back to killing shit
[quote]rainman97 wrote:
That’s what I’m talking about. I usually test every month or so.[/quote]
Why?
[quote]tylerkeen42 wrote:
Well since I’m not the grade A comedian I thought I was I guess I’ll give you some actual help.
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Don’t worry, I give you an A. I loled.