I want to total in the big three about 1700 at 185 pounds bw, drug free and raw . Now i’M doing in the 1300 ish at 175 BW. Training sice 1 and year and a half, i’M new to PL but love it
[quote]Gnostic wrote:
Well, I will hit the big FOUR-ZERO later this year, which has galvanized me over the last few months…
Secondary goals:
-To wrestle a Liger
-To throw a football a quarter mile (like I did in the 80’s)
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Don’t forget to learn how to dance like D’Quan!
MIKE
Make PGA tour, or at least Nationwide. Get a degree in Physical therapy and or nutrition science.
Get as much ass as wideguy.
Lean BW up to 210 in 2-3 years, (from 175)
Age 26, weight 175, sex yes please.
V
I’m 26, 5’8”, 175, 7-10% bodyfat. Using the Jackson-Pollock (Heyward) 7-site protocol to measure bodyfat, I came out at 7% BF. But I KNOW you guys are going to say, “prove it, show us a picture!” Fair enough. I think the number is too low. My abs are pretty ripped but I have more fat in my lower back and legs than I’d like.
Goals: I like to set behavioural goals based on actions that are within my control to make, rather than set outcome goals. I don’t set body-composition goals because I don’t have direct control over that outcome, but I have specific goals and practices with regard to how and when I train and eat.
My current 1RMs are 435 deadlift, 385 squat (almost did that twice, to parallel), and 235 bench. As you probably infer by the numbers, I have strong legs and a comparatively weak upper body.
Some of my behaviour goals then are:
-
improve my bench technique and poundage. (Learn more about technique and program design from T-Nation and powerlifters in my gym. Then unleash the beast every week!)
-
get to lowest BF% of my lifetime within about 6 weeks. (Ok, this is an outcome-based goal, but I’m basically just going a little further than I’ve successfully gone before, so I don’t have any doubt about being able to reach it compared to, say, benching 500.)
-
get an armband tattoo in 10 weeks!
-
become a better cook! A plug here for Berardi’s awesome Gourmet Nutrition! My goal is to cook at least one new recipe a week, and to keep making healthy, high-performance cooking more fun, interesting, appealing and efficient, so that I will consistently eat well without binging for a lifetime, because my meals will always have variety and be impressive to dates and guests.
-
Train consistently! In the past, I had training lapses. When I did go to the gym, I always put in a hard workout, but my training frequency was sporadic. Now I’m lining up different workout protocols from T-Nation to try.
-
Part of consistent training means making training as effective and enjoyable as possible. I bought some well-fitting clothing like Nike dri-fit or form fitting tanks that flatter my lean physique a lot better than baggy, sloppy clothing. I also have pretty big, muscular legs, and I actually bought womens’ shorts for the gym! Laugh all you want, but I’ve got many compliments and people asking me how to train legs since I swapped the long, baggy guy shorts for these sleek, shorter shorts. I’m not talking spandex boy-shorts here, just something closer to the shorts that the strongman Brad Cardoza wears. The women’s shorts don’t have liners, either, making them much more comfortable.
-
That was a bit of a tangent, but the point is that I look better in these clothes, and that makes training more enjoyable. It also gets me more attention from women and fellow athletes, so it helps me feel more confident and be more sociable in the gym, which further encourages training consistency. (No, I’m not going there just to talk…). Soon I will invest in an iPod because having my whole music collection with me would certainly enhance workout enjoyment.
-
Build the social support group. From people I’ve met in the gym mostly, I’ve established social get togethers at my house with elite athletes and hard training people, men and women. We get together and cook tasty but healthy recipes, share nutritional and training strategies, and generally support and encourage each other’s goals. It builds a sense of community and the sharing of best-practices with people who understand and believe in the iron-game.
[quote]Atreides wrote:
A three lift total of 1824.[/quote]
Damn!
To crush your enemies…
See them driven before you…
And to hear the lamentation of the women!
43 years old, 5’8", 122 pounds, and 23%BF. I can currently bench 60% of my body weight for a 1RM, do three dips and 2 sets of 10 pushups. Leg press is 200.
Short term:
Bench 90% of my body weight
Multiple sets of 10 pushups
17% BF
Improve CV function under stress.
Long term:
Visible gracilus muscle when on stairs
12% BF
Multiple sets of 10 pullups
Still choosing the rest of the list, but there will be more.
At 12%BF, I’m not going to weigh much over 115. Been there before, that’s what happens. But you can use me for anatomy lecture because of the definition.
My gym isn’t set up for Olympic lifts and I’m not ready for squats yet, but I see them in my future.
56 years old.
5’9"
212 lbs
after years of nautilus and etc. I’ve been lifting free weights for the last three years with interruptions for baseball season and a shoulder surgery.
Currently I
squat 365
bench 275
dl 375
Goals for end of this year:
Squat 405
bench 305
dl 405
not trying to gain or lose weight, just getting denser and more muscular. hopefully fat will keep going away.
PS. why do 26 yr olds post on this thread???
Current:
38 years old
height: 5’11" +
weight 225-230
BF = not lean, guessing 15-20
best lifts (all raw, incl no belt)
squat 345 (meet) 365 (gym)
bench 320 (meet) 335 (gym)
dl 440 (meet) 405 (gym)
db snatch 95
goals
short term = 110 db snatch by Aug (I have one in the garage that is taunting me)
long term = 500 squat, 400 bench, 500 dl
I don’t compete often, the pl goals are just for me. I do enjoy pl meets and may compete more as I get older.
LA
[quote]LA wrote:
Current:
38 years old
height: 5’11" +
weight 225-230
BF = not lean, guessing 15-20
best lifts (all raw, incl no belt)
squat 345 (meet) 365 (gym)
bench 320 (meet) 335 (gym)
dl 440 (meet) 405 (gym)
db snatch 95
goals
short term = 110 db snatch by Aug (I have one in the garage that is taunting me)
long term = 500 squat, 400 bench, 500 dl
I don’t compete often, the pl goals are just for me. I do enjoy pl meets and may compete more as I get older.
LA[/quote]
Physical goals:
Either
A) Qualify for Kona
or
B) Qualify/Join 2012 Olympic Team
[quote]Major Dan wrote:
PS. why do 26 yr olds post on this thread???[/quote]
Don’t want to hijack the thread.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with <26 year olds posting on the thread. There are a handful of <26 year olds that are somewhat (emphasize: somewhat) established in fields that could benefit in posting. There are plenty of <26 year olds pursuing masters degrees in fields like Exercise Physiology… etc (agree that they lack the key component of experience) Yes… the farther you get from 26 the less that holds true. I don’t see anything wrong with it as long as they/we do it with the intention of learning a lot from our superiors (unlike Al Shades). I also understand the annoyance us young’ns pose.
[quote]Kevin_Kane wrote:
I?m 26, 5?8?, 175, 7-10% bodyfat. Using the Jackson-Pollock (Heyward) 7-site protocol to measure bodyfat, I came out at 7% BF. But I KNOW you guys are going to say, ?prove it, show us a picture!? Fair enough. I think the number is too low. My abs are pretty ripped but I have more fat in my lower back and legs than I?d like.
Goals: I like to set behavioural goals based on actions that are within my control to make, rather than set outcome goals. I don?t set body-composition goals because I don?t have direct control over that outcome, but I have specific goals and practices with regard to how and when I train and eat.
My current 1RMs are 435 deadlift, 385 squat (almost did that twice, to parallel), and 235 bench. As you probably infer by the numbers, I have strong legs and a comparatively weak upper body.
Some of my behaviour goals then are:
-
improve my bench technique and poundage. (Learn more about technique and program design from T-Nation and powerlifters in my gym. Then unleash the beast every week!)
-
get to lowest BF% of my lifetime within about 6 weeks. (Ok, this is an outcome-based goal, but I?m basically just going a little further than I?ve successfully gone before, so I don?t have any doubt about being able to reach it compared to, say, benching 500.)
-
get an armband tattoo in 10 weeks!
-
become a better cook! A plug here for Berardi?s awesome Gourmet Nutrition! My goal is to cook at least one new recipe a week, and to keep making healthy, high-performance cooking more fun, interesting, appealing and efficient, so that I will consistently eat well without binging for a lifetime, because my meals will always have variety and be impressive to dates and guests.
-
Train consistently! In the past, I had training lapses. When I did go to the gym, I always put in a hard workout, but my training frequency was sporadic. Now I?m lining up different workout protocols from T-Nation to try.
-
Part of consistent training means making training as effective and enjoyable as possible. I bought some well-fitting clothing like Nike dri-fit or form fitting tanks that flatter my lean physique a lot better than baggy, sloppy clothing. I also have pretty big, muscular legs, and I actually bought womens? shorts for the gym! Laugh all you want, but I?ve got many compliments and people asking me how to train legs since I swapped the long, baggy guy shorts for these sleek, shorter shorts. I?m not talking spandex boy-shorts here, just something closer to the shorts that the strongman Brad Cardoza wears. The women?s shorts don?t have liners, either, making them much more comfortable.
-
That was a bit of a tangent, but the point is that I look better in these clothes, and that makes training more enjoyable. It also gets me more attention from women and fellow athletes, so it helps me feel more confident and be more sociable in the gym, which further encourages training consistency. (No, I?m not going there just to talk?). Soon I will invest in an iPod because having my whole music collection with me would certainly enhance workout enjoyment.
-
Build the social support group. From people I?ve met in the gym mostly, I?ve established social get togethers at my house with elite athletes and hard training people, men and women. We get together and cook tasty but healthy recipes, share nutritional and training strategies, and generally support and encourage each other?s goals. It builds a sense of community and the sharing of best-practices with people who understand and believe in the iron-game.
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Dude, can you post a pic ? I am curious. You sound like you have a fantastic physique
5’10", 168 LB or so, and probably 15% bf; age 45.
Goal is to see my abs (I can feel the sons of bitches), be physically fit to do anything I want, and keep my blood-chemistry in great shape (was in very bad shape last year, and was the primary reason I started working out).
I’d also like to do at least one-rep single-arm pull-up with each arm (currently a very long way off this). Other than that, I have no specific weight or squat/Bench/DL goals.
5’11" 270 lbs. @14% bodyfat
38 years old
I’m a lifetime drug free lifter and I plan to stay that way. I like RAW powerlifting and have decided to start competing that way. My current RAW lifts are:
Squat: 530
Bench: 460
Deadlift: 580
My goals that I would like to hit at the end of the year would be:
Squat: 550
Bench: 475
Dead: 600
I’m 38, 5’-9, 220. I just competed in my first pl’ing event. Totally muffed my bench, the only good lift was a 302, squatted 375, dl’ed a 402. By next March I’d like to compete again and total a 1300. It’s nice to read of all you other old farts stickin’ and jabbin’, trying to stay ahead of the young punks. Remember, pain is only weakness leaving your body.
Current
5’10, 200lbs (just cut 10lbs.)
Bench: 385
Squat: 435
Dead: not sure, but finished with 405 2x3 at the end of a 10x3.
Power Clean: 260
Currently working on a six pack of abs. Never had them before, so wanted to see if I can get them by the end of the summer.
Future
Weight: Look great nekkid
Bench: 405
Squat: 495
Dead: 495
Clean: 295
LJ
[quote]BMRSNR wrote:
pain is only weakness leaving your body. [/quote]
I like this.
Rainjack, I am not your biggest fan, by any means, but awesome progress! You are almost half-way to your 5 year goal within a few months, great job.
[quote]Aleksandr wrote:
Rainjack, I am not your biggest fan, by any means, but awesome progress! You are almost half-way to your 5 year goal within a few months, great job.[/quote]
Thanks.
I know we rarely, if ever, agree on political/social issues - but that’s the cool thing about this site. There is at least one common thread - iron, and the never ending quest to better ourselves.
To be 185 and benching 300 1RM by Christmas!
Currently 166 benching 225