How much do you lift?

[floridagirl7]

So i was just wanting to know what some of you other girls out there lift!


Squat, Bench Press, & Deadlift!

[wannabefit69]

So i was just wanting to know what some of you other girls out there lift!


Squat, Bench Press, & Deadlift!

Squat: 260
Deadlift 185
i dont do bench, i work more with dumbbells to save my shoulders..but i warmup with 40lb dbs

All this doesnt matter, its what YOU can do. Its not a competition, minus competing with yourself. My numbers are primarily mine, but basically to answer your question.

[floridagirl7]

Squat: 260
Deadlift 185
i dont do bench, i work more with dumbbells to save my shoulders..but i warmup with 40lb dbs

All this doesnt matter, its what YOU can do. Its not a competition, minus competing with yourself. My numbers are primarily mine, but basically to answer your question.

Wow thats impressive! I know its not a competition I was just wanting to know what others lift trust me i know I have a looooong way to go.

My lifts are pretty embarrassing but here it goes...

Squat: 90
Deadlift:70
Bench:50

[wannabefit69]

Wow thats impressive! I know its not a competition I was just wanting to know what others lift trust me i know I have a looooong way to go.

My lifts are pretty embarrassing but here it goes...

Squat: 90
Deadlift:70
Bench:50

It isnt embarrassing, it is what YOU can do

[zizsplat]

It isnt embarrassing, it is what YOU can do

This is a stupid question but when you ask "how much do you lift?" does that mean what is your 1RM?

[SugarFree1]

All this doesnt matter, its what YOU can do. Its not a competition, minus competing with yourself. My numbers are primarily mine, but basically to answer your question.

^^^ this
As long as I continue to progress, I consider my efforts successfull, not the overall amount.

[SugarFree1]

This is a stupid question but when you ask "how much do you lift?" does that mean what is your 1RM?

Amount of reps and even rest periods between sets will have a big difference, so not a stupid question at all.

[mcbourque]

If you are curious about what others do, I suggest you check the journals. It's very impressive to see people's progress and how they got there.
I find it very motivating.

[cyanotikat]

135 80 220

[shesprints]

Well, I haven't tested my maxes lately due to injury--especially deadlift is just slightly dangerous.

Squat: 180
Deadlift: never tested max but can do 177 for 6-8
Bench: 95 (yeaaah not something runners specialize in...)

[oregonchick76]

Think in terms of your current body weight. You should be able to bench around 80-90% of your body weight after a year of training, squat 1.5 x body weight and deadlift pretty close to 1.75 - 2 x body weight.

[birdiefu]

1RM PRs in sig (320 SQ, 140 BP, 307.5 DL) all on vid somewheres (yes, I squat to depth a heavier weight than I DL). However, right now lifts are slightly crappy due to recovering (almost better!) from illness + mild injury, and I'm cutting.

With that said, lifting *anything* and working to improve *your* lifts are all that matter. Heck, I remember when benching the bar was hard and I celebrated squatting "only" 135. At your stats, you will need to be eating enough to put on some more body weight to optimize your strength.

[AsheTuff]

Think in terms of your current body weight. You should be able to bench around 80-90% of your body weight after a year of training, squat 1.5 x body weight and deadlift pretty close to 1.75 - 2 x body weight.

I was wondering this! Thank you for the info!

[itsagoodday]

OP, this subject comes up all the time. This is not in reference to anyone who has responded to this thread, but be wary of general answers to 'how much do you lift?' type questions. People use such different standards to judge what makes a lift successful, and even different equipment can have an influence. As an example... a bench could be paused at chest (most difficult), touch the chest, bounce off the chest, not touch the chest, be assisted by a spotter, or just go to 90-degrees. Without a set of standards in place, a simple question like "how much do you bench?" becomes pretty meaningless.

Think in terms of your current body weight. You should be able to bench around 80-90% of your body weight after a year of training, squat 1.5 x body weight and deadlift pretty close to 1.75 - 2 x body weight.

Are those standards for men? Because they don't make sense for a woman with only 1 year of training.

If OP or anyone else wants to see some examples of what is considered possible given bodyweight and time, here are two. Both of these are using a strict definition of the movements, bench is paused at chest, squat is below parallel and deadlift is fully locked out and not hitched. Obviously people often perform those exercises under much less strict standards at the gym, which will result in higher numbers

EXRX:
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLi...hStandards.htm

Raw Powerlifting Classification Standards:
http://rawpowerlifting.com/wp-conten...ifications.pdf

Just some examples from these... let's look at a 114 lb woman and a 181 lb woman, as these are the third lowest and third highest weight classes for women, just to cover a range.

According to EXRX, a 114 pound woman could expect to reach an 80-90% bodyweight bench (91.2 - 102.6 lbs) at an intermediate to advanced level, which they define as 2+ years of training. That same woman according to the raw powerlifting standards would be considered Class II or Class III, which again is expected at 2-3 years of training. A 181 lb woman looking for a 144.8 - 162.9 lb bench would be about the same.

For the squat of a 114 pound woman, EXRX would consider a 1.5x bodyweight squat (171 lbs) as advanced to elite. The raw powerlifting standards would rate that as Class I to Master level, which they might expect at about 4-6 years of training. For a 181 lb woman to reach a 271.5 lb squat would be Elite on EXRX or Master's level (6+ years).

With the deadlift, a 114 pound woman looking to deadlift 1.75 - 2x her bodyweight (199.5 - 228 lbs), would be advanced. Raw powerlifting has her around Class II to Class I, so 3-4 years of training. The 181 lb woman looking for a 316.8 - 362 lb deadlift would be Elite / or Class I to Elite (4-10 years).

[IronEnergy]

Squat: 220 (last time I maxed, although since i've dropped weight, squats are feeling much harder)
Bench: 120
Deadlift: 245

I realize that you're trying to get a feel for what some of the other girls are lifting, but no one started out this way. I used to squat with 25lb dumbells and bench with 15s. Don't be discouraged by what you're doing now...if you put in the work, you'll get there.

[floridagirl7]

OP, this subject comes up all the time. This is not in reference to anyone who has responded to this thread, but be wary of general answers to 'how much do you lift?' type questions. People use such different standards to judge what makes a lift successful, and even different equipment can have an influence. As an example... a bench could be paused at chest (most difficult), touch the chest, bounce off the chest, not touch the chest, be assisted by a spotter, or just go to 90-degrees. Without a set of standards in place, a simple question like "how much do you bench?" becomes pretty meaningless.



Are those standards for men? Because they don't make sense for a woman with only 1 year of training.

If OP or anyone else wants to see some examples of what is considered possible given bodyweight and time, here are two. Both of these are using a strict definition of the movements, bench is paused at chest, squat is below parallel and deadlift is fully locked out and not hitched. Obviously people often perform those exercises under much less strict standards at the gym, which will result in higher numbers

EXRX:
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLi...hStandards.htm

Raw Powerlifting Classification Standards:
http://rawpowerlifting.com/wp-conten...ifications.pdf

Just some examples from these... let's look at a 114 lb woman and a 181 lb woman, as these are the third lowest and third highest weight classes for women, just to cover a range.

According to EXRX, a 114 pound woman could expect to reach an 80-90% bodyweight bench (91.2 - 102.6 lbs) at an intermediate to advanced level, which they define as 2+ years of training. That same woman according to the raw powerlifting standards would be considered Class II or Class III, which again is expected at 2-3 years of training. A 181 lb woman looking for a 144.8 - 162.9 lb bench would be about the same.

For the squat of a 114 pound woman, EXRX would consider a 1.5x bodyweight squat (171 lbs) as advanced to elite. The raw powerlifting standards would rate that as Class I to Master level, which they might expect at about 4-6 years of training. For a 181 lb woman to reach a 271.5 lb squat would be Elite on EXRX or Master's level (6+ years).

With the deadlift, a 114 pound woman looking to deadlift 1.75 - 2x her bodyweight (199.5 - 228 lbs), would be advanced. Raw powerlifting has her around Class II to Class I, so 3-4 years of training. The 181 lb woman looking for a 316.8 - 362 lb deadlift would be Elite / or Class I to Elite (4-10 years).

those links are very helpful! Thank you!!!

[hutchae84]

BP-100
Squat-140 (breaking pass parallel though)
DL-165 (I haven't tried to find a new IRM in over a year due to bad form)

I completely agree its based on what you can do and to own and be proud of your numbers versus comparing yourself to others. This summer I couldn't even lift 75 pounds on BP and now I'm doing 5x5 at that weight. It's nice to see those numbers increase even f they are relatively low compared to others.

[Cara0915]

OP, this subject comes up all the time. This is not in reference to anyone who has responded to this thread, but be wary of general answers to 'how much do you lift?' type questions. People use such different standards to judge what makes a lift successful, and even different equipment can have an influence. As an example... a bench could be paused at chest (most difficult), touch the chest, bounce off the chest, not touch the chest, be assisted by a spotter, or just go to 90-degrees. Without a set of standards in place, a simple question like "how much do you bench?" becomes pretty meaningless.



Are those standards for men? Because they don't make sense for a woman with only 1 year of training.

If OP or anyone else wants to see some examples of what is considered possible given bodyweight and time, here are two. Both of these are using a strict definition of the movements, bench is paused at chest, squat is below parallel and deadlift is fully locked out and not hitched. Obviously people often perform those exercises under much less strict standards at the gym, which will result in higher numbers

EXRX:
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLi...hStandards.htm

Raw Powerlifting Classification Standards:
http://rawpowerlifting.com/wp-conten...ifications.pdf

Just some examples from these... let's look at a 114 lb woman and a 181 lb woman, as these are the third lowest and third highest weight classes for women, just to cover a range.

According to EXRX, a 114 pound woman could expect to reach an 80-90% bodyweight bench (91.2 - 102.6 lbs) at an intermediate to advanced level, which they define as 2+ years of training. That same woman according to the raw powerlifting standards would be considered Class II or Class III, which again is expected at 2-3 years of training. A 181 lb woman looking for a 144.8 - 162.9 lb bench would be about the same.

For the squat of a 114 pound woman, EXRX would consider a 1.5x bodyweight squat (171 lbs) as advanced to elite. The raw powerlifting standards would rate that as Class I to Master level, which they might expect at about 4-6 years of training. For a 181 lb woman to reach a 271.5 lb squat would be Elite on EXRX or Master's level (6+ years).

With the deadlift, a 114 pound woman looking to deadlift 1.75 - 2x her bodyweight (199.5 - 228 lbs), would be advanced. Raw powerlifting has her around Class II to Class I, so 3-4 years of training. The 181 lb woman looking for a 316.8 - 362 lb deadlift would be Elite / or Class I to Elite (4-10 years).

Great reply! Repped!

I think this would be a great Sticky

[ChessGuy]

Just remember, this is the Internet. Everyone claims to go below parallel on the squat, pause on bench press, etc., etc. Additionally, some use belts, wraps, special suits...

Add a little weight to the bar every workout, make sure your form is impeccable, actually video your lifts to compare to others what good form is like....

The post by itsagoodday is spot on.

[nightxsky]

Squat - 165 for 6, but I haven't had a spot lately so this could be heavier now
Deadlift - 185 for 6
Bench - I don't do bench very often, but I think the most I've done is 115?

[discdoggie]

If you are curious about what others do, I suggest you check the journals. It's very impressive to see people's progress and how they got there.
I find it very motivating.

When I journal I don't list poundages. There's too many variables.

No vid, no care.

[EvinHoll]

Haven't checked my maxes in a min. Pre- injury it was sq:225 bn:150 dl:315 that's at about 130 bw

[TearsOfIce]

This thread is interesting for me, can someone tell me how my level is? I'm asking cause idk my maximum but just how much I can lift a specific numbers of reps.
I can bench press 20 kgs x 10 reps, do up to 7 pull-ups in a row, and squat around 45-50 kgs 10 times ... Any good? (I'm 55 kgs ~)

[schnauzers]

Think in terms of your current body weight. You should be able to bench around 80-90% of your body weight after a year of training, squat 1.5 x body weight and deadlift pretty close to 1.75 - 2 x body weight.

I dunno...I find progression 'shoulds' like this pretty frustrating TBH. I've been training for about three years now and I could never squat 1.5x BW nor DL 2x BW. I've regressed quite a bit not due to some health issues but even at my strongest I couldn't lift those weights but I was still happy with the progress I made and felt strong for ME. So, seeing those numbers above is discouraging IMO. A 130lbs woman DLing 260lbs after just one year of training? I know it's possible but I doubt that many women have the perfect set of factors (no injuries, proper training, proper form, proper nutrition, proper program) in their first year of training to achieve that.

Or maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better for never getting close to those weights....

[courtzbv]

Squat: 165
Bench: 110
Deadlift: 132

I need to work on deadlifts.

[nycag04]

I dunno...I find progression 'shoulds' like this pretty frustrating TBH. I've been training for about three years now and I could never squat 1.5x BW nor DL 2x BW. I've regressed quite a bit not due to some health issues but even at my strongest I couldn't lift those weights but I was still happy with the progress I made and felt strong for ME. So, seeing those numbers above is discouraging IMO. A 130lbs woman DLing 260lbs after just one year of training? I know it's possible but I doubt that many women have the perfect set of factors (no injuries, proper training, proper form, proper nutrition, proper program) in their first year of training to achieve that.

Or maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better for never getting close to those weights....

I completely agree.

[nycag04]

This thread is interesting for me, can someone tell me how my level is? I'm asking cause idk my maximum but just how much I can lift a specific numbers of reps.
I can bench press 20 kgs x 10 reps, do up to 7 pull-ups in a row, and squat around 45-50 kgs 10 times ... Any good? (I'm 55 kgs ~)

You can enter what you lift here and get a 1RM estimate. http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/OneRepMax.html

And look at the standards posted by itsagoodday above.

[bizarrosaurus]

I dunno...I find progression 'shoulds' like this pretty frustrating TBH. I've been training for about three years now and I could never squat 1.5x BW nor DL 2x BW. I've regressed quite a bit not due to some health issues but even at my strongest I couldn't lift those weights but I was still happy with the progress I made and felt strong for ME. So, seeing those numbers above is discouraging IMO. A 130lbs woman DLing 260lbs after just one year of training? I know it's possible but I doubt that many women have the perfect set of factors (no injuries, proper training, proper form, proper nutrition, proper program) in their first year of training to achieve that.

Or maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better for never getting close to those weights....

I also agree. I've been training for 5-6 (7? I don't keep track) months now and can't even deadlift my own bodyweight yet (close though). I've had setbacks, an injury, stressful and sleepless and thus weak times etc. Plus, to be honest I would be pretty 'bummed' if I could deadlift twice my bodyweight after a year, where's the fun in that? I like to progress and I like the journey, not just reaching one set goal. There wouldn't be that much left to strive for if after 12 months I could lift 286lbs.

Also, is there a source for these numbers?

[illiniStrive]

You can enter what you lift here and get a 1RM estimate. http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/OneRepMax.html

And look at the standards posted by itsagoodday above.

bear in mind the the higher the reps the less accurate a 1RM estimate is going to be. doing X amount of weight for 10 reps actually tells you little about how you'll perform in a 1 rep situation

[nycag04]

bear in mind the the higher the reps the less accurate a 1RM estimate is going to be. doing X amount of weight for 10 reps actually tells you little about how you'll perform in a 1 rep situation

yes of course