Jason Blaha says you should be able to do 1000lb after 1 yr training

[GoJackets89]

Like others have said, its probably reasonable if you know what you are doing.

If you don't know anything about programming, nutrition and proper form you won't get there that quickly.

[ibby1995]

I dunno, most people I know irl who have been lifting 1-2 years have similar lifting stats to me

I've been training 2 years (well first year I only used dumbells, machine weights and isolation so that probs doesnt counts) however I've been barbell benching for a year, squatting for a year but only been deadlifting for 2 months now though

half the time my diets in a mess anyway

[syth1230]

There are no weight classes where these guys compete, brah.

oh ok, the second point still stands though.

And when two people lift the same weight dont they favour the one that is lighter?

[syth1230]

I dunno, most people I know irl who have been lifting 1-2 years have similar lifting stats to me

I've been training 2 years (well first year I only used machine weights and isolation so that probs doesnt counts) however I've been barbell benching for a year, squatting for a year but only been deadlifting for 2 months now though

half the time my diets in a mess anyway

why is your squat so low?

[Nosje]

I don't believe a word he's saying.

[Torpeda]

oh ok, the second point still stands though.

And when two people lift the same weight dont they favour the one that is lighter?

Nah strongmen competitions are just about strength, nobody gives a fuk how fat or lean you are. Guys there bulk up to 400lbs. Brian Shaw for example.

[syth1230]

Nah strongmen competitions are just about strength, nobody gives a fuk how fat or lean you are. Guys there bulk up to 400lbs. Brian Shaw for example.

oh i was talking about powerlifting, not strongman.

[Horizon92]

When I started lifting I weighed about 225lbs and in 3 months I hit these numbers:

Bench 185
DL 405
Squat 220

While cutting pretty hard. If someone of decent size (170lb+) starts lifting and follows a decent program I think those numbers seem good. But obviously the average gym goer will not hit 1000lbs in a year. I personally took a long time just learning how to squat correctly. Without coaching that chit can take several months to get down WITH 100% attention to it.

[Torpeda]

oh i was talking about powerlifting, not strongman.

Powerlifting has a category of 105kg + (or 120kg can't remember) aswell.

[miscing4life]

I got to a 900 total the 1st year n thats with bro splits weak nutritional knowledge
sad thing is im only at 1100 after 2,5 years although im not a powerlifter

[ibby1995]

why is your squat so low?

tbh I have flexibility issues and cant get my form 100% right no matter how many videos I watch, probs the main reason. I have some decent size quads though but my glutes/hamstrings are non existent and weak as fuk

its pretty depressing also ever since I've been doing 5x5 my squats have gone down and I've lost size on my legs srs

[WIDGE_uk]

took me about 4 years to go from 120lbs bodyweight to 170lbs bodyweight with a 1050lbs total, paused bench, squat to depth etc. my training partner was over 1000lbs after about 6 months of training, he started off training the same weight i am now and he wasn't fat, it completely depends on the person.

not to say i couldn't have achieved it quicker if i hadn't done diets and focused on sports as much.

[SofaKingMad]

When I started lifting I weighed about 225lbs and in 3 months I hit these numbers:

Bench 185
DL 405
Squat 220
.

I fear for your back getting the next flight to snap-city if you couldn't squat 225, but could DL 405.

[Duffo89]

No fcuking way

90% of nattys aren't going to go from benching the bar to having a 3 plate bench/5 plate dlift/4 plate squat in 1 year. It just isn't possible.

His lifts aren't even that impressive for someone who trains solely for strength, disregards aesthetics completely + runs fairly high amounts of gear.
Bodyweight makes such a HUGE difference for powerlifting, if he actually cut down to below 15% he would be a complete beginner by his own standards.

brb carbs, carbs, carbs + more carbs

Watery bloated strong mess

[joshwah]

Depends on how fat you wanna get too.

Someone who's 150-170lbs will not be hitting 2 plates for reps on bench unless they have t-rex arms. (in the 1 year time frame)

Squats and deads are easy though.

[Horizon92]

I fear for your back getting the next flight to snap-city if you couldn't squat 225, but could DL 405.

Never injured my back. Strained it oone time squatting though. The problem with squats was that reaching depth while having a straight back is hard when you have long legs and poor hamstring mobility. Took a lot of time learning how to get my femurs out of the way and all the cues necessary to keep a straight back, as well as hip mobility so I could generate power. Deadlift is a much simpler lift technically, especially for long limbed people like me.

Anywhos, I was just fat and had been living very sedentary up until that point, so I believe his estimate is pretty correct given people do things correctly.

[SuperHybrid]

Not this blaha idiot again...

[Bondons]

guess i should have just quit.


welp, now we here.

[Jan1ss]

guess i should have just quit.


welp, now we here.

no worries brah on misc you dont even need to lift just pretend to be sick kent and you are gonna make it

[joecam18]

Thats if
1.You know what you are doing
2.You have decent base(aka not fat or skeleton)
3.You know how to eat
4.Your primary goals are strength and you are basing your workouts around core exercises
5.you dont have **** genetics

how many ppl like that you know ? Not many i guess

I ca agree with this. Most people starting out have no idea wtf they are doing. brb biceps and glutes 5 days a week and abs 7 days a week

[chasintail]

I took me almost 2 yrs of consistent training and proper diet to get over 1k. Once you've made that, assuming you're natty, you're going to have a real hard time getting any stronger without getting fat. I've hit a serious wall at my current lifts and trying to keep my waistline below 34". I probably could be a fat Kunt like him and keep progressing on my lifts but I don't ever want to be fat.

[heelhavoc12]

This goal actually seems pretty attainable to me. For football we started lifting summer of freshman year and by the next summer a lot of kids were in the 1000 pound club or pretty close to it. But then again most of these kids were already pretty big compared to other kids so that makes a difference.

[SofaKingMad]

No fcuking way

90% of nattys aren't going to go from benching the bar to having a 3 plate bench/5 plate dlift/4 plate squat in 1 year. It just isn't possible.

His lifts aren't even that impressive for someone who trains solely for strength, disregards aesthetics completely + runs fairly high amounts of gear.
Bodyweight makes such a HUGE difference for powerlifting, if he actually cut down to below 15% he would be a complete beginner by his own standards.

brb carbs, carbs, carbs + more carbs

Watery bloated strong mess

Fair post

Strong avi but what are your teeth like?

[tom11]

I don't know about deadlift and bench press because some people may have flexibility issues but if someone weighs around 175 lbs and can't bench 2 plates after 2 years of training for 4-5 reps, IMO he is doing something horribly wrong.

[TheCanDan]

Im lifting for 5 months and my total is 880lbs so i'd say yeah if you don't hit 1000lbs by 1 year you're probably retarded or a woman.

[LaurenceW]

After 1 year of squatting and deadlfting I can squat 150kgx5 and deadlift 180kgx5

[kraxxis]

It depends on how much you weight, if you weigh 200, ofc you should hit 1k in a year. However, someone like me, who is only 165 pounds, I can only get a little over 900 after about a year and a half of lifting, but I am kinda stout so.

[Spartan5364]

maybe for manlets, no way I could do that

[amikaelmorris]

brb listening to a fat guy on gear tell me how much i'm supposed to lift

[VelvetKush]

Wow, I usually love Jason's opinions. This one is just ****cing retarded. The dude is getting annoyingly smug/arrogant. Yes raging