Trying to gauge how "chad-y" people on here are, or if they're all insecure skinny pale virgin STEM kids coping with "prestige", or chad frat kids who got PJT RSSG by having an uncle MD.
I'll start:
6'2, 196 pounds
Bench: 295
Squat: 402.5
Deadlift: 505 (540 sumo)
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5'10, a few pounds shy of 130. 8% body fat according to my scale.
Don't bench but from similar things that aren't quite as bad for you roughly my body weight.
Squat? Honestly, with good form just about a plate on each side, but most people have horrible form and up it just to brag. I can max my leg press machine at 200 if the flex is all you care about. (please don't do this you'll do better with good form and lighter weights)
The amount of weight you have in motion in a deadlift is frightening. I'm not even going to play there and my joints thank me for it. I'll stick with my 6am 5k and mediocre evening weight session.
I've been training seriously for about 5 years, but bodybuilding style, so I don't do the standard squat or deadlift or bench press anymore. I used to do them when I first started training in like 2014, but even then was doing them for growth rather than strength. The most I did then was 140kg deadlift, 110kg squat, 110kg benchpress. 73kg (at the time), 5'11.
What do I mean by bodybuilding style? Usually only 1-2 'compound' lifts per workout, a lot more unilateral work, and focused much more on muscle recruitment and medium to high rep ranges. Haven't had a gym related injury for many years.
Edit: currently weigh around 76kg, the 'chaddest' lift I've done was 45kg dumbells on incline bench for 5 reps about 1 year ago.
45kg dumbbell incline bench press is impressive as fuck
5’8 140 lbs
Bench: 225
Squat: 350
Deadlift: 305
Thats solid for your weight except the deadift
Yeah I find it tougher to have perfect form for deadlifts. Too much weight and poor form could lead to injury imo
6’1
Bench:310
Squat:365
Deadlift:335?
Weight 190
Honestly just keep great form on squats by always going deep. I can only lift 2-3 times a week now sadly
I have a spinal issue which prevents me from loading the spine up, so bench only since 2010 or so. 6'0, ~230 and 350 lb bench. I haven't tested max in a while as my pec will tear easily. I think I can probably hit 400 lb but testing max is really stupid once you're older than 24.
6'3
195 lbs
Bench: 230 (been trying for years to get this up with no luck)
Deadlift: 450
Squat: 325
Bonus data point:
1 Mile Time: 4:58
My way of coping with poor lifting numbers is good run time. Benching 225 and a 5 min mile makes you more swole than the running twinks and in better shape/more athletic than lifters.. Fortunately you dont need to be that strong to be 'bigger' than the average shmuck in the world. But at gym generally am on smaller side. That said get called jacked all the time
google "ohio state bench pyramid"
I got my max from 265 to 300 in less than a year, and I don't have short arms
Ill try anything at this point bro
135lb
Wrestled growing up so got the short wrestler body type
Bench: 250lbs (really wanna hit 2x body weight by the end of 2022)
Squat: 290 lbs
Deadlift 300 lbs
5' 6" - 150
Bench: 315
Squat: 425
Deadlift: 425 (haven't deadlifted in a minute)
That bench is insane
This is beast numbers bro
Bench is at 255lbs for 8-12 reps as of Friday
Due to a back injury(really shit form) squat was 305, going slowly up. right now i do 185 for high reps. Dealift was 375, and I am not going to do that exercise anymore in this life.
I don't really lift like I used to, so I'll just do my peak numbers from a few years ago.
6'0", 185lbs. After HS I never really tested a true max or missed reps/attempted weight that was a reach
405 paused squat - did 5 singles so wasn't a true max
275 bench
475 deadlift
355 paused front squat
I don't really focus on bench that much because I go to the gym anlone and it's the most dangerous if I fuck up (deadlift and squat you can just drop)
1) Don't use clips
2) Ask someone to spot you.
I stopped deadlifting for big weight a while ago, but so few people can actually do it correct so it has a reputation of causing injury.
Purely anecdotal, but I got more back development from squatting 7 days a week than I ever did by mixing deadlifts into my rotation. I squatted high-bar and still ended up getting a beefy/strong back.
I’m 5’10 and 205lbs
Standing Shoulder Press from the ground: 225lbs
Bench: I dont 1rms anymore but it was 365 precovid. Now, do 225lbs for 20 reps (full reps not that half reppin bs)
Squat: I don’t do them, due to multiple injuries in the Army, which include bad landings on a parachute jump. I do leg presses, lunges with 60lb dumbbells in each hand and etc.
Deadlift: Most I’ve done is 600lbs
Those are absolute monster numbers
What does standing shoulder press from the ground mean?
I power clean the weight from the ground then press it. No push press either
Absolute insane numbers. For the clean and press did you use any leg movements in the final shoulder pressing motion or was it just pure shoulder power?
All shoulder and no momentum. Not a clean and jerk, not a push press, all shoulder.
Kudos to everyone who, at some cadence, has been able to stay active in the gym.
Weight: 175
Bench: 275
Squat: 315
Deadlift: 365
For context, I have been lifting (somewhat regularly) since starting college, in 2013.
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Those are some solid numbers for that weight at your height. Maybe try upping the volume on accessory work on chest day. You could also eat more and switch your cardio to 200-400m sprints twice a week with one 5 miler and one 7-8 miler added in as you gain strength. This is to make sure you not only gain strength, but also recompose your body efficiently.
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Man I don’t understand this stuff sometimes
im 2 inches taller, 10 pounds heavier, likely similar bf% (so similar amount of muscle) but bench is 60 pounds worse lol
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5'10 75kg. Never really worked out much. About 5 years ago had a fitness phase mostly focused on MMA and OCR but had about 70kg bench, 140kg squat and 160kg+ DL in peak (75kg prob 12% bf?)
Now been lifting again after losing 20kg weight in a few months to be back at 75kg 16% bf...not really PRing ATM but doing 5x5 of 72.5kg bench, 95kg squat (prob 110/120 1RM ATM) and 110kg DL (around 135/140 1RM ATM).
Doing push pull split Mon Tues and Thursday Friday from home gym doing 5x5 squat, OHP, bench and weighted dips and DL, rows, weighted pull ups and curls. On off days doing weighted skipping or elipitcal machine.
Aim is to get strongest / leanest but still around 75kg weight (want to do some charity white collar boxing in 2022/2023).
Would love opinions on current programming.
Btw appreciate that the logical answer is to have my programming actually be to go to boxing / MMA gym but I don't have that opportunity (location wise, cost wise and due to covid restrictions) but I do have a home gym and I do enjoy lifting weights so focusing on becoming as strong / athletic as I can now as a base.
it def feels like im making more progress than the random stuff i was doing before. took me a while to find something that felt like it was working. a part of me still is thinking towards the beach holiday im having in 1.5 months and wondering whether for now i should make 1 set of push pulls high weight strength focus and 1 set of days more lower weight hypertrophy focused (as you said 4x12 lower weight)...perhaps would aid with recovery a bit more too? what do you think?
If this were in lbs(pounds), I'm sure more people would comment.
Ex soccer player
Age: 21
5'9
175lbs
Bench: 285
Squat: 385
Deadlift: 405
flashbacks to the Net Worth thread...
was thinking the same. in that thread everybody was a millionaire in their 20s. in this thread everybody is a pro powerlifter while working 100h weeks in IB lol. either people are lying or we have a forum of the most exceptional people on Earth.
Who's numbers you don't believe specifically? Not everyone here works 100 hours and not all banks have shit culture that prevents you from working out.
Lmao what kind of plates do you use to squat 402.5? If you’re gunna squat that, you might as well man up and squat 405 with the full 4 plates on each side
6’0, 185
Bench: 315
Squat: 405
Deadlift: 435
Power Clean (bonus): 275
Don't clips weigh 1.25lb each?
Typically you don't include the weight of the ciips...
I've gotten fatter and become lopsided since leaving school, but 2022 new year fitter me.
5'10, 220lbs
Bench: 185
Squat: 425
Deadlift: 450
I heard clips weight 1.25lb each, don't they?
Wrong comment
6’0
265
Former college football player
Bench: 335
Squat: 525
Deadlift: Never maxed out but hit 465 for 8, so probably between 550-580, not sure.
Definitely not trying to hit those numbers again just trying to lose some lbs for the time being
That bench is definitely lower than expected for your weight and football background
Never had the best bench but somehow had the same amount of functional strength as guys who benched 350+ on the field. Ended up being a 4 year starter at my position in school.
Also have long arms for my height which also might play a factor.
Not Bad
5'11", 165lbs
Bench: 265
Squat: 385
Deadlift: 455
6’0 about 195
Bench: 315
Squat: I have patellar tendinitis in both knees from basketball, so I haven’t squatted in a long time. The most I’ve ever done was 335x5 if I remember correctly.
Deadlift: 425 conventional
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6'2 at ~180 (currently rocking more of a Brad Pitt from Fight Club look than a roid'd up gym bro so my lifts are nowhere near some above).
Bench: 245 (I am pumped about this given my weight/height)
Squat: 285 (My right knee keeps holding me back... </3)
Deadlift: Haven't done this since I tore my right lat years ago....
Huh how do you tear a lat? I feel like my lats are barely activated for any of the big/compound lifts, and only really used in isolation workouts like lat raises for the V chest look.
It makes no sense but during basketball actually. I didn’t stretch at all, went straight from the freezing cold outside into a game right away, and I shot my arms up really quickly going for a rebound and it tore. It keeps re-injuring every so often but I live with it. Freak occurrence!
Damn you guys are strong.
I am 6'2" and 180 lbs, 30 years old.
Squat: 225
Bench: 200
Deadlift: not sure, afraid to try might break my back
To be fair there is a lot of self-selection bias present here. Anyone with low to average level lifts is a lot less likely to post their lifts here than someone who is above average/lifting is their whole life outside of work. Never mind the fact that people on this website have a habit of exaggerating.... Haha
Good point. I also question one's form when they throw out a high max weight. I mean I can easily "half squat" a lot more than I can squat.
Due to work, been mostly maintaining my strength and conditioning, but my stats are below:
5'10" / ~170lbs / ~7% - ~10% bodyfat
Squat: 410lbs
Bench: 300lbs (Competition style with pause - 285lbs)
Deadlift: 500lbs / 565lbs (Conventional / Sumo)
That's really solid for your weight
Thank you, sir, been lifting for more than a decade now, but stuck at those numbers for the past ~2 years.
Was aiming to hit 600 on deadlifts by the end of this year, but work and COVID hit, so hopefully by mid-end of 2022, I'll be there.
5’10”
175 lbs
Bench: 225 lbs
Squat: 365 lbs
Deadlift: 335 lbs
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deadlift is probably the single most beneficial of the 3 lifts discussed here
Many college strength and professional strength programs are phasing them out due to the injury risk/ reward ratio. I’d argue the combo of set-up and injury risk make it something that is worthy of being swapped unless your goal is to get a huge deadlift.
idk man, you're conflating the fact that people performing the exercise not having mobility is an indictment on the exercise itself, it's not. deadlift done properly is one of the most functional and beneficial exercises known to man, people have been picking shit up for as long as there have been people, and doing so effectively will meaningfully improve your physicality. of course, you have to have mobility in your legs, hips, spine, etc., to do properly which is why coaching is important. the army just added deadlifts to its fitness test, that should tell you something.
that, and if you look at pure gravity, it's the only lift mentioned where the weight is below you and therefore you have no compressing forces on your body (like squat or bench)
and while this isn't scientific, my back pain, posture, power, and balance have all gotten meaningfully better since I started deadlifting. I wish I discovered it in high school instead of 4y post college
I will grant you this, because powerlifters often sacrifice form for max lifts, I could believe that at the upper ranges of weight, deadlifts could be more dangerous, but that doesn't mean it's not a worthwhile exercise as you mention, just that you probably shouldn't attempt to max out until you have perfect form
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6'1 195lb, 23 y/o
Bench: 345
Squat: 0 I'm in a wheelchair
Deadlift: 0. See above
holy fuck man, gorilla strength on the bench
Hahaha thanks man, I am in a wheel chair though so have to compensate for having no legs. Additionally no leg drive on bench does make things harder but gotta stay fit and strong somehow!
I am 5'10" 190lbs. Not much of a powerlifter, but bought a bar and some bumper plates during covid. Legitimately one of my proudest life moments was completing a 10x10 squat workout with 275lbs, ATG trying to be as slow and controlled as possible. Threw up, felt like I was going to pass out. I swear I saw god on the last few sets lmao. Same thing happened on another day when I tried 275 for 20. Sounds pretty light compared to what most of you guys are lifting here, but if you want none of your pants to fit and some fat tree trunk legs, would recommend.
i guess everyone is also Hercules here
According to what people on here say, at least 99.5% of the forum are 6'2+ jacked Chads at PJT/EVR/GS/CVP or KKR/BX/Apollo.
selection bias. just like the NW threads won't feature many people who'll say "lol I'm 28 and my net worth is $30k when you adjust for student loans and credit card debt" you won't have a thread full of lifters with someone who's like "idk what my max is I can barely do 10 pushups without shitting my pants"
plus in order to have a max, you have to have lifted long enough to feel comfortable loading the bar, so again, selection bias
It's also quite possible you've got a lot of people who don't actually have great form, we've all seen those folks in the gym.
Like, yeah, you can back squat 400lbs... but if you aren't getting your legs below parallel with your knees, then you aren't doing an actual back squat. I'm sure I could put 500 lbs on a bar, do a little dip/curtsy kind of thing, and then run around the gym screaming my head off.
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Funny how everyone here benches 250+ but when I go to the gym I rarely see someone putting up even two plates and have literally never in my life seen someone put up 3 plates at a public gym.
I mean this is truth, MAYBE seen 1-2 people in my life lift over 315. I think if people say they can bench 225, meaning once, then maybe their work weight is 185/195 depending on the reps.
There are internet calculators they can do this for you.
Is your gym in NYC??
Yes
not current as I don't powerlift anymore but at my peak (<5y ago)
510 175lb
bench 300
squat 400
dead 405x3 (gym didn't have more plates than this for deads)
6'2 255 (normal weight for me is around ~230/235; cheers covid)
1 rep maxes are
Squat 385
Deadlift 425...I would like to get this up but do have issues with grip strength and I'm too ashamed to get wraps
Bench 195 these days and even that is a real struggle
A pretty bad rotator cuff/AC joint tear that went untreated due to college athletics has my bench very suppressed...if anybody has any range of motion tips or ways to self rehab this thing I'll take any advice. In general, chest has never been a strong suit of mine no pun intended.
I am 165, 5'11 and my max bench is 265
Some crazy lifts in here lol. Most people think I'm strong, but my numbers are pathetic compared to the people ITT
5'7, 153ish lbs, in my 30s
Bench - 215
Squat - 240
Deadlift - Not a powerlifter and have tweaked my back multiple times from probably bad form, so don't do it
Pullups - sets of 5 with 25-30 lbs attached
Now I want to caveat these are "estimated" 1RMs. I rarely go to failure or use super high weight because I'm mainly going for size/aesthetics, so I'm more focused on TUT and slightly higher rep ranges (try not to go below 6 reps on any given lift). Therefore, these numbers could be slightly inflated.
I am a competitive powerlifter (or at least I was, taking a break now due to work).
24yo 6'1 225lbs
Haven't maxed out on anything in a while but here is a guess based on my last ~2 months of lifting
Squat ~600 (550 actual, have done 535x4 recently)
Bench ~390 (375 actual, have done 365x2 recently)
Deadlift ~590 (560 actual, have done 535x3 recently)
Hoping to bench 405 early in the new year which is a lifetime goal for me
winner^
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You forgot the height though
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6’1
175lbs
275 bench
405 dead
Don’t do squats anymore due to mobility issues after an injury
5'9 ~170lbs year round
Bench: 265 (100's on incline for 6 yday)
Squat: 365 (got 345x4 yday)
Deadlift: 475
TBH 1 rep maxes are kind outdated, but ill bite.
6'2", 240 lbs, Ex-offensive tackle
Bench: 345 for 2
Squat: 395 for 3
Deadlift: idk probably somewhere around 495 for 2/3
Lmao these numbers are fake news
Squat- 452 lbs
Bench- 270lbs
Deadlift- 562lbs
Weight- 181lbs
Height- 5’10
Competed in powerlifting, the bench is a little wonky because you have to pause when competing. I’m not quite sure what it would be if it wasn’t paused.
currently attempting to qualify for collegiate nationals (junior finished with recruiting), so lifts according to usapl standards (paused bench, squat depth, etc.)
5'10 165
bench: 260
squat: 435
deadlift: 525
Y'all some capping mfs fr. WSO is rlly a dick measuring contest sometimes. But here's my 2inches bricked up.
Height: 5'10
Weight:165lbs
Bench: 145lbs x 10, 185lbs x 2
Squat: 225lbs x 10
No deadlift
You know what's funny. Any of the stats listed here will be one of the strongest guy in our entire campus. And our school is one of the most athletic colleges in America ,think LSU/Bama/PSU/Georgia/Michigan
I don't do compound lifts, but my numbers are
Height: 6'0
Weight: 195lbs
Bench: (i don't bar bench) 70lb dumbbells each arm
Squat: 225lbs x 2
Deadlift: 0 (i hate deadlifting)
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