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Ok as asked by barry i am going to start a new post about weight lifting so i dont highjack a different topic. So if anyone here is into weight lifting then what are your maxes on the four core lifts?

MY MAXES:
Bench 325lbs
Squat 525lbs
Deadlift 595lbs
Hang Clean 305lbs

<small>[ December 03, 2004, 08:58 PM: Message edited by: Ricksmx3 ]</small>

Not sure of my absolute max's for core lifts but my weightlifting routine includes multiple singlehanded deadlift reps at about a pint each... and dude, that's with EITHER hand too!

Sounds like you are going for tone instead of bulk in your routine.

bench.... not even 200 lbs.
squat.... 300 lbs.
deadlift... been too long 300lbs.ish??????
hang clean...ummmmm dont even know what that is

oh yea, people laughing at me, my specialty is running... i'll smoke anyone in any distance race... heck, i could give my mx a good run for its money

Originally posted by MarkMoore:
oh yea, people laughing at me, my specialty is running... i'll smoke anyone in any distance race... heck, i could give my mx a good run for its money

my maxes are

bench 225
squat 250
deadlift 275

its amazing what you can increase your maxes by, by lifting 4 days a week throughout the summer

but my fave thing to impress people by at the gym is doing full pull ups all the way down and all the way up my best is 28 , btw i only weight 145lbs

The only reason i ever lifted weights was for football. Everyday during off season we would be in the weight room like 2.5 hours then spend another hour doing sprints and other misc worksouts to make us faster and quicker. During season we would left just till thursday then take game days off. I only weighted 160lbs when i started then 4 years later i weighted 220lbs. But i was alot faster and alot quicker also.

Everyday during off season we would be in the weight room like 2.5 hours

bad idea, any anarobic exercise performed after 75 minutes gets exponentially less advantageous as time moves on, and actually becomes detrimental after a certain point... oh yea, and you should only workout 3 times a week an hour each... looking to gain lean body mass???? train to failure(this means lift the weight until you cant physically lift it anymore due to fatigue)... eat a gram of protein per lb. of body weight per day--- example, you weigh 200 lbs., eat 200 grams of protein a day... eat 6 small meals a day 3 hours apart... couple other tips---focus on compound lifts which require the contraction of at least 2 (but usually several) different main muscle groups (ie squats, bench, pull-ups)... focus on weight amounts that are challenging FOR YOU, and due low repitions

1st workout: shoulders, chest, triceps
2nd workout: calves, quads, hamstrings
3rd workout: biceps, forearms, back

<small>[ December 12, 2004, 01:38 AM: Message edited by: MarkMoore ]</small>

I really didnt explain to you how we worked out. I didnt mean everyday during the off season i meant monday threw friday weekends off or we had a 7 on 7 to go to. And as far as the 5 days we would work it like this.

Monday: Upperbody- Bench, Hangclean, then 4 or five other workouts like dumbell curls, latrows or stuff like that.

Tuesday: Lowerbody- Squat, Deadlift, Then 4 or five other workouts like lunges, legcurls etc.

Then we would just alternate like that but have a different set of reps and weight and also have 4 different workouts after our core lifts.

I wish I still had time to lift maybe I will have more time this semester .

Originally posted by MarkMoore:
train to failure(this means lift the weight until you cant physically lift it anymore due to fatigue)... couple other tips---focus on compound lifts which require the contraction of at least 2 (but usually several) different main muscle groups (ie squats, bench, pull-ups)

1st workout: shoulders, chest, triceps
2nd workout: calves, quads, hamstrings
3rd workout: biceps, forearms, back

When I played football, we weight lifted four times a week. Mondays where upper body days, Tuesday lower body, Thursday upper, Friday lower. Always, always, always running though......

this site is really good... i bought the package and became a member a while back, and have been very happy w/ my purchase www.skinnyguy.net

that site has some interesting stuff on there.

Yeah, that's my kinda stuff. I guess I'm finally about average: 155lbs, but I have a hard time gaining weight.

Originally posted by MarkMoore:
oh yea, people laughing at me, my specialty is running... i'll smoke anyone in any distance race... heck, i could give my mx a good run for its money

Whats your fastest 3 miles time? (I'm a runner too)

<small>[ December 14, 2004, 08:37 AM: Message edited by: MX3-Freak ]</small>