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Re: Am I lifting average for my weight?

Posted By: William Carpenter (za6023590.ip.fs.fed.us)
Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2007, @ 9:54 a.m.

In Response To: Am I lifting average for my weight? (Kyle Schubert)

How much do you weigh? That is the biggest factor. But just the fact you are lifting at all is a good thing. Don't let your drive to lift go away with age. When I was 14 I had a big bad bench at 95 lbs for my first max. 20 years later it is 560, lots of work and time for some people. Others are prodigies that can bench 300 the first time they ever lay down on a bench.

Keep at it. Find out what your 1 rep max is on the three lifts, squat, bench and deadlift. Then grow from there. For most of us powerlifters it doesn't matter what everyone else can do, all I really care is that I do better and continue to get stronger.

Messages In This Thread

• Am I lifting average for my weight?
  Kyle Schubert (63-135-132-160.netnet.net) -- Monday, January 15, 2007, @ 8:23 p.m.
  • Re: Am I lifting average for my weight?
    William Carpenter (za6023590.ip.fs.fed.us) -- Tuesday, January 16, 2007, @ 9:54 a.m.
    • Re: Am I lifting average for my weight?
      Kyle Schubert (63-135-132-160.netnet.net) -- Tuesday, January 16, 2007, @ 7:50 p.m.
      • Re: Am I lifting average for my weight?
        William Carpenter (za6023590.ip.fs.fed.us) -- Thursday, January 18, 2007, @ 5:37 p.m.
        • Hey I'm 15 and a girl........
          Barbie Barbell (adsl-70-241-93-56.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net) -- Friday, January 19, 2007, @ 5:13 p.m.
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            Barbie Barbell (adsl-70-241-93-56.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net) -- Friday, January 19, 2007, @ 5:16 p.m.
            • Re: Check out my web site www.......
              Kyle Schubert (63-135-132-160.netnet.net) -- Saturday, January 20, 2007, @ 9:26 p.m.
          • Re: Hey I'm 15 and a girl........
            William Carpenter (adsl-75-0-0-116.dsl.renocs.sbcglobal.net) -- Friday, January 19, 2007, @ 10:59 p.m.
            • Re: Hey I'm 15 and a girl........ *LINK*
              Barbie Barbell (adsl-70-241-93-56.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net) -- Saturday, January 20, 2007, @ 7:48 a.m.
    • Re: Am I lifting average for my weight?
      Kyle Schjubert (mail2.cesa8.k12.wi.us) -- Friday, January 19, 2007, @ 12:19 p.m.
      • Re: Am I lifting average for my weight?
        William Carpenter (adsl-75-0-0-116.dsl.renocs.sbcglobal.net) -- Friday, January 19, 2007, @ 11:09 p.m.