All I Can Think About Is 315!!!

[needsize]

Funny how that happens. I used to think that it was a myth and that people were stronger on certain lifts because they trained harder on them and i'm sure to some degree it's true, but when i started power lifting i found that my bench and deadlift always went up faster than my squats. It took me almost four years of really kicking my own ass to hit 400 on squats. It's bad when your bench is bigger than your squat! LOL.

*steals NS's leg genes and implants them into his own*

For what it's worth, i still feel weak as shit because my training partner is a beast. It's a humbling thing to get on a bench right after you see someone hit 500 for 3.

deads were always the one for me, a few months after learning to deadlift, I pulled a raw 500lb single. But only a few years ago, I couldnt bench 225 for reps, and the funny thing is I was still bigger than most of the guys telling satch how much he should be lifting....To date I've deadlifted 550 x 5, and squatted 465 x 6(that was last week), but compared to my old training partner, am weak as hell. He is a powerlifter that benches close to 600 and squats close to 900 in competition

lowest, there isnt anyone at my gym to push me either. Alltraps can when hes there, but he needs to get his ass out of the casino long enough to catch me.... I just make sure that while I'm "on", that I always beat what I did the week before

 

[Dial_tone]

This thread has convinced me to start 5x5 training again.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

you wanna bench big forget WSb..look at metal militia!!
youll get there Satch!!

 

[DaveTSI]

second that, MM= big bench

 

[TheOak84]

the most ive ever seen done with 315 of 5 sets of 10 by my partner. incredibile show of endurance. i have hit it for 11 once. and my partners dad who is 45 can do 3x8 with 315. its good to be italian

but keep it up, youll get it

 

[Dial_tone]

Some people just don't have it in them to be super strong and maybe Satch is one. I'm not naturally strong. I lifted ALL thru high school and even my senior year there were guys who never lifted that could bench more than me. Strength has never been my goal but I wish I was stronger than I am sometimes.

 

[Lowest]

I feel you there dialtone! I consciously made a decision to pursue bodybuilding goals instead of powerlifting ones, but sometimes I wish I were as strong as I looked At least, as big as I apparently look to other people, I feel like I should lift a lot more, especially on back exercises. I just suck at pulling exercises in general though, while I'm good at pushing. Genetics again, damn pesky things, can't change them yet, can't be human or alive without them!

 

[SuperDawgy]

There was a thread on here a few weeks ago talking about which is more important...looking good or being strong. The general consensus was that looking good was more important. After reading this thread again, it makes me wonder.

What is your motivation? I know with NS, he's looking to make an impact at the national level so obviously the look is the driving factor...but what about the guys that are not competing? Does a big three lift total make you feel like you have actually accomplished your goals or is the mirror more important?

 

[wnt2bBeast]

Some people just don't have it in them to be super strong and maybe Satch is one. I'm not naturally strong. I lifted ALL thru high school and even my senior year there were guys who never lifted that could bench more than me. Strength has never been my goal but I wish I was stronger than I am sometimes.

I agree and i disagree..some are able to gain tremendous strength hitting higher reps (6-10) those are the people that were born to bench or whatever..others need to specifically train for strength as well as train their lifts..just depends what you want to do

 

[satchboogie]

Some people just don't have it in them to be super strong and maybe Satch is one. Strength has never been my goal but I wish I was stronger than I am sometimes.

a point i never considered...
strength never was my goal.
it was always about lookin sharp.

but man... 315 is quite a bit of weight and anybody who is even flirting with those numbers is most certainly VERY strong... what percentage of men can actually lift even close to that??