Strength Standards

[CollegeKid]

http://www.geocities.com/scufc/StrengthStandards.html

what do you all think of these "standards"?

 

[Fatty4You]

Those standards make me feel super weak. But, they make no reference to height or anything else other than weight. I don't think that can be used across the board for strength standard. Afterall, muscle strength is directly proportional to cross-sectional muscle area, not length... so, people who are taller and have longer muscles [and are heavier] don't nessecarilly have to be stronger..

-Fatty

 

[Fatty4You]

Dude, even if i classify myself as a "Beginner" under that strength standard, i am not that strong!!!

-Fatty

 

[thriller]

ya well just because someone can lift more then someone else doesnt make them strogner.
someone with short limbs and lift more then someone iwht long limbs just becuase of rang of motion.

 

[gymtime]

 

[spatts]

I think the women's numbers are probably accurate, although, I think that's based on what most women do...not what most women CAN do. My numbers are off the chart. Not because I'm a badass, but because the chart doesn't account for us outliers that train for this.

I even think the Elite status in powerlifting for women is too low. It takes most men I know YEARS to reach Elite. It doesn't seem too hard for the ladies.

Elite Numbers

 

[spatts]

ya well just because someone can lift more then someone else doesnt make them strogner.
someone with short limbs and lift more then someone iwht long limbs just becuase of rang of motion.

I take it this "someone" doesn't deadlift? God bless my long arms when I'm on the platform.

 

[b fold the truth]

I'm pretty confident that I can meet or beat the advanced lifter...but it seems pretty easy to obtan to me...

Bodyweight of 290
Squat 600
Bench 435
Deadlift 605
Standing OHP 265

B True

 

[PolishHammer1977]

Tough act to follow with Darden but here we go;

Bodyweight: 226
Bench: 360
Squat: 465
SOP: 205

Can't do sldl bc of a prior back injury. I consider myself in damn good shape and I am an intermediate lifter according to that scale of strength. What do you guys think?

 

[coolcolj]

I weigh about 202lbs today

For intermediate - well technically I'm sorta in between begineer and intermediate

430 full squat - about 325 now - will be there by end of this year

315 bench - I can do 225x3 a month ago, so max about 250 - can do soon.

470 deadlift - almost got 455 - so not that far off now By end of the year for sure

190 overhead press - don't know what my max is, but I'm a long way off I think. I have done 145x2 couple months ago.