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I have no idea what the cause of this could be. I've definitely made some progress, but the progress seems extremely slow compared to my squats and overhead press. Even though I'm squatting 95% of my target weight, my bench press is less than 60% of the weight I'm aiming for. What concerns me right now is that my bench press and barbell row weights seem to be progressing much much slower than my other lifts. I tried to deadlift 252 lbs and I dropped the bar. In case anyone is curious about why my deadlift weight is less than my squats, it's due to grip strength. My overhead press isn't too bad either, I feel it's progressed at a similar pace. I'll be doing 262 lbs next workout, and my initial goal of 270 lbs is very nearly in reach. I didn't know this when I bought it).Īs you can see, my squats have progressed nicely. It's an olympic-style bar, 7' long, 2" collars that rotate. (The reason my lift weights all end in 2 or 7 is because my bar weighs 32 lbs instead of the standard 45 lbs. I started with 42 lbs on all exercises back in February.
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I've often heard that squatting 1.5 times your bodyweight is a good milestone to aim for, and that more-or-less coincides with the strength goals that the Stronglifts creator suggests, so I adopted those goals as my own. The Stronglifts program uses 5 main lifts - squats, bench press, deadlift, overhead press, bent over rows. I started with just 42 lbs on all my lifts, and added 5 pounds every week for as long as I could, removing 10% of the weight on the next workout if I failed a few times in a row.
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I had tried the program before, but I had been away from it for some time, so I started back at the beginning. I have been following the Stronglifts program since February of this year, so I've been at it about 6 months.