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Am I lifting enough weight?

17 6"0.5' 85kg
All weights below are 5X5 strongman lifts

Just want to know if my lifts are good for my age height and weight etc.. Thanks. I am also currently only going 1 time per week skipping one body part each week.

Bench press flat : 85kg
Bench press incline : 90KG
Dumbell press : 80KG ( 40 each side )
Bicep Curl : 22KG (Each side)
Barbell Curl : 45KG
Hack squat: 160KG
Barbell Squat : 110KG
Deadlift: 120KG
Lat pull down : 80KG
Hammer strength back row : 160KG
Leg Press 300KG (420KG when going 3x per week)

Thank you once again for any reply.
Original post by NoahMal
17 6"0.5' 85kg
All weights below are 5X5 strongman lifts

Just want to know if my lifts are good for my age height and weight etc.. Thanks. I am also currently only going 1 time per week skipping one body part each week.

Bench press flat : 85kg
Bench press incline : 90KG
Dumbell press : 80KG ( 40 each side )
Bicep Curl : 22KG (Each side)
Barbell Curl : 45KG
Hack squat: 160KG
Barbell Squat : 110KG
Deadlift: 120KG
Lat pull down : 80KG
Hammer strength back row : 160KG
Leg Press 300KG (420KG when going 3x per week)

Thank you once again for any reply.


Weird lifts?

You bench more incline than flat? Your dumbell press is only 5kg behind your barbell press? Your deadlift is only 10kg more than squat?

Some odd limb proportions going on I suspect. What strongman event is this..
(edited 7 years ago)
Original post by hezzlington
Weird lifts?

You bench more incline than flat? Your dumbell press is only 5kg behind your barbell press? Your deadlift is only 10kg more than squat?

Some odd limb proportions going on I suspect. What strongman event is this..


I second this.

Either odd limb proportions or you have either

a) calculated weights wrong (I'm assuming incline is on the smith machine? And you have used the bar as 20kg?)

or b) You are not lifting properly. Not touching your chest with bar, not brining DB down low enough, deadlift form is off if it is only 10kg heavier than squat, etc
No hard feelings but your squats and deadlifts are far weaker compared to your upper body ones. Hopefully you don't suffer from CLS (chicken leg syndrome) :wink:
Your lifts are skewed massively, quite how one inclines more than flat benches is beyond me unless you do it before flat.

Your lower body is very weak compared to your upper body.

What's your routine?
Reply 5
Original post by claret_n_blue
I second this.

Either odd limb proportions or you have either

a) calculated weights wrong (I'm assuming incline is on the smith machine? And you have used the bar as 20kg?)

or b) You are not lifting properly. Not touching your chest with bar, not brining DB down low enough, deadlift form is off if it is only 10kg heavier than squat, etc


A) Barbell bench press,
B) Lower back problems for deadlift
Reply 6
Original post by Angry cucumber
Your lifts are skewed massively, quite how one inclines more than flat benches is beyond me unless you do it before flat.

Your lower body is very weak compared to your upper body.

What's your routine?


Monday; Chest and back
Incline bench
Flat bench
Dumbell Press
Hammer strength press

Lat pulldown
Lat pullover
Hammer strength back row
Lat isolation pulldown
Barbell row

Wednesday: Legs delts
Hack squat
Leg press
Quad extension
Ham extension laying
Ham extension seated
calve raise
Deadlift

dumbell over head press
Dumbell side raises
barbell over head press
Hammer strength press
Face pull with rope

Friday Arms
Dumbell curls
Barbell curls
Hammer curle
rope curls
straight bar curls

tricep press down straight bar
tricep press down v bar
tricep overhead press single barbell
tricep cable kick
(edited 7 years ago)

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