Basic Strength Standards

• Aug 27, 2010

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Check where you're at, find your weight in lbs and check it against your weight division (which weight you are below).

http://www.crossfit.com/cf-journal/WLSTANDARDS.pdf

Mine using pre shoulder trouble numbers @200lbs bodyweight.
Press: 100kg Advanced
Squat: 200kg Advanced
Bench Press: 160kg Advanced
Deadlift: 240kg Advanced
Power Clean: never tested Novice

 

• Aug 27, 2010

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I've been waiting for a thread like this!

I've come across several different lists that vary widely. I'm curious which one most mecca members find reasonable.

First, Wendler's Standards of Strength.

Bench 315x20
Dips BW +200 x 10
Pullups BW+100 x 10
Strict overhead press- 315x1
Squat and dealift 500x20-
Barbell curl -185x10


T-Nations Standards of Strength

Exercise Decent Good Great

Squat 315 or 405 or 455 or
1.5bw 2xbw 2.5xbw

Bench 225 or 315 or 365 or
1.25xbw 1.5xbw 2xbw

Deads 315 or 405 or 495 or
1.5xbw 2xbw 2.75xbw






Well, which set of standards do you think is the best?

 

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Bodyweight: 200lbs

Squat: 190kg - Advanced
Deadlift: 180kg - Intermediate
Bench: 100kg - Intermediate
Press: 80kg - Advanced (just)
Powerclean: Would love to PC 140kg.

 

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Weight - 192 lbs

Bench - 120kg x 1 -Intermidiate almost advanced
Squat - 185kg x 1 - Advanced
Deadlift - 210kg x 1 - Advanced
MP - 70kg x1 - Intermidiate


hum.. not bad.

 

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Oh yeah, forgot to add my stats....

@148 pounds (gym lifts, not competition)

Squat: Advanced 145kg
Bench: Advanced 118kg
Dead: Intermediate 150kg
Press: Advanced 73kg
Power Cleans: Never tried em', novice.


Does anyone else think Wendler's standards are insane????

 

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hey guys, are these lbs or kg?

Also, is that press a standing shoulder press, or seated press?

 

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dilatedmuscle said:

hey guys, are these lbs or kg?

Also, is that press a standing shoulder press, or seated press?

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lbs - standing.

 

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Wendler's standards are meant to be insane, they're for elite strength. Wendler himself hasn't achieved most of them.

And the exrx.net tables are the same one's I posted.

 

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I'm supposedly advanced on all lifts according to crossfit. Which is bull****.

 

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Low standards if you ask me. I no ware near to advanced!

 

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It is from a crossfit site....

 

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El Freako said:

It is from a crossfit site....

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yep saw it. Although I dont get it. The elite crossfitters are pretty strong if you ask me so even for them its a bit on the low side.