Does anyone on here lift?

[stormcab]

Any fellow weightlifters/powerlifters on here? Actually, any other fitness folk on here and what do you do?

This is as off topic as a thread comes, but have been curious since mentioning in a thread about fitness and another collector replied that he was a PT.

I don't bother with any bodybuilding/powerlfiting forums as whenever I venture onto one to look, it's just a load of juice-heads and bros.

About me. I'm a natural. I consider myself to be a powerlifter. I got into lifting weights only 5 years ago. I tried the bodybuilding route first, but over a couple of years of limited success, I worked out it was good genetics you needed to go that way, so as I appeared to show more of a predisposition for more strength based training, I went down the powerlifting route. I have a naturally good deadlift, a decent squat, and an ok bench. Although my main goals are fitness and to get stronger, I think my numbers will soon be good enough to enter some powerlifting meets. I'm not too bothered about the glory of trophies or medals, as your goal should be to beat yourself, but they present different challenges/goals which can be a welcome change.

Currently 94kg, 6' 1", 272.5kg deadlift, 210kg squat, 122.5kg bench press

 

[theforceuk]

I do 160 push ups and 400 crunches every other day, keeps me in shape! :lol:

 

[Frunkstar]

Rank armature me, I do weights & have a fair set in the garage, but no training partner so keep starting & stopping, only do light weights but loads of reps rather than big weights as I don't want to bulk out just keep in shape, I have lot's of issues with my knees neck & back so really have to limit myself, if I tried doing squats my knees would just explode, but for some reason I seem to be able to leg press huge weights, I presume due to all the swimming I used to do, put me on the leg curl & I can't even do it with the first weight on due to severed tendons at the rear, need a training partner badly to keep me focused though

 

[stormcab]

Good to see some replies fellas. Yeah so many people have knee and back issues which means they can't do the 2 big lifts - deadlifts and squats. I suppose the advice is - if it hurts then don't do. Just choose whatever exercise you can to target a muscle. If you can leg press then wicked. You are definitely hitting the quads, hams, calves. You aren't going to bulk up too much lifting heavy unless you are eating lots of calories to grow.

The main way to focus, and the target that any person who exercises should have, is progression. Each time you go in, either add weight (a small amount) or add reps. Keep notes so you can keep track. Progression leads to better strength and fitness. If you do the same weight and reps every time then of course you will get bored.

 

[lejackal]

The last time I trained remotely seriously was about 7 years ago, I have only been to the gym about 10/12 times this year and probably less than that the two or three years previously yet weirdly I can still rustle up a 220kg deadlift in just shorts, t-shirt and trainers with a little chalk, no wraps or belts.

 

[SAVORY100]

Kind of...
I do strength and conditioning sessions 3 times a week as part of my ongoing marathon exploits... 16 last year, 7 so far this year. No interest in living to get big though. Weights wise as an example, I can deadlift 1.5 times my body weight (but i'm slight at a little over 11 stone), being big though serves no purpose for my 'sport' of choice, being strong though (power to weight) is significant.
I think I'm most likely the guy who is a qualified PT you mention too.

 

[lejackal]

The arse in the middle of this drive is mine hence needing the extra size, unfortunately this was six years ago and things have gone south a little since lol

 

[Russ J]

Rich (5%'er) Piana ....the most natty body builder there is :lol: ....

I used to do weights in my early 20's did it for around 2 years (not long I no) but I felt physically good etc.There was a doorman who used to run a lot of the doors in Leeds back then and it was his gym I used to go to,all good quality weights loads of loose weights and multigym machines as well.and always plenty of guys in there to spot for you and give you good nutritional tips etc...but I got lazy after a while and started going less and less until I stopped going and gave up the weight game....I'm 45 and 'pleasantly plump' know :lol:

 

[stormcab]

The last time I trained remotely seriously was about 7 years ago, I have only been to the gym about 10/12 times this year and probably less than that the two or three years previously yet weirdly I can still rustle up a 220kg deadlift in just shorts, t-shirt and trainers with a little chalk, no wraps or belts.

That's mighty impressive. You're clearly a natural at that seeing as you can pull it out of the bag any time

 

[stormcab]

Kind of...
I do strength and conditioning sessions 3 times a week as part of my ongoing marathon exploits... 16 last year, 7 so far this year. No interest in living to get big though. Weights wise as an example, I can deadlift 1.5 times my body weight (but i'm slight at a little over 11 stone), being big though serves no purpose for my 'sport' of choice, being strong though (power to weight) is significant.
I think I'm most likely the guy who is a qualified PT you mention too.

Ah yes, I remember now. Yeah I can understand the weight issue with what you do. I think I've got a heavy skeleton as although nearly 15 stone, I don't look like the average 15st guy. I am however on a cut to get my bodyweight down, but, keep all my strength. I weighed in at 94kg today, after hitting 100kg in March after a trip to the states. I'd love to see how low I can get my bodyfat % meanwhile keeping those above numbers.

 

[lejackal]

The last time I trained remotely seriously was about 7 years ago, I have only been to the gym about 10/12 times this year and probably less than that the two or three years previously yet weirdly I can still rustle up a 220kg deadlift in just shorts, t-shirt and trainers with a little chalk, no wraps or belts.

That's mighty impressive. You're clearly a natural at that seeing as you can pull it out of the bag any time

Apparently I'm not able to do this anymore, a paltry 170 for three reps is all I could muster today on my third week back :?

 

[subzero]

Cool, didn't know this thread existed, my training is bodybuilding focused and I train purely for size and iv'e been doing this seriously now for about 6 months, strength mostly isn't really of interest to me as i'm looking to get big, it's all about tearing down the muscle fibers to create the growth which can be done with many techniques and time under tension. So I go for growth rather than strength and iv'e been able to build a pretty good physique lifting moderate weights @ moderate reps, that being said I do like to test how much I can lift once in a while to test my strength limits, sometimes with cheat reps, I still do need to sometimes lift 'heavy' to get more muscle hardness and conditioning, so a mix of heavy and moderate, and also the occasional light training is essential, to let the muscles respond to new types of stimulus which can spur more growth, but the heavy training I only do every few weeks.

My bench is currently at 92kg x 6 reps free weight ( heaviest iv'e ever got to ), squat 100kg x 10 on the free weight rack, currently weighing at 14st, 4lbs ( up from 12 stone 6 months ago ). I'm currently on a bulking phase and also running a sarms cycle iv'e gone up 1 stone over the last month and added 10kg to my bench and 10kg to my squat.

My routine at the moment is..

Mon - legs
Wed - Chest / Triceps
Fri - Shoulders / Back
Sat - Biceps / Traps
All 40 min workouts, also add in some 10 minute abs on occasional days off.

I do my program for 7 weeks then take the 8th off.

I have a full gym at home with a multi gym and lots of bars and plates, nice set of dumbbells and a squat rack, but this year i'll be joining a gym as I reaaally miss the leg press and hack squat that I used to love at my local gym 10+ years ago, also want to do some machine shoulder press as I can really go to failure on that and put more into it, will be nice to use some different machines just to switch things up for a while.

 

[Paullaura]

Yeah i started training at 14 years old (1986!!) and have never stopped since.

Did bodybuilding til my mid 30 s then switched to strongman comps when we had kids.

Still train 6 days a week, 3 or 4 weights days, rest cardio stuff. Was 21.5 stone when doing strongman, but down to 18 st now in decent nick. Static lifts are still pretty good ( 200kg incline bench ) but sadly dont squat or deadlift heavy anymore as my knees dont like it !!

 

[theforceuk]

Bloody hell, didn't know we had our very own resident Hulks. :shock: :lol: 8)

 

[Paullaura]

:lol:

Bloody hell, didn't know we had our very own resident Hulks. :shock: :lol: 8)

:lol:

 

[subzero]

Bloody hell, didn't know we had our very own resident Hulks. :shock: :lol: 8)

:wink: :lol:

 

[stormcab]

Yeah i started training at 14 years old (1986!!) and have never stopped since.

Did bodybuilding til my mid 30 s then switched to strongman comps when we had kids.

Still train 6 days a week, 3 or 4 weights days, rest cardio stuff. Was 21.5 stone when doing strongman, but down to 18 st now in decent nick. Static lifts are still pretty good ( 200kg incline bench ) but sadly dont squat or deadlift heavy anymore as my knees dont like it !!

Holy crap, 200kg inclined bench! Bench is my genetic weakness. I've deadlifted 272.5kg (600lbs), 227.5kg squat (500lbs), but only managed 130kg flat bench, and that was at 6 foot 1, around 102kg bodyweight. I've now dieted down to 90kg, just turned 40 in January, and am just working to keep as much strength as possible.

Good to hear about all these fellow lifters

 

[subzero]

Yeah i started training at 14 years old (1986!!) and have never stopped since.

Did bodybuilding til my mid 30 s then switched to strongman comps when we had kids.

Still train 6 days a week, 3 or 4 weights days, rest cardio stuff. Was 21.5 stone when doing strongman, but down to 18 st now in decent nick. Static lifts are still pretty good ( 200kg incline bench ) but sadly dont squat or deadlift heavy anymore as my knees dont like it !!

Holy crap, 200kg inclined bench! Bench is my genetic weakness. I've deadlifted 272.5kg (600lbs), 227.5kg squat (500lbs), but only managed 130kg flat bench, and that was at 6 foot 1, around 102kg bodyweight. I've now dieted down to 90kg, just turned 40 in January, and am just working to keep as much strength as possible.

Good to hear about all these fellow lifters

Iv'e always found the same with bench over the years, it would take me years to make small gains, about 10 years back I was training solid for like 2 years and could only bench about 75kg flat bench, then i'd see some new skinny kid much younger than me walk in the gym with his dad one day and bench 100kg without really struggling... wtf!! :lol:

Iv'e only started getting stronger on bench later in life after working on my shoulders, triceps and back a lot more and with more effective training than iv'e ever done before, as more stronger muscles to support the lift def helps with me.

227.5kg squat is real good. 8)

 

[Paullaura]

Tricep strength is definitely the way to go to improve your bench 8)