Obviously we'll have some differing opinions on this but I was just curious what some of the members here thought...


What are the weights in the following lifts that make you think "yea, that's respectable" ? Now I'm not talking about "holy crap that's a lot of weight" or "damn that dude is bad ass", I"m just talking about the weight that it takes for you to walk by a guy who's lifting and say "I respect him....he's training hard"

Bench press?

Squats?

Deadlifts?

Dumbell curls?


My own answers would be something along the lines of:

Benchpress - anything over 315 for reps

Squats: GREATER than 315lbs for reps (the "greater than" is key here though....it seems like 315 is the maximum/plateau for a lot of casual male lifters....)

Deadlifts: 405. 315 is too achievable

Dumbell curls: Gotta atleast be using 60's.

Ya know, I don't even care about weight that much. I respect a lifter if they have a good attitude, are motivated, and can squat/bench/dead with decent form.

In my training crew, the range of benchers is anywhere from 205-750. Squats range from 350 to 900. I'm fine training with any of them. So long as their attitude is good and they can contribute to a good gym atmosphere, I respect them.

M $

I cnat curl much, cant squat much, cant dead much, but before my shoulder surgerys I worked up to 300 pounds 3 times flat bench at 225lbs, all down hill from there, that was a big goal of mine, to hit 300 pounds

I like to see people that are dedicated. That really earns my respect. I see 140 pounders that come in, show proper execution and knowledgeable in the sport -- Those are the guys I root for. Not the ones that come in, and try to label the gym theirs.

Maybe I over-played the word "respect".....I didn't mean to imply that guys who are only putting up 185 on bench press are any less "worthy" to be in the gym than someone putting up 500+.....we were all beginning at some point or another. I remember when benching anything over 225 seemed like an impossible dream to me :)

Anyways, what I was trying to say was, what are the minimum weights/lifts that make you think "yea that guy is pretty strong" or "above average" in terms of strength.

That's actually an intersting question. To me it's all relative. I have a lot of respect for the younger kids that come in the gym and train hard. It's more unusual to see that kind of dedication in a middle school or high schook kid than an old guy like me. Plus, I can still remember what it was like first starting out.

Also, if a guy is humble and training hard I wouldn't judge harshly. But if he's the cocky type he better be pushing 500 on the bench. If you think you're strong you have no idea of what strong is. Most think if they are one of the few guys in their gym pushing 315 they are strong. Well, back to my original point...relatively I guess they are so never mind.

I have a great deal of respect for people who do the old time lifts, like over the head Military Press, Dead Lift, the Clean and Jerk or the One arm side press. The bench press is highly over rated in America and does little to build functional strength. I am more impressed by someone doing a military press with 200 lbs than a person that can bench 350.

I am not as strong as many of you, but I am over 40 <grin>. My recent best lifts are:

Bench - 300
Deadlift -425
Squat -345
Clean and Jerk -245
Military Press -190
One Arm Side Press -95

Women doing dead lifts really impresses me, no matter what wiehgt they are doing.

Women doing dead lifts really impresses me, no matter what wiehgt they are doing.


AGREED!!

AGREED!!

Women never impress me. BTW, deadlifts can damage your back pretty badly.

Leg press: 100 kg (I don't know what it gives in pounds)
Shoulder shrugs: 80 kg

That's all I can think of at the moment.

Women never impress me. BTW, deadlifts can damage your back pretty badly.

Leg press: 100 kg (I don't know what it gives in pounds)
Shoulder shrugs: 80 kg

That's all I can think of at the moment.

It's not the exercise, it's the execution.

BTW, deadlifts can damage your back pretty badly.


Eh.

M $

I dont even fuck with power rep excercises i just do my DB's and that is 300lb total and I do that for 8 times


but I dont lift them for getting to a certain weigth on BP or Squat or anything like that its all for tearing and building muscles

I notice physiques more than the weights people are lifting.

a "respectable" weight for me is any movement performed with perfect form:)

It's not the exercise, it's the execution.

Gotta bump that. Most ppl dont know what there doing and they end up hurting themselves. I for one never have any lower back probelms and i rep a weight thats fair, 495. Nothing to brag about thats for damn sure. But i see guys whos form is terrible then they come in the next 2 or 3 days and complain about there lower backs. Yes it applies pressure there but you shouldnt have probelms is excuted properly. The tell tale sign of someone who properly deads is look at those shins and see the scars. That bar should ride up and down the shins. You can always spot them.

For me a better than average (repsectable) weights are from the big 3 and are:

bench 405+
deads 550+
squats 500+

With proper form for the entire range of motion and a full range of motion.

My gym has a team of national drug free powerlifting champions it it so it's hard to judge. They can bury me in those lifts but they aren't built like me and on other lifts, I bury them (Calf work for instance..). I can't bench because of a bad shoulder and I don't squat because I just end up with turnip thighs and a fat ass. I still do rack deadlifts for my back and take it up to about 700lbs (with straps).

My best lifts before I dropped the exercises:

Bench: 285lbs
Squat: 410lbs
Deadlift: 560lbs
DB Curls: 50lbs.

i guess i will add my personal bests as well, my form is perfect, as i train under ps, who holds national powerlifting records (he's a real nazi in the gym :rolleyes: )

so here goes, @ 150lbs, my pb lifts are;
250lb bench
335lb dead (i know, it sucks, but i just can't get the groove, never have been able to)
465lb squat (i have a picture, so please don't call bullshit on me)

other lifts;
185lb military press
365lb bentover rows (just got that today:) before that it was 335lb.

my isolation movements are always done with a weight that i can "control" for at least 12 reps, therefore my isolation movements aren't that great :rolleyes:

but.....

i can curl 45lb plates on a e-z curl, which would be 115lbs:)

My one rep. max for the big three would be as follows:

* Barbell Deadlift, 680Lbs
* Bench Press, 450Lbs
* Barbell Squats, 720Lbs

My legs and back are my strong points; my bench is just depressing.