giv me some feed back on my maxs.

[jbaer4]

today i did a max day. first one in probably 2 years. did a few lighter warm ups, then a heavy set of 3, then a final set of one. if i got the one no problem i did another set/sets of one increasing the weight until i failed. feed back please... let me know if i am above, right at or below what you think i should be
my weight -180lbs
my height-6 ft 1 inch
squat-365
leg press-1000
clean and jerk- 160
clean only-170
bench-195
back row-205
lat pull down-220
skull crusher-105
barbell curl-125

[Lordmuppet]

this might be of use http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/are_you_strong_find_out_right_now_with_these_strength_standards

though i think the standards for women are probably set way too low

It would help people's assessment to clarify your gender as (for reason i don't understand) what is respectable for a man and woman of same bodyweight are very different,

there are also the exrx standards http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.htm

with all standards there will be disagreement of course but i think two question are good to bear in mind

1) how does your strength/relative strength rank in the general population
2) how does your strength/relative strength rank amongst strength trainers

finally enter for the strength table if you haven't already (it's over in the power section). I've found it a great motivation

[baldy]

at the end we all compete with ourselves and other people on the strength tables
Check out the Olympic table -> viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22330
and the strength table -> viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22315

Get your name up on the tables.

[JP]

today i did a max day. first one in probably 2 years. did a few lighter warm ups, then a heavy set of 3, then a final set of one. if i got the one no problem i did another set/sets of one increasing the weight until i failed. feed back please... let me know if i am above, right at or below what you think i should be
my weight -180lbs
my height-6 ft 1 inch
squat-365
leg press-1000
clean and jerk- 160
clean only-170
bench-195
back row-205
lat pull down-220
skull crusher-105
barbell curl-125

i would not measure my strength too carefully in any other than well established test of strength lifts. I mean who cares how much you can leg press? they are all differemt, different angles, frictions, people go different depths, the number means nothing. Same with lat pull down and back row, skullcrusher and curls are similar unless you would do them to some kind of standard (like curls are done in some weird lift competitions).

Squat is a great measure of strength, but then you need to make sure you follow some kind of established criterias for it, like going deep enough to break parallel (where you hip joint would go lower than your knee joint).

Clean & jerk and clean - great measures of strength - no matter how "ugly" the lifts would be, it still tells a lot of about strength, but then again, maybe even more about technique, but tech and strength go hand in hand anyway

And maybe a cliche, but now all that matters is your progression, where you will be in 3, 6 and 12 months time!