lift ratios

[maccaz]

Found this on t-nation, these are apparently "ideal" lift ratios for the big 3 based off squat weight, and the writer recommends bringing up lifts to meet these ratios (im not gonna do that just thought it was interesting and keen to see how other people compare)

 

 

Reference Lift: 100% Back Squat 
Front Squat:  85% of back squat
Deadlift:  120% of back squat
Bench Press:  75% of back 

 

 i'd say its a broad generalisation because of different body types etc but compared to my best lifts:

 

Reference lift: 160kg Back Squat

Front Squat: Should be 136kg, could maybe get this on a good day but think my best ever is 125

Deadlift: should be 192kg. actual 1rm is 205kg

Bench Press: should be 120kg. actual 1rm is 110kg

 

This looks about right to me lol, always known my bench was shit and my dead was okay compared to squat

[Realtalk]

Nah I don't take notice of these things. If your deaslift goes on a run and gets massively strong and your squat and bench climb slowly... It's not exactly a huge concern to me lol.

All that matters is the total. If you increased your total 15kg each year for 5 years who cares where the 15kg is going. In saying that big totals come from a big squat and deadlift and a solid bench press.

[Spacebound]

I agree with Realtalk, ideal is just having a bigger total, rather than a total allocated to arbitrary percentages.

 

 

But for the sake of it my lifts are 140/95/180/122.5(front)

And those percentages give me  140/105/168/119

 

Ive got a 6ft wingspan and 6ft tall so my bench is likely to be lower and my deadlift likely to be higher

[reddog]

you will find most top level powerlifters who have been at it for many years will have a much higher squat higher then deadlift

[Realtalk]

you will find most top level powerlifters who have been at it for many years will have a much higher squat higher then deadlift

What about without wraps?

All equipped lifters have much bigger squats than deadlift.

[Leeroid]

Legs have much more capacity for development relative to lower back. Like reddog says, it's common to see advanced lifters with squats higher than deadlifts whereas that is quite uncommon with novices. But yeah that's a pretty accurate general rule I think, just to make sure you're balanced but unwise to be obsessed with it cos some people just good at some lifts due to leverages etc

[soundsgood]

Powerlifting is about totals. A freak lift changes everything especially deadlift or squat.

My percentages are nothing like those ratios lol

Squat 100%

Deadlift 83%

Bench 61%

[Hu Gh]

going off my best lifts (squats was 6 or 7 reps 180 coz never tried to max a single and others 1rm so using 180 as reference coz most i ever did):

 

bench 111% of squat

deadlift 167% of squat

 

not even mad coz squats gay lift

[Realtalk]

Unless you compete there no point doing 1rm lifts. If I didn't compete I would never do them. Inb4 aesthetic Crew has their own ratio standards...bicep curls 330% of squat

[ngapuhi strong]

i dont power lift so have no idea what my 1 rep max are, i lift as heavy as i can for the amount of reps i want to do and leave the 1rm to u big power lifters

[HarryB]

Is there a crossover in strength from curls to bench press?

[Spacebound]

Is there a crossover in strength from curls to bench press?

 

 

is there a cross over between test boosters and actual test, of course there is ;)

[HarryB]

I personally train just cos I enjoy it. If there's a strength or size increase then that's awesome but if not then I still train. What I don't do is train in a manner that is specifically designed to achieve a goal. I just do what I enjoy doing in the gym and merely for the sake of it. Probably why I don't shift huge numbers in the gym or have a physique worthy of selfies. But hey at least I'm in their having a go. Bodybuilding or powerlifting... aren't we all idiots for spending so much time doing something that is garnering us no income or notoriety outside of a small circle of similarly minded retards.

[trainlikeafreak]

I personally train just cos I enjoy it. If there's a strength or size increase then that's awesome but if not then I still train. What I don't do is train in a manner that is specifically designed to achieve a goal. I just do what I enjoy doing in the gym and merely for the sake of it. Probably why I don't shift huge numbers in the gym or have a physique worthy of selfies. But hey at least I'm in their having a go. Bodybuilding or powerlifting... aren't we all idiots for spending so much time doing something that is garnering us no income or notoriety outside of a small circle of similarly minded retards.

lmfao lmfao lmfao last part killed me cos it's so.....true

[maccaz]

aren't we all idiots for spending so much time doing something that is garnering us no income or notoriety outside of a small circle of similarly minded retards.

 

i reckon other areas of life are improved by improvements in the gym eg

sleep better, feel healthier, confidence, mood, etc,  it pays off in more ways than just income (in my case career motivation/mindset improved when i started lifting etc so guess it did improve income a little? lol)

[HarryB]

i reckon other areas of life are improved by improvements in the gym eg

sleep better, feel healthier, confidence, mood, etc, it pays off in more ways than just income (in my case career motivation/mindset improved when i started lifting etc so guess it did improve income a little? lol)

I was being a bit of a douche but yeah you're right. Discipline and confidence definitely a positive. Although I do remember when I had just started lifting and my confidence was through the roof. Always with the singlets and thinking I was massive. Probably all of about 75k. Now 20k heavier and won't go out in public unless completely covered up.....

[ngapuhi strong]

I was being a bit of a douche but yeah you're right. Discipline and confidence definitely a positive. Although I do remember when I had just started lifting and my confidence was through the roof. Always with the singlets and thinking I was massive. Probably all of about 75k. Now 20k heavier and won't go out in public unless completely covered up.....

is that cause of test acne lol

[HarryB]

is that cause of test acne lol

I wish I got test acne lol mine must be fake

[Pseudonym]

Bodybuilding or powerlifting... aren't we all idiots for spending so much time doing something that is garnering us no income or notoriety outside of a small circle of similarly minded retards.

Not at all. If you're not doing it for fame or fortune, but just because it's fun, that's how you know it must be worth doing.

 

(Hmm... I should write motivational phrases for Facebook jpgs)