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Hey guys,
Been running 5/3/1 for about 6 months or so now, fairly consistently. I read T-Nation a lot, and I just read a Rip article where he states the following:
"For a 200-pound male of average height, a 1.75x bodyweight squat, a 2x bodyweight deadlift, and a .75x bodyweight press constitute a well-developed strength base.
Although this isn't considered "strong" by competitive lifters, it represents a level of strength that's attainable by 95% of male trainees in a few short months of reasonably efficient training on the lifts."
All of that sounded about right, until he said it's attainable "in a few short months?" My current numbers as stands are:
DL = 1 x 370
OHP = 1 x 140
SQ = 3 x 240
BP = 5 x 205
And I usually walk around at 170, but I've bulked up to 190 since starting 5/3/1. According to Rip's calculations, my squat should be at around 330, my deadlift at 380, and 142. After 6 months or so, am I doing something wrong and should my numbers be higher? Can/should I still be making Noob gainzzz?
I apologize for the length of this, and appreciate any feedback. Thanks guys
Been running 5/3/1 for about 6 months or so now, fairly consistently. I read T-Nation a lot, and I just read a Rip article where he states the following:
"For a 200-pound male of average height, a 1.75x bodyweight squat, a 2x bodyweight deadlift, and a .75x bodyweight press constitute a well-developed strength base.
Although this isn't considered "strong" by competitive lifters, it represents a level of strength that's attainable by 95% of male trainees in a few short months of reasonably efficient training on the lifts."
All of that sounded about right, until he said it's attainable "in a few short months?" My current numbers as stands are:
DL = 1 x 370
OHP = 1 x 140
SQ = 3 x 240
BP = 5 x 205
And I usually walk around at 170, but I've bulked up to 190 since starting 5/3/1. According to Rip's calculations, my squat should be at around 330, my deadlift at 380, and 142. After 6 months or so, am I doing something wrong and should my numbers be higher? Can/should I still be making Noob gainzzz?
I apologize for the length of this, and appreciate any feedback. Thanks guys