275 Deadlift - 230 Squat - 100 Press (kg)

[Magnetotail]

These are my goals by the end of the year. All preferably done whilst weighing in at around 100kg, at 6' tall. The squat and deadlift are high, but I might as well aim there and see where I get. I'd be happy at 250/210 realistically.

Final year university exams have meant I have lifted once in the past month, and it was pretty poor - I don't really eat when I'm that stressed, hence my current weight of about 85kg. But I'm finished now, and I should be getting my power rack etc delivered in the next couple of weeks and I plan on hitting some solid numbers by the end of the year. Previous bests have been:

Weight: 89kg
Squat: 182.5kg
Deadlift: 220kg
Bench: 112.5kg
Press: 80kg

A strong press interests me way more than a strong bench press.

I'll be starting Monday.

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

Hello fellow Londoner,

You have impressive numbers, and even more impressive targets. Good luck with your lifting.

IPB

[Magnetotail]

Squat: 3x5 - 100kg
Bench: 3x5 - 70kg

Super light today, just warming back up this week and next probably. Gonna progress squat with something like 100-120-130-140-150 or something over the next few workouts to approach where I was before for my working sets (165).

I absolutely cannot wait to get away from this gym, or any gym for that matter. The music, the people, the equipment, the atmosphere, it's all unbearable. Should hopefully be set up in my house in the next 2 or 3 weeks.

And thanks, IPB.

[Magnetotail]

Squat: 3x5 - 120kg
Press: 3x5 - 50kg

Still very much easing back in.

[Jake Galgon]

Great numbers at that bodyweight given your height. Good luck.

[Magnetotail]

Squat: 3x5 - 130kg
Bench: 3x5 - 80kg

Still straight forward.

Thanks, Jake.

[Magnetotail]

Squat: 3x5 - 140kg
Press: 3x5 - 55kg

[Magnetotail]

Squat: 3x5 - 150kg
Bench: 3x5 - 90kg

[Magnetotail]

Deadlift: 1x5 - 170kg
Press: 3x5 - 60kg

Rack should be arriving on Tuesday, so I'll wait until then to lift next.

[Koalala]

Very basic, I like.

[Magnetotail]

Very basic, I like.

Yeah, that's how I like it. If things start going wrong, I attribute it what I'm eating before anything else. Too many people immediately assume they need to start changing everything or adding assistance work at the slightest glimpse of a halt in progress.

Also, this should probably be in the general training log section as opposed to the intermediate forum. I'm very confident that if I can eat my way towards 100kg bodyweight I can linearly progress to 180kg working sets on the squat without much hassle.

[Magnetotail]

Squat: 3x5 - 140kg
Bench: 3x8 - 80kg

Got the rack and stuff today, I may take a picture later. However, the silly people at the store I bought it from sent me standard 5kg plates, meaning they don't fit onto my olympic bar. It's unfortunate that the weights I'm supposed to be doing for everything requires 5kg plates. So I'm going to have to work around it with the reps for a little while until that gets sorted.

[Magnetotail]

Seated Press - 3x5 - 60kg

Unfortunately, the ceiling is too low in my room to press standing. So, as inferior as it is, I'm just going to have to do seated presses.

The plan from now is just an exercise a day. So, squat one day, next day bench, next day press, next day squat etc. With rest days just when I feel like I need one.

[Magnetotail]

Squat: 2x5 - 150kg

I'm thinking about sticking with 2 sets of 5 and going heavy every squat day, or doing 3 sets with light days. The 5kg plates arrived very quickly after a lengthy complaint email. And I need to get a weight tree, it's quite annoying without one when there's so little space left in the room.

[Magnetotail]

Bench: 3x5 - 90kg
Deadlift: 1x2 - 200kg

Still getting used to the rack, and I'm pretty sure there's some small discrepancy between the weights I have and those at the gym. Just messing around with the deadlift really. I've decided to go to Texas method for my squats, so I'll do one heavy set of 5 tomorrow for intensity day.