strength level article

[slashkills]

I found this article on t-nation. Just wondering what your thoughts where on the table about half way down the page. I personally think that those numbers are a little bit high.
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/are_you_strong_find_out_right_now_with_these_strength_standards

[Sensei]

I actually think some of those are a little low, but it's fine.

[waynedang]

Seems about right

[evilxxx]

They seem ok to me, I am mostly on great on more than half of the stuff and good on the others...except fot the elbow planks, never done those things.

[Bako Lifter]

30 lbs on bench and dead before I'm great :). Numbers are too low if you go by BW times X.

[joelhall]

i suppose the x bodyweight levels are ok, but i agree with sensei - the numbers seem a little low to me, though thats just an opinion.

[Ben Moore]

I actually think some of those are a little low, but it's fine.

Agreed...

[cphafner]

They seem right for the average gym. Of course they would be low for competitve pling.

[slashkills]

thanks guys, guess i still have a ways to go. Also i figured i would ask it here instead of creating a new thread, but what is the main difference between a romanian deadlift and a deadlift? In the romanian deadlift you sink your hips more before the pull right?

[littleman19]

so i read "pull-ups" on the left and then looked to the right and saw 90 under "great". i was like ":omg: i thought i was good at pull-ups. **** i though being able to do 40 was awesome. then i realized i looked at the push-ups number haha.

[BigDanny817]

I have a lot of work to due.

[Brian Hopper]

thanks guys, guess i still have a ways to go. Also i figured i would ask it here instead of creating a new thread, but what is the main difference between a romanian deadlift and a deadlift? In the romanian deadlift you sink your hips more before the pull right?


Someone correct me if im wrong but I think the Romanian DL is similar to a Still legged DL, but your knees are at a slight bend instead of being locked.

[MBertrand]

ha, I remember reading that a while ago and thinking it seemed pretty heavy, now I think it's a little light...

kinda cool

[slashkills]

Someone correct me if im wrong but I think the Romanian DL is similar to a Still legged DL, but your knees are at a slight bend instead of being locked.

thanks

[Detard]

Romanian you dont let the bar touch the floor at all.

[ELmx479]

Well using that chart it looks like this for me..

Squat - Sucks
Bench - Decent
DL - Good

[sayagain]

I think the numbers seem right for the average gym-goer. They are probably a little low for powerlifting gyms, but I've been to several gyms and those seem like decent numbers for the average person. I fall in the great category on the big three, so thats good.