How long how you been training?
I'm curious to the level of experience of this community and where they are at in their journey.
I'll start: Height: 5ft 11in Weight: 167lbs Bench: 95kg Squat: 170kg Deadlift: 183kg
Never saw the inside of a gym until about 2 years ago, but I played plenty of sports growing up.
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I'm 5'6", 150lb, early forties. Lifting off and on since first reading Starting Strength in 2015. This year I've been back on. Rotate between running, lifting, and long distance hiking. Current lifts are
nothing impressive, but I'm pleased. I can run a ten miler, ruck 25lb for 20 miles, crank out 50 pullups in 10 minutes, and generally have a good time. I figure that's not bad for middle age. I want to keep up with this indefinitely so no crazy pressure to push too hard.
In 2020 my deadlift was at 350lb - hoping to get back to that by the end of the year.
Honestly that's probably one of the best things you can do as you enter your middle ages. Get strong, stay strong, but don't push yourself as to cause injury or degrade cartilage and connecting tissues.
What is your training frequency? And do you have any other goals outside of 350lbs for your deadlift?
The last six months I've been lifting 3-4x a week, about an hour each time. I was hitting a wall in March-April with a 4x6 program, so I switched to Wendler 531 in June. So far it's a lot easier! My squat days had become a huge stressor, but not with this program!
I want to eat right and see how far I can get by New Years. I would love to beat 850lb combined lifts by then, but we'll see.
Life goal would be to squat 3 plates and deadlift 4. That would be so cool
Keep up the good work! Remember that sleep is just as important as nutrition when it comes to recovery and building strength.