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I think he wanted stats.

Correct. It's not that I think the grandfather is unqualified to give advice, his post appears upon a close skimming to be pretty good. I'm just curious what numbers a weight trainee is putting up after a long history of ultra endurance type sports.

I've been able to low bar squat 300# at 175lbs bodyweight and full snatch 130# at approximately 145lbs bodyweight at various times in my life, fyi. Nothing to write home about obviously

I weight 200lbs, I focused on muscle building most of last year. This year was going to be the year I focused on strength.

Deadlift: 500 Bench: 295 (this and OHP are a source of annoyance for me) Squat: 350 for 5 (low bar). Haven't maxed in squat in a while...mostly been box squating lately. Box squat (what I actually do most often): 390x2 OHP: 185 (this is a source of annoyance for me)

So, nothing to write home about by any measure.

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