Tuesday, June 25, 2013

PRs and General Fitness

I've always been bad about tracking fitness progress, so I'm going to try to list out some basics and hopefully if I remember to do this again in a few months, I'll have something to compare it to. 

1 Rep Max lifts:
Squat - ?  My squat form still sucks.  I have to take a extra-wide stance to keep my heels from lifting, but that stance robs me of all my power.  I think the problem all stems from my stiff hips, which I'm going to try to aggressively "open", and I'll probably have to put in some work on my back.  Until I can get the basic form right, I'm not going to attempt any significant weight.

Deadlift - 255

Bench - ?  Maybe I'll try to find out what my current max bench is this week.  I would guess it's around 185.  The last few times I've benched, I've felt much weaker than I was expecting.

Clean & Jerk:  ?  A few months ago I determined my max, but I've totally forgotten.  I'll have to try to establish this as well.

Snatch:  ?  I've been working with 65 lbs, but the main issue is my left shoulder still feels very unstable and has popped out a couple times when I've pushed the weight up, so it will probably take a while for me to build that shoulder up.  Much like the squat, I don't expect to be pushing myself on this one for a while.

Push Press:  I think I maxed out at 145 last time we did this.  It might have been 155, but  I'll take the lower of the two for now.

Pull Ups: Almost 1!  I have to get a little jumping start, but I can pull myself the rest of the way up and slowly lower myself down. 

Chin Ups:  I can hang at about the half way up point and hold for a few seconds, but I've got a bit more work to do on this.

Not a very impressive collection of stats, but I have to start somewhere.  I've been stronger in the past, but I've never been this fit overall (I was 100lbs heavier at my strongest, so I could deadlift, bench and clean more, but I couldn't come close to a pull up or do many push-ups).

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