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Okay this I find a bit absurd: >Fitness Scores (ref: ACSM) Scoring equal t to top 10% of 18 year olds in the following: Bench press single rep max, 235lbs Why
by feet 4y ago
Okay this I find a bit absurd:
>Fitness Scores (ref: ACSM)
Scoring equal t to top 10% of 18 year olds in the following:
Bench press single rep max, 235lbs
Why are you comparing your max lifts against an 18 year old? Since when are they the ones lifting the most? This doesn't seem to indicate anything at all
It usually takes years of training to get to big weights and most 18 year olds don't lift at all so that "top 10%" statement is meaningless
- wellthisisgreat 4y agoYeah sorry 235lbs 1RM isn’t a good metric even for an 18 y/o lifter Maybe he’s comparing them to look good or b/c he’s measuring against his children (he mentions teenage son)
- vsareto 4y agoThis guy isn't a lifter though, and 235lbs at 160lbs bodyweight is really good for someone who isn't.
- wellthisisgreat 4y agoIt’s better than not lifting but it’s nothing to brag about for sure. Most people I know who train or lift and are ~160lbs usually do 225lbs for reps (~5 or so). I wouldn’t even comment on this, but did catch my eye and knocked some credibility points off / made me question significance of other metrics
- feet 4y agoI had a friend who was 150-160 with a 315 max so is it really? Others who are that weight can hit 350+ To be able to bench over 200 you have to have done at least some chest/press training That specific lift wasn't even what I took issue with, it was the fact that he's comparing himself against 18 year olds. The first lift was just left in my copy/paste