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I had to go back and reread to find the mistake, because when I saw his mention of 225 I automatically thought "2 plates". My goal when I was lifting seriously

I had to go back and reread to find the mistake, because when I saw his mention of 225 I automatically thought "2 plates". My goal when I was lifting seriously was to get to 1/2/3/4 plates on my overhead press, bench, squat, and dead respectively. The middle 2 numbers are easier than the outer two - it's surprising how much harder OHP is to increase than bench. And the 4 plate DL is attainable for sure, I was up to about 365 at my best, and had hit the 315 target for squats - but it takes a long time to build up to 405 incrementally. I've just recently got back on the wagon and it's been interesting to see how much strength I lost - where I was usually squatting in the 225-240 range at my peak, i started back up w? squatting 135 and it was surprisingly difficult. Crazy how much our bodies can change with a little stimulus.

pc86 3y ago
The strength will come back much quicker than it took to attain the first time. I never worked out a day in my life until I was almost 30, and with the exception of the deadlift, all my numbers are quite a bit lower than anyone my same age who worked out even sparingly in their 20s. The people my age who were high school athletes make me look like an old man, and the people my age who were college athletes make me look like an even older woman. I always liken it to blowing up a balloon, you feel a certain amount of resistance the first time, but if you let the air out (lose strength) and blow it up again it's much easier.
- epiccoleman 3y ago
  Yeah, for sure! I've already experienced that once or twice after other start/stops. I made what felt like relatively quick progress when I first started lifting a few years ago, and I definitely think having been moderately athletic through my youth was a factor. (Never was particularly great at any sport, but at least they kept me in shape!)

pc86 3y ago

The strength will come back much quicker than it took to attain the first time. I never worked out a day in my life until I was almost 30, and with the exception of the deadlift, all my numbers are quite a bit lower than anyone my same age who worked out even sparingly in their 20s. The people my age who were high school athletes make me look like an old man, and the people my age who were college athletes make me look like an even older woman. I always liken it to blowing up a balloon, you feel a certain amount of resistance the first time, but if you let the air out (lose strength) and blow it up again it's much easier.

epiccoleman 3y ago
Yeah, for sure! I've already experienced that once or twice after other start/stops. I made what felt like relatively quick progress when I first started lifting a few years ago, and I definitely think having been moderately athletic through my youth was a factor. (Never was particularly great at any sport, but at least they kept me in shape!)