Getbig.com: American Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure

Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Hypertrophy on December 18, 2013, 01:57:30 PM

Title: Strength Standards for Mortals
Post by: Hypertrophy on December 18, 2013, 01:57:30 PM
Never really checked this out before, but its a great table of strength levels vs body weight that, I assume, is for natural athletes. It covers 5 basic movements and the ranges are surprising.

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.htm (http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.htm)

Personally, I found myself ranking from intermediate to advanced but like most of us, I'm also naturally stronger in some in some movements and not in others. Plus, to be rated an elite lifter in some of these (note: these are not absolute strength records as the author says) is so far beyond my ability as to be totally humbling.
Title: Re: Strength Standards for Mortals
Post by: Mr Nobody on December 18, 2013, 01:59:09 PM
A good question for dj181.
Title: Re: Strength Standards for Mortals
Post by: Beefjake on December 18, 2013, 03:07:21 PM
Happened to be my bread and butter movements
During the years weight has gone up and down between 181 - 198 @ 5'7"

But I've done all those " advanced " at some point. Not all at the same time but still.
Maybe not press? I use a little of leg thrusts and I think those are without any leg help?


A) So, since fairing well in this. Must be fake
B) Would like to see standards for immortals
Title: Re: Strength Standards for Mortals
Post by: Max on December 18, 2013, 04:01:54 PM
Advanced to elite in everything except the power clean when I was at the bottom of advanced.
 ;D
Title: Re: Strength Standards for Mortals
Post by: Hypertrophy on December 18, 2013, 04:54:13 PM
Advanced to elite in everything except the power clean when I was at the bottom of advanced.
 ;D

props to you! That's some serious strength :)
Title: Re: Strength Standards for Mortals
Post by: Max on December 19, 2013, 04:58:23 AM
props to you! That's some serious strength :)
Its only pound for pound though.  That's the benefit of being a short arse. You tend to keep up with the bigger lifters, or at least try hard to do so  ;D