TA has claimed to deadlift 225 for 113 reps and squat 465 for six deep reps. I believe it was sarcasm that mentioned that TA's bench was around 370 from what I recall. These are some big stats from anyone, natural or otherwise. I could see his deadlift being high because he has long arms, but that would also hinder his bench press. I feel that is partially why my bench is strong but my deadlift isn't quite at that level (shorter arms). I know someone who is 6'3 and we both need to lift the weight equally high off the ground for deads.
My deadlift on my best day is around 455 with a belt and either wraps or chalk. When I do 225 I did it for 20 for a warmup and I don't think I would be able to get more than 30 if I went all out. 113 would just be silly and totally unrealistic. I could probably squat 405 for maybe six good reps on my best day. I'm going to claim 325 for my max bench, although I haven't tried it, but should be within the realm of possibility.
So since everyone has a digital camera and since youtube is so popular, what is stopping TA from verifying his lifts?
Discuss.
I lift pretty darn close to the same numbers as you, except I don't dead lift heavy due to a bad back, I stop at 315 for squats for the same reason, and if it doesn't feel right I don't go up that high. I also sometime feel like that other guy, that I must be really weak, cause I don't even come close to pulling or pushing the weight alot of other people claim. Strenght is weird tho, this guy at my gym who can't be more then 5'8 or 5'9 165lbs, he is built more like a sprinter(me too) then a lifter, he is Chinese I think, he comes in and Reps out 315 in squats and does a double with 365 and then dead lifts the same thing. So it is sometimes hard to tell how strong someone is. AS for TA, no way on those lifts. I am not sure, but I don't think the deadlift claim was for 113 continuous reps, but with resting in between.
