Those are official meet numbers.My gym lifts really arent that impressive.When I powerlift I follow Westside barbell methods so I use many different movements like board presses for benching,cambered bar banches,benches with chains,squats with bands and chains.Most of my lifts came because of doing lots of good mornings.
Here are some gym lifts I have done.Nothing great but Im training for powerlifting.I have done seated db presses with 150lbs for 8.Incline benched 475.Db incline benched 180s for 11 or 12[really 11.5 got help on the 12th].deadlifted 700 off a three inch block with no belt.700 pound good morning using a buffalo bar[cambered bar for squatting].Bent rows with 555 for 5 with no belt[these are done with a jerking motion just trying to get the bar moving lots of momentum].bb extensions with 275X3[very poor form though].
When I switch to bodybuilding Im usually just getting done with a power meet so Im at my biggest and strongest.I have squatted 495 for 27 reps in a belt and wraps and did 585 for 11 in belt and wraps.[these were about at parrallel,some broke some were a bit high]I also benched 405X17 three years ago and then blew off my shoulder on the 18th rep.
Let me say this about strength training.There are MANY MANY guys MUCH!!!!!!STRONGER then me.In fact,guys like Ronnie Coleman and Johnny Jackson and Branch Warren are all probably stronger,they just dont train for that type of lifting.So,Im not posting these numbers to show off,because in reality Im just a guppy in terms of strength.Christ we have two guys now pulling 970 pounds.Thats strong!!Im a slightly above powerlifter and a slightly below average bodybuilder.I have many guys in my gym just as strong as me,one guy pulls 821 another squats 1008 and another just benched 800.So,although I have the biggest total in the state of CT. Im not even the best at any one lift and the CT scene for powerlifting SUCKS!!So Im like the smartest guy on the short buss I guess.
