Weight lifting standards

[Deadballs]

As I am new to this I'm doing what I always do with everything I do which is going balls to the wall or not even bothering. So forgive my incessant posting but I have questions!

Looking over the standards in relation to body weight over the main compound lifts I am noticing that my 1 rep max is in the novice category for my weight category. Despite no training at all I just break out of the untrained category of weight range. Does this mean I have the potential to be very strong do you think or what does it mean? Is it muscle memory from 10 years ago or am I lucky to be predisposed to being strong?

 

[MaxSeg]

You never know unless you train consistent and get in plenty of calories over a few years. So load you plate, get in the car(get to the gym) and load the bar!

 

[Dr JIM]

Don't know but I'm already feeling the presence of Arnold.
The skies the limit, IMO!

 

[Deadballs]

Lol cheers guys for the encouragement. I don't want to be massive, just have good power to weight ratio and put on about 10 kilos.

I struggle with eating. Some days I'm ravenous, others I can't get anything down. Avoiding sugar and dairy and gluten is making it much harder as well to get calories in. Although a bowl of porridge made with coconut milk and honey is almost 900 calories and seems to be great for energy in the morning.

I remember years ago a work mate of mine said in his thick French accent said, "you must eat" and gave me this pill. I've never been so hungry in my life. I cooked shepherds pie and put so much on my plate I could bury my fork vertically in it to the point it would disappear. Never found out what that pill was!

 

[idmd]

I just looked at these standards.....

I've working out for over a year now but I've just started focusing on these lifts for the past 2 1/2 months. So my 1RM for novice should be:

Bench Press = 195lbs - I'm doing sets of 310. Funny thing is my chest/shoulders seem to be my most underdeveloped muscle groups.

Squat = 265lbs - I'm doing sets of 225lbs. This is one of those movements where 225lbs feels heavy but doable but if I even add 10 more pounds it feels 50lbs heavier

Dead Lift = 330lbs - Again I'm doing sets of 225lbs.

I'd like to know where I stand compared to these standards but I'm afraid to try my 1RM because it feels so much heavier and I feel so good I'm afraid of injury.

Is there a rule of thumb - sets at this weight roughly equal this 1RM weight?

 

[Deadballs]

I just looked at these standards.....

I've working out for over a year now but I've just started focusing on these lifts for the past 2 1/2 months. So my 1RM for novice should be:

Bench Press = 195lbs - I'm doing sets of 310. Funny thing is my chest/shoulders seem to be my most underdeveloped muscle groups.

Squat = 265lbs - I'm doing sets of 225lbs. This is one of those movements where 225lbs feels heavy but doable but if I even add 10 more pounds it feels 50lbs heavier

Dead Lift = 330lbs - Again I'm doing sets of 225lbs.

I'd like to know where I stand compared to these standards but I'm afraid to try my 1RM because it feels so much heavier and I feel so good I'm afraid of injury.

Is there a rule of thumb - sets at this weight roughly equal this 1RM weight?

You lift a weight you can only lift between 4-6 times. Then multiply by 1.1307 and add 0.6998. That's your 1 rep max!