Personal Bests, Completed Goals, Milestones and General Achievement Thread

[Parkway_Drive]

I am 50yo and started taking doing weights seriously about 6 months ago, I've been bench pressing 145kg but just recently ruptured a disc in my back which is pinching on a nerve, sending pain down my leg.
Absolutely gutted, had injections to ease the pain but has done nothing and it looks like an operation is the next step.

That really sucks man, you were bench pressing a pretty impressive weight.

How have you been travelling mate, is an op still on the cards or are you able to manage without one?

 

[Pete Cash]

I am in my early 30s but so crippled with injuries from years of lifting weights I am doing well if I can get a bench over 100kilos these days lol. Like I have shocking tendinitis for example.

So thats an amazing bench press at 50 holy moly.

 

[JasonE]

That really sucks man, you were bench pressing a pretty impressive weight.

How have you been travelling mate, is an op still on the cards or are you able to manage without one?

Not too bad thanks mate, the disc problem has settled down but I am terrified of re-injuring it so although I am back in the gym I am taking it slowly.
Trying to avoid an op at the moment.
All the best.

 

[McNulty]

I always train on my own so never do bench press. Use free weights instead.

What does 44kg dumbbells translate into bench press? Push out 4-6 of those!

 

[Walt Flanigan]

I always train on my own so never do bench press. Use free weights instead.

What does 44kg dumbbells translate into bench press? Push out 4-6 of those!

Hard to say. I could bench 130kg while I was doing 48 - 50kg dumbells......so maybe around 120?

I found dumbells really effective but eventually I always injure my left shoulder so I pretty much stick to barbell these days.

 

[Pete Cash]

There is a lot going on with a db press so its not so easy to convert. Depends on how strong your stabiliser are and how deep you are taking the stretch. A oly bar cant pass through your chest but you can with DBs. Either way thats an impressive lift.

Numbers itself arent important. You are stronger than most people i see at the gym. Everyone can bench 2 plates at the pub but i might see a bloke or two a week smash it out perfectly.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

I'm nowhere near that at the moment, just started back this week after a long lay-off. Turns out early morning gym sessions aren't so easy when you have a kid.

 

[shaggs]

Deadlifted 4x150kg and then 1x170kg at 80kg body weight at the end of a crossfit wod.

 

[abpanther]

Did my first bar and ring muscle ups the other day, was really stoked to finally get them

Can now string together handstand push ups pretty comfortably

100k split jerk

 

[Red Bear]

83:10 for a half marathon today. Well over 6 minute pb

 

[Rhino_NQ]

only just recently back into it seriously, last 6 weeks ive managed to

drop from 126kg to 119kg
go from 11.30 min 2km run and nearly dieing to 9.30 and slowly decreasing
blood pressure has dropped from 146/88 to 122/85
taken 5cm off my chest and 4cm around my gut
pretty intense circuit workout i got given for my weights, upped the weight and all of them while knicking 5 minutes off the overall time and adding an extra round.

 

[Clifferd]

Last Monday I pushed 130kg bench for triples at 92ishkgs bodyweight, in my early 20s also. Felt like I had more in the tank but I've strained myself in the past from pushing myself too hard, it was a PB anyway

I don't really train for anything in particular other than the satisfaction of lifting big numbers so probably more a powerlifting mindset haha. Although I haven't deadlifted in quite a while due to a back injury suffered from a work related injury :/

Fairly lean, have a lot of definition and if I had to guess I'd be around 12-13%ish body fat with a lot of LBM

 

[shaggs]

Couple of new good PB's from testing week.
Squat clean 1rm 100kg
Back squat 1rm 143kg
Bench 1rm 105kg
Push press 1rm 90kg
Front squat 3rm 110kg
Deadlift 3rm 160kg
Deadlift 1rm 180kg

All at 82kg body weight. Back into the cardio program next week

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

Damn!! Some strong mofos in here..

All PBs of 1RM

Back Squat (full): 200kgs

Deadlift:160kgs

Bench Press: 137.5kgs

I weigh 103kgs.

 

[Cletus]

Climbed my first grade 23 climb a couple of weeks ago, and I've lost 30kgs in 5 years. Made me feel like a better human

 

[Red Bear]

Climbed my first grade 23 climb a couple of weeks ago, and I've lost 30kgs in 5 years. Made me feel like a better human

Nowra?

 

[Cletus]

Shipley! Streaker Named Desire, I've been trying to do it for 18 months so I was pretty stoked.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

170kg deadlift. First attempt at it in a few years

 

[GAZF]

Numbers from the past fortnight:

Back Squat: 5x155 kg
Bench: 2x102 kg (PB)
Deads: 3x200 kg (PB)
Military press: 1x71 kg (PB)
Power cleans: 2x95 kg (PB)

87 kg body weight

Got a home gym so I rarely test 1RM's intentionally.

 

[shaggs]

Nice ones gazf