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Strength Standards: Raising the Bar
While a 1,000 lb. deadlift is certainly beyond the genetical potential of most of us, a 400-500 lb. deadlift is quite achievable by most young males (<50) that devote 2-3 years to intelligent and purposeful training. Similarly, most young women can aspire to a 200-300 lb. deadlift. Moreover, progress in any type of physical training is never linear, but logarithmic. This means that most of the progress you make in those 2-3 years is achieved within the first four to six months, a period of time I like to refer to as The Strength Block.
Learn to Squat
I can’t stress the importance of learning to squat from a competent coach—if you’re unsure where to find one, start here! But if you do not have access to a coach or are still struggling with certain parts of the movement despite having met with a coach, then the following videos may help:
Learn to Overhead Press
I can’t stress the importance of learning to overhead press from a competent coach. But if you do not have access to a coach or are still struggling with certain parts of the movement despite having met with a coach, then the following videos may help:
Learn to Deadlift
I can’t stress the importance of learning to deadlift from a competent coach. But if you do not have access to a coach or are still struggling with certain parts of the movement despite having met with a coach, then the following videos may help:
Learn to Bench Press
I can’t stress the importance of learning to bench press from a competent coach—if you’re unsure where to find one, start here! But if you do not have access to a coach or are still struggling with certain parts of the movement despite having met with a coach, then the following videos may help:
Common Pitfalls
There is a lot more to training than people realize, and my goal in writing this is to help you steer clear of some of the pitfalls that many trainees encounter during their first few years in the gym.