Hail to the dinosaurs!
Let's continue yesterday's theme about
what constitutes real world, no nonsense
strength training goals for a drug-free
lifter -- and again, let's do it by looking
at the standards in the 1956 classic, WEIGHT
TRAINING IN ATHLETICS.
Yesterday we talked about the two hands
military press with barbell. One rep with
a barbell equal to your own body weight is
rated as superior. 50 pounds over your body
weight is unusual. 100 pounds over your body
weight is world class -- as in, that would
put you up there with World champions in
Olympic weightlifting in the 1950's.
Let's move on to the bench press -- and pls
remember, these are based on standards from
the mid 1950's, so we're talking about drug-
free lifters, no support gear, and strict
performance.
Benching a barbell equal to your own body
weight is good.
50 pounds over body weight is superior.
100 pounds over body weight is an excellent
performance.
200 pounds over your own body weight puts you
up there with the very strongest men in the
world.
What about barbell curls -- as in, a single
STRICT curl (using 2 hands)?
Remember -- we're not talking cheat curls,
swing curls, power curls or anything else that
looks like a walrus trying to do a back flip.
A single lift in the 2 hands barbell curl with
a barbell loaded to 80 pounds under your own
body weight is respectable.
50 pounds under body weight is superior.
Anything close to your own body weight for one
rep in the STRICT barbell curl ranks you among
the strongest men in the world.
We'll cover squats and deadlifts tomorrow -- so
be looking for my Thursday morning email!
As always, have a great day, and if you hit the
iron, hit it hard and heavy!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
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