The Likelihood That You See People Squatting Three Plates Or More Or Benching Beyond Two Plates At Your Gym…

[Tha Gawd Amen]

Thr gym is in like the weird phase since covid. It's either skinny highschoolers being skinny high schoolers or people that compete. So I can walk in and be the strongest person in the gym or the there's a huddle of old heads benching my max deadlift for reps telling how they used to be a lot stronger. Like my whole age group that lifted all got over the gym got married with kids at the same time

 

[Son Goku]

It's not how many plates,it's what you are doing with the plates.

If I can't lift it ten times without a spotter,I don't lift it.
And I do 10 sets of the heaviest I can do.

So while a person can go in there and throw on 3 plates and maybe give you 10 once,u throw on 2 and a quarter on each side and do 10 sets of 10 and come back and tell me how ya shyt feel the next day (pause)

German volume training.

Non-powerlifting babble.
So you're one of the cats we're in here talmbout? Got it.

 

[Soylent Greenz]

Non-powerlifting babble.
So you're one of the cats we're in here talmbout? Got it.

After 25 years,you accumulate enough lifting injuries to know what works and what doesn't.

I will leave the whole "lift the gym" act to the young boys.

 

[Son Goku]

After 25 years,you accumulate enough lifting injuries to know what works and what doesn't.

I will leave the whole "lift the gym" act to the young boys.

Bet. I’ll let all the powerlifting old heads know you said what’s up.

 

[xXMASHERXx]

Glad to see no matter how long I stay away from fitness threads on the coli, they never change

 

[Son Goku]

Glad to see no matter how long I stay away from fitness threads on the coli, they never change

Welcome bike!

 

[jilla82]

Bet. I’ll let all the powerlifting old heads know you said what’s up.

generally those cats are broken down..
they've been doing for so long its all they know and all they want to do

 

[Son Goku]

generally those cats are broken down..
they've been doing for so long its all they know and all they want to do

If those cats are "broken down" then who keeps entering and competing in the masters divisions?


This is the coli.com and a fitness thread, so I'd expect no less, but anyone who's actually been to a PL meet knows there are plenty of in-shape old heads that still lift heavy.

 

[MuzzyP]

This thread boosts my self esteem slightly.

 

[xXMASHERXx]

This thread boosts my self esteem slightly.

Putting up numbers that only a few people in the world will ever reach is the self esteem boost. These threads are entertainment

 

[xXMASHERXx]

If those cats are "broken down" then who keeps entering and competing in the masters divisions?


This is the coli.com and a fitness thread, so I'd expect no less, but anyone who's actually been to a PL meet knows there are plenty of in-shape old heads that still lift heavy.

What's funny is that there is evidence that proves the opposite of what he says but him and others will still repeat that nonsense. It's like they completely forget that weight lifting is an Olympic sport. I'm sure all those past Olympians are "broken down" somewhere saying "if only I didn't lift so much weight"

 

[africngiant]

Nothing makes me smh more than seeing big 6’4 lineman looking cats doing leg press but avoiding squats.

I think a couple months back there was a breh that like 6’3 280 who used bench 3 plates but he could only overhead press 115

Then there’s one breh who benches 3 plates and a 10. But never do anything else.

But everyone else barely hitting a plate. At most 175lbs.

As far as squat there’s only one dude I’ve seen hit over 5 plates and I haven’t seen him in months.

I’ve only seen one dude correctly hit over 3 plates beside the cat who used hit 5 plates.

And like I said, I personally don’t even max anymore. I just lift above average. And workout to exhaustion.

what about with deadlifts? i admittedly don’t squat but im gonna work on it again.

just joined a new gym with my cousin back home.

i hit 465 with no belt but haven’t gone up since and been inconsistent. i could’ve definitely hit 475+ that day but im locked back in to that 500 goal

 

[Windows 91]

I've seen plenty of 2 plate bench pressers. I've only ever seen one dude squatting 3 plates at full depth for reps in a commercial gym though. I barely see men squatting period when I think about it...it's mostly women in the squat racks.

 

[Serious]

Awesome. Once again, the people doing three plates and above are a minority in the average gym. This is not a revelation

Well people like @Scientific Playa maxing out the leg press are

For the record I got videos () of people 75+ squatting and deadlifting 5 plates with good form.

So no excuses

 

[Serious]

I never said I do 3 plates. Currently I work more than I workout but I can get off this couch cold and push 2 plates.

I don’t think 2 plates puts me in the minority unless you want to count old men and the kids just getting their start

But I know how to take a compliment, I’m elite. Thanks

Can’t use the work excuse. I wake up 4:30am regularly to hit the gym