This week, I deadlifted 455 lbs (206 kg) for a PR, up from 430 lbs (195 kg) when I last tested about 4 years ago. I’ve had unusually good consistency the last 3 months, and had decent consistency throughout most of 2024, so I’m glad there’s an objective indicator that I’m stronger than ever.
I intend to test all 3 big powerlifting lifts (squat, bench, deadlift) around the end of August to get a sense of my total, and then switch to other fitness goals more aligned with conditioning/cardio, while simply maintaining whatever strength I can.
Nice, that’s a huge PR. I’ve been taking a break from competitive powerlifting and have really enjoyed CrossFit the last couple years believe it or not. There’s still lots of strength work but lots of cardio too.
Yeah, I agree. I drop in on CrossFit style classes from time to time, maybe 2-3 times per month (not actually named CrossFit anymore as my local gym de-affiliated from CrossFit itself). They help me identify things that I’m not good at, and give me ideas for programming in stuff to build in those weaknesses.
So compared to the typical regular CrossFit gym members I’m probably much stronger on powerlifting, slightly stronger on Olympic lifting, middle of the pack on steady state cardio like rowing or running, and way behind on metcon type workouts where you do a bunch of barbell or kettlebell or body weight exercises for time.
After I hit my strength goals this summer, I’m probably going to switch to 2 strength workouts and 2 metcon style workouts per week, specifically to address that weakness. And then I’ll have to program mobility and flexibility work, too, as that is another significant weakness of mine.
Sounds a lot like me! Except I’m further behind on steady state cardio too. I do CrossFit 1-2 times a week, it’s been fun learning olympic lifting for a new challenge. Come to think of it, CrossFit is really good about filling in a lot of the aspects of fitness that traditional powerlifting often ignores. Even the stretching at the beginning of class has been helpful for me, but I also started doing yoga do which was great for mobility.
This week, I deadlifted 455 lbs (206 kg) for a PR, up from 430 lbs (195 kg) when I last tested about 4 years ago. I’ve had unusually good consistency the last 3 months, and had decent consistency throughout most of 2024, so I’m glad there’s an objective indicator that I’m stronger than ever.
I intend to test all 3 big powerlifting lifts (squat, bench, deadlift) around the end of August to get a sense of my total, and then switch to other fitness goals more aligned with conditioning/cardio, while simply maintaining whatever strength I can.
Nice, that’s a huge PR. I’ve been taking a break from competitive powerlifting and have really enjoyed CrossFit the last couple years believe it or not. There’s still lots of strength work but lots of cardio too.
Yeah, I agree. I drop in on CrossFit style classes from time to time, maybe 2-3 times per month (not actually named CrossFit anymore as my local gym de-affiliated from CrossFit itself). They help me identify things that I’m not good at, and give me ideas for programming in stuff to build in those weaknesses.
So compared to the typical regular CrossFit gym members I’m probably much stronger on powerlifting, slightly stronger on Olympic lifting, middle of the pack on steady state cardio like rowing or running, and way behind on metcon type workouts where you do a bunch of barbell or kettlebell or body weight exercises for time.
After I hit my strength goals this summer, I’m probably going to switch to 2 strength workouts and 2 metcon style workouts per week, specifically to address that weakness. And then I’ll have to program mobility and flexibility work, too, as that is another significant weakness of mine.
Sounds a lot like me! Except I’m further behind on steady state cardio too. I do CrossFit 1-2 times a week, it’s been fun learning olympic lifting for a new challenge. Come to think of it, CrossFit is really good about filling in a lot of the aspects of fitness that traditional powerlifting often ignores. Even the stretching at the beginning of class has been helpful for me, but I also started doing yoga do which was great for mobility.