So You think You are strong?
Well Mike Boyle might have a very different answer for you. According to him, if you can’t do 3 chin ups with 135 pounds strapped on your body. You ain’t strong. To him, it doesn’t matter how much you can bench… (Now someone’s talking, I always wondered how in the world bench press equate to being strong)
The Strength Chart
The following is a chart of what constitutes “strong” in some basic exercises for drug-free adult males:
Bench press: 1.25 to 1.5 x bodyweight (250 to 300 pounds for a 200 pound athlete)
Clean: 1.25 to 1.5 x bodyweight (same as above)
Front squat: 1.5 to 1.75 x bodyweight (300 to 350 pounds for a 200 pound athlete)
One-leg squat: 0.5 x bodyweight for 5 reps
Chin-up: 0.5 x bodyweight for a single rep
For more information Read T-nation’s article by Coach Boyle
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