Well, I figured I'd better start one of these if I'm going to be posting in this forum.
History of training:
Normal, sporadic lifting for a big kid. I always had a good amount of natural strength, but I was always grossly obese.
Started blacksmithing at age 17. Smithing gave me a lot of solid, functional muscle in the upper body. I still ate like shit, though. Around this age, I also started to do SCA (medieval reenactment) style combat.
Three years ago, I moved from my hometown to the Louisville area. This was a big change from the small town I grew up in. I started attending various events, and noticed that the same firetenders where at these events. Eventually, us fireworshippers got together, and I started to help them out. Talk about training! Dragging 400 lb logs through the woods using a rope, then standing that son of a bitch up in the middle of bonfire will get you strong in no time.
I lost a lot of weight using crappy diets and the Bas Rutten MMA Workout. Atkin's cost me about 70 lbs on my bench. I worked my way back up and beyond, and am on a healthy diet (5-6 meals a day, lots of protein, yada yada). Total, I've lost 60lbs to get to my current weight at 235 lbs. I train in submission grappling twice a week and try to get at least two heavybag/ focus mits days in as well.
I began seriously lifting heavy just recently; about 6 months ago or so. My lifting before was for muscle endurance and weight loss, with sporadic heavy cycles. I started with bench, and got it up to 315 for 1RM max as of today. Three weeks ago, I added deadlifts to my schedule. I've yet to seriously squat anything, as I work out mostly at home. I only have one good spotter, and would like at least two. Still, I plan on making most of what I need. I am a blacksmith, after all.
On to the stats:
Personal:
Male
25 years old
6'1
235 lbs (approx 11% bodyfat if anyone gives a shit)
Lifts:
Bench Press: 315 x 1, 300x3
Deadlift: 415 (as of tonight!) x2
OP: (just began tonight) 145 x 5
hammer curls: 70x 1, 55x 5
*Updated Lifts 7/3/07*
Bench Press 315 x 1, 300 x 5
Deadlift: 500 x 1
Push Press: 185 x 1
Zercher Deadlift: 400 x 1
Hack Squat: 405 x 3
Zercher Squat: 245 x 20, 325 x 5
Updated 9/ 23/ 07
Bench Press 315 x 1, 300 x 5
Deadlift: 525 x 1 strapped, 495 chalked
Push Press: 205 x 1
Zercher Deadlift: 400 x 1
Hack Squat: 425 x 5
Zercher Squat: 245 x 20, 425 x 1
*updated 11/9/07
Deadlift: 535 x 1, 495 x 5 chalked
Bench Press: 315 x 1, 300 x 5
Push Press: 205 x 1
Zercher Deadlift: 405 x 1
Zercher Squat: 455 x 1
BOR: 275 x 1
Dynamic Row: 275 x 5
*Updated 11/27/07
Deadlift: 550 chalked, 495 raw
Bench: same
Push Press: same
ZDL: same
Z-Squat: same
Dynamic Row: same
Squat: 405 raw
Updated: 1/1/2008
Deadlift: 600 x 1 chalked
Bench: same
Push Press: same
Z-Dead: same
Z squat: same
BOR: same
Dynamic Row: same
S&P Strength Training for MMA thread:
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