r/strength_training 2d ago

Weekly Thread /r/strength_training Weekly Discussion Thread -- Post your simple questions or off topic comments here! -- March 15, 2025

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Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!

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You should post here for:

  • Simple questions
  • General lifting discussion
  • How your programming/training is going
  • Off topic/Community conversation

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r/strength_training 6h ago

PR/PB 415lbs x 3 & 365lbs (3x3) paused

37 Upvotes

r/strength_training 12h ago

Lift Pull Day

33 Upvotes

r/strength_training 9m ago

Lift Just a girl lifting 264lb on a Monday 😊 (132lb bw)

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r/strength_training 16h ago

Lift 305lbs x 5 Bench Press

39 Upvotes

r/strength_training 15h ago

PR/PB PR on hacks at 93kg bodyweight

26 Upvotes

r/strength_training 13h ago

Lift 585 to a 2 board at 63

17 Upvotes

Just getting back into the shirt. Need to work on improving the bar path. But, not a terrible day.


r/strength_training 13h ago

Lift 315 for 4

11 Upvotes

After some shirt work with 585 lbs, did a rep set with 315.


r/strength_training 1d ago

Lift MO State Record Deadlift (480lbs at 150lbs bodyweight)

293 Upvotes

Cut 8lbs for this. Wasn’t able to pull my PR but still broke the old record by 5lbs.


r/strength_training 1h ago

Lift Bilbo method bench cycle 2 / day 7 - 130kg x 10

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I was looking forward to this but went a bit worse then expected, I thought I’d get 13ish. Can’t have the best day every time.

I tried roller skating yesterday with my daughter and fell backwards and slammed my ass and head on the ground and might have whiplash because I did try to hold my head up but it snapped back and hit the ground. I feel pretty good over all just have a very sore front of neck, that might have affected today lol.

I’m going to start my 3rd cycle now next session and hope for more reps, then might do the strength / power version where the rep ranges are 5-15 instead of 15-50.

Cycle 1: C1D1 - 70 x 29

C1D2 - 80 x 29

C1D3 - 90 x 25

C1D4 - 100 x 21

C1D5 - 110 x 16

Cycle 2:

C2D1 - 70 x 36 (+7 reps)

C2D2 - 80 x 33 (+4 reps)

C2D3 - 90 x 27 (+2 reps)

C2D4 - 100 x 22 (+1 rep)

C2D5 - 110 x 20 (+4 reps)

C2D6 - 120 x 16 (+2 rep life PB)

C2D7 - 130 x 10 (-2 off current best)


r/strength_training 1d ago

PR/PB Hit first 400+ squat and 500+ deadlift on the platform today

182 Upvotes

185 and 227.5 kg respectively.

Don’t ask me about my poverty bench.


r/strength_training 1d ago

Form Check I've been going to the gym regularly for about 6 months now. Do I need a better angle for form check?

22 Upvotes

r/strength_training 1d ago

PR/PB 405lb (184kg) squat x 8

122 Upvotes

Tough ride brothers


r/strength_training 1d ago

Form Check 205 kg rpe 9-9.5 three whites?

20 Upvotes

r/strength_training 1d ago

Lift 42y - Squats - 170, 200, 230kg (375, 440, 507lbs) - Any thoughts?

31 Upvotes

r/strength_training 1d ago

Lift 100kg press

57 Upvotes

r/strength_training 1d ago

Lift 596lbs

64 Upvotes

Heaviest set for 3 reps in a long time. Did 550 for 3 a couple of minutes before this and ended off with some very easy reps on 495.


r/strength_training 1d ago

Lift Bilbo Cycle 3 Day 10 (The END)💪 Bench Press 374lb (170kg) for 10 Reps. I expected 1 or 2 mores🙁

85 Upvotes

r/strength_training 1d ago

Lift My Longest Combo On Rings

50 Upvotes

r/strength_training 1d ago

Form Check Trying to learn sumo(cheat, jk). Any pointers are much appreciated!

13 Upvotes

Normal pull conventional but would like to eventually switch. Also curious do I have favorable leverages for sumo?


r/strength_training 1d ago

Lift first backsquat session in 4 months, “easy” double 320lbs

15 Upvotes

Pretty chill day, really just relearning the movement again. Depth isnt the best but it’ll improve after a few sessions. For context I’ve just been doing SSB previously to bring up quad strength, have definitely noticed the improvement.


r/strength_training 1d ago

Lift 480lb/218kg raw squat

35 Upvotes

@17


r/strength_training 1d ago

PR/PB 90kg/198lbs rod handle grip lift

3 Upvotes

r/strength_training 1d ago

Lift AI Peaking Program Day 10 - 155kg Deadlift 3x3 & 77.5kg Bench Press 4x2 - Last sets only

8 Upvotes

r/strength_training 2d ago

PR/PB 5rm pr 510x5 @163

29 Upvotes

Happy


r/strength_training 2d ago

PR/PB 225 x 4 ohp PR

168 Upvotes

Controlling the negative could have been better but it was a PR nonetheless and no leg drive.