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December 20, 2005
Stats
Well, I figured that it makes sense to post some physical stats so that I have a reference point to work from and track progress. When I started going to the gym in July (age 32), I weighed in at 137lb and 5'8" and 9% body fat. My weight had been the same within a pound for the last 12 years.
I did keep good records of each workout and wish that I could post stats regarding how much I could lift for various exercises, but my workout book was recently lost.
Today after six months of screwing around and experimenting in the gym, I can at least lay claim to some improvements. I had my birthday this month so I am now a big 33 years old. I weigh in at 145lb and still 9% body fat--that's 8lbs of new muscle! Whooot! Unfortunately, those early gains are going to be the easiest. I fully expect that I will have to work quite a bit harder for the next 8lbs of muscle...
I also did some testing today to determine 1 rep max and max number for a few common exercises. Here are the numbers:
Squat - 240lb
Bench - 180lb
pullups - 10 reps (good form on these--I can get a few more if I get sloppy)
dips - 20 reps (again with good form, nice and low on the bottom and locked out on the top)
I have no doubt that this is much better than I could have done 6 months ago. I also have no doubt that I can improve these numbers significantly.
Posted by bcroft at December 20, 2005 03:33 PM