Happy Sunday funday!

As a personal trainer, it's my job to get people stronger. And I love it. Every second of it. Especially when I have clients who hit numbers like these below! Check out this little table I created with some of the in person clients I train. The numbers in this table are based off of lifts I try to get all of my clients complete. The lifts in this table will be:

• Barbell deadlift (sumo or conventional)
• Hex bar deadlift
• Barbell bench press
• Barbell back squat
• Barbell overhead press (military press, standing shoulder press)
• Chin ups (BW or weighted)

These lifts above and below display strength. True strength. They display hard work over weeks and weeks and months and months. They display dedication. They display trust in me as a trainer and confidence in you as a client. They show age is just a freaking number and that both male and females can get strong as fuck! All of the names are anonymous but you can see some age ranges and how strong these people are! Now, by all means you do not need to do these lifts to become stronger. However, research and trial and error on my own end has show us over the years that these lifts are a great predictor of true strength. These are not isolation exercises. These are not endurance exercises. These are not hypertrophy exercises. The exercises below show true strength...and I'm so happy to share!

*No number next to weight indicates a 1RM (1 rep max).

*N/A indicates that client did not complete that lift yet or they have not completed 1 BW chin up.

*In order of age ranges.

If you'd like to know which row you are, simply just ask me. I want you to be able to see how others in your age and sex category are lifting. It may push you to do more. To try something else. To understand it's OK to lift heavy. To show you that you can push your body past what you think you can. I'm proud of every single one of you who is on this list and the freakin hard work you put fourth each week with me! (and if you aren't on this list, it's because I do not have enough data for you or we have not progressed to these specific lifts yet).

Here's to getting stronger each week! Thank you all for trusting me!

Much Love,

Nick✌🏻