My Accomplishment

[DrD77]

I have been training pretty hard for about 2 or 2 and a half months. I am 5'10. I went from weighing 149 to now I just weighed myself and I'm at 161. Am I on target?

 

[brewbaron]

good job man. just keep it up, don't slack on your routine. I went from 145 - 172 in a span of 6 months .. now back to 155. blah.

 

[Fuglydude]

Good job man. To answer your question however, it depends on what your goals are.

Also what are your core lifts like? Lifts like front/back squat, deads, bench, cleans, etc. What is your body comp like?

 

[DrD77]

Good job man. To answer your question however, it depends on what your goals are.

Also what are your core lifts like? Lifts like front/back squat, deads, bench, cleans, etc. What is your body comp like?

core lifts are bench, deadlift, squat. i workout 3 times a week in that order. I also do cardio for at least 20 minutes AFTER each workout. my goal is to get to around 175. my body comp is normal i guess.

 

[Fuglydude]

Yep, you're right, bench, deads, squat are core lifts for powerlifting. However, I like to incorporate some olympic lifting stuff into the mix as well. I believe it makes you a more complete athlete. Post your raw numbers.

I'm gonna encourage you to stay away from purely focusing on bodyweight goals. Although I'm totally guilty of this as well, I think you should focus more on getting stronger and better conditioned, rather than just aiming to be at a certain bodyweight.

By body composition I mean how lean you are...this is often hard to estimate, but for most people, having a 6-pack means that you're in the single digits bodyfat %. You can get bodyfat tested by a variety of methods.

 

[DrD77]

Yep, you're right, bench, deads, squat are core lifts for powerlifting. However, I like to incorporate some olympic lifting stuff into the mix as well. I believe it makes you a more complete athlete. Post your raw numbers.

I'm gonna encourage you to stay away from purely focusing on bodyweight goals. Although I'm totally guilty of this as well, I think you should focus more on getting stronger and better conditioned, rather than just aiming to be at a certain bodyweight.

By body composition I mean how lean you are...this is often hard to estimate, but for most people, having a 6-pack means that you're in the single digits bodyfat %. You can get bodyfat tested by a variety of methods.

Well, I definitely don't have a 6-pack. I have a spare tire that I'm trying to get rid of. That's why I do cardio. I kind of agree with you on focusing on strength and conditioning rather than bodyweight. I just don't want to get extremely big. I know that If I gain around 15 more pounds in muscle, I will be very strong and conditioned. I don't however, want to get over that number.

my numbers aren't anything to write home about.

bench-185
deadlift-295
squat-245