This is kind of a diary for me. Well more of a reference for 6 months from now.

5'9"
166lbs
guess my BF at 8% (-/+ 1%)

1RM DL - 345lbs
1RM squat - 335lbs
1RM bench - 225lbs

36 body weight dips
18 body weight chinups

All measurements taken relaxed at their largest girth except bicep, which was flexed.
Bicep - 14.25" flexed
forearm - 11.5"
quad - 23.25"
calf - 14.75"
chest (across the nipples) - 40"
shoulders - 47"
hips - 38.5"

It seems real weird to me my max dl and max squat are so close. It may have a little to do with both exercises being done right after the other but idk...
I'm a little disappointed in my max dl numbers and I'm thinking my squat numbers are suffering due to not having the strength in my lower back...
I think I could have put 345 squat up but I went from 335 to 355 and failed on 355 and didn't bother with 345.
As for bench. I'm not even 100% what it truly is. I've never done a 1RM max for bench. I put up 225 last week though so I'm going with that because it's AT LEAST 225 since I've successfully put up 225. I'm thinking it's more like 230-5

Goals for june: (I got 6 months so I got lots of time)
375 squat
405 dl
275 bench
45dips
25chinups

maintain or lose a little BF and break 170lbs

The weak link for me is diet... I go through phases where I don't eat anything and will drop like 10 lbs in a matter of weeks and it'll take me 2 months to gain it back... shits annoying if you have a wicked fast metabolism like me.

achievable goals for 6 months time to complete? I feel it is. I guess we'll see.

good goals work for it and im sure youll get it!

youll get those goals, jst stay at it.

i think ull even gain more than 4lbs of lean muscle mass, and if u kno what the problem is with ur diet then fix it.

youl NEVER MAKE IT MAN!!

you spelled "you'll" way wrong mang

As for diet... yeah, I just don't eat enough on a consistent basis and it hampers my progress. I know how to eat right, I am just one lazy shit when it comes to food. That, and I just don't like to eat really...

and dead lifts is one exercise I rarely do, which I obviously need to incorporate. And I will.

I would expect to be able to be heavier than 170 by June, but that goal I'm intentionally setting lower because i know my history with weight fluctuation. Plus, gaining mass doesn't matter so much to me as just getting stronger is. Even though, they do go hand in hand on the overall.

your goal if 45 dips is pretty useless imo, i would suggest something like 10 dips w/ 45lb weight because the weighted dips promotes more of a strength/size routine whereas a bunch of bodyweight dips is just endurance.

yep endurance doesn't matter .. tell me that when i'm breakin your facial bones with punch after punch lmao

across the nipples

lol



Well, yeah when I'm training I'll be doing stuff like weighted dips for strength because my goal is strength but I figure as my strength goes up so will my reps for dips and chinups. That's the way it's always been for me. In the end, I don't care much how many dips and chinups I can do so long as I'm getting stronger.
The only time I ever do dips is at the end of a workout to burn out the muscle. meh

yeah, that's what i figured, since no one that ik gives a shit about muscular endurance in the weight room lol. try doing dips earlier in your workout sometime and go balls to the wall when it comes to how much weight, just to add some variety to your workout if you want