How Strong am I?
One thing I never included on my original website was information on my maximum lifts. The reason for this was that I never do 'max lifts' in training. On most exercises I aim for 10 reps and on my heaviest set usually get at least 6-8 reps. As soon as I get 10 reps, I put the weight up.
Another reason for not including information on the weight I use is that it is relative to the machine you are using, and a lot of the exercises I do are on machines. I have found that 80lb on one machine is equivalent to 120lb on another, so it is impossible to judge strength from this.
However, I get so many emails asking about the kind of weight I use that I decided to include a section on my current heaviest training weights for some free weight exercises showing the maximum reps I have performed with these weights.
These are my current training weights, and if you walked into my gym, these are what you would see me doing. They aren't 'one-off' best performances and I'm happy to say that my current weights are my best to date!
| EXERCISE | MAXIMUM WEIGHT | REPS |
| Squat | 440lb | 9 |
| Bench Press | 265lb | 5 |
| Panatta Incline Chest Press | 265lb | 8 |
| DB Press (shoulders) | 85lb | 8 |
| Front Raises | 45lb | 8 |
| Lateral Raises | 50lb | 9 |
| Barbell Curls | 100lb | 8 |
| Alternate DB Curls | 45lb | 8 |
| DB Tricep Extension | 130lb | 10 |
| Close Grip Bench Press | 220lb | 9 |
| Dead Lift | 305lb | 8 |
| Stiff Legged Dead Lifts | 305lb | 7 |
