So I found online some basic proportionality constants between the 3 lifts:
If the Back Squat is 100%, then a Bench of 75% and a DL of 120% are considered "proportional".
I'm gonna add some % leeway for the assumptions. 5% can be a ~10 lb difference, which I think is significant.
If the Back Squat is 100% then:
- A Bench of <70% is considered low.
- A Bench of >80% is considered high.
- A DL of <115% is considered low.
- A DL of >125% is considered high.
I think a lot of guesses have been attempted as to what will be the "proportionally" strongest/weakest lifts, so I'm just gonna go with the above.
Hence, to those who estimate the DL to be proportionally stronger (and BP and SQ weaker because of bar inhibitions), I'll agree with you if:
1) DL is considered high by those standards^
2) Bench is considered normal or low by those standards^
To those who estimate the Bench being proportionally stronger to the other two (
@Kettlebelephant for instance), I'll buy it if:
1) Bench is considered high by those standards^
2) DL is considered normal or low by those standards^
The edge case is when Bench and DL are considered BOTH high/low, in which case it just means the SQ itself was low/high respectively. So all "proportionalities" are covered.
Feel free to agree/disagree with those percentages but it's just a crude way to put some targets to the claims.