jca17
Level 5 Valued Member
Hi everyone. Last year I got the chance to start barbell training and did that for half the year before switching things up to train for OCR. Now I'm back to barbell and am really loving it (as I did last year). I also love teaching technique to friends and coworkers who train at the gym at the office building. All in all, I really would like to get the SFL certification. I'm looking at the one in November on the West Coast. Right now I'm 6', 155lbs. The most I've deadlifted was 275 last July at SFL course. I don't have a squat rack at the work gym (I know... what?) so I've been training Zerchers (but will likely just get a cheap 24 membership to work on back squat in preparation for cert). Last week did 5 sets of 8 with 125 and that's progressing smoothly, adding 5 lbs each week in Faleev's 5x5 with his original sets of 8 to begin with. Bench is the weakest for me, only getting a difficult 5 sets of 7 with 110 lbs last week.
Is it a realistic goal to be able to pass the cert by November? I'm thinking over the course of the year I would end up around 170 pounds if I focus on barbell training. So we're looking at 215 bench, 340 DL for strength standards. The squat and deadlift technique sets don't look too intimidating, but I also would need to get my overhead press. The most I've lifted is 85 pounds for 5 hard reps in overhead press, whereas I would need to get 115 for 5 clean reps.
Is it a realistic goal to be able to pass the cert by November? I'm thinking over the course of the year I would end up around 170 pounds if I focus on barbell training. So we're looking at 215 bench, 340 DL for strength standards. The squat and deadlift technique sets don't look too intimidating, but I also would need to get my overhead press. The most I've lifted is 85 pounds for 5 hard reps in overhead press, whereas I would need to get 115 for 5 clean reps.
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