Things that go here:
- Your goals for any specific lift (powerlifting, oly lifting, strongman, recreational lifting)
- Your goals for body weight/body fat (Going up a class? Down a class? Time for those beach abs? Is winter coming?)
- Your day to day workouts, and updates on your progress towards those goals
- quick recap of that workout, comments on the lifts, progress, or routines of other members
Things that do NOT go here:
- "what routine should I do" is covered in the general training sticky, general thread, or Q/A sticky.
- "How do I get ready for (sport) season coming up?" General thread - or start your own thread for that sport!
- Running, swimming, rowing, jump rope, etc. Cardio goals are not weightlifting.
- life updates, youtube videos (unless they're of your PRs) and general community chatter still goes in the general thread.
As for setting goals - please put a nice GOALS UPDATE tag into your post for me, so that I can add to the OP and the whole forum can track your progress!
Remember that goals should be SMART goals. That stands for
Specific - A goal should have a number to be hit, a start date, and an end date.
Measurable - Keep track of your progress, and know that you are going to hit your goals on time
Attainable - Everyone starts somewhere. Stick to the possible, but push for what seems impossible.
Relevant - This is weightlifting. I want to see goals in the powerlifts, oly lifts, strongman, body weight, and body fat.
Timed - Are you going to do this in three months? Six? If the goal seems too far off, consider making it two or more goals.
(thanks eshlow)
So have at it. Post some goals, post some workouts, get some of that discussion out of the general chat super thread and get some new members in here!
Individual Goals:
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Osmoses
08/08/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Squat: 70kg to 100kg
Deadlift: 100kg to 140kg
Bench Press: 75kg to 100kg
funkie
08/08/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Squat: 170kg to 180kg
Deadlift: 150kg to 190kg
Press: 75kg to 80kg
Clean & Jerk: 90kg to 110kg
Chinups: 15 reps to 30 reps
Luxae
08/08/2012 -> 09/08/2013
Maintain sub-15% bodyfat
Squat: 155kg 1x2 to 180kg 1x3
Deadlift: 160kg to 190kg 1x3
Bench Press: 97.5 kg to 115kg 1x3
Press: 60kg 1x3 to 70kg 1x3
GoTuNk!
08/09/2012 -> 11/?/2012
Bodyweight 77.5kg ~10% bodyfat to 80kg, ~8% body fat
Squat: 190kg to 210kg
Deadlift: 225kg to 235kg
Bench Press: 133kg to 150kg
Press: 70kg to 77kg
Clean & Jerk: 75kg to 115kg
Trainrunnef
08/09/2012 -> 12/25/2012
Bodyweight: 79.5kg ~13% bodyfat to 72.5kg ~8% bodyfat
Squat: 100kg to 120kg
Deadlift: 120kg to 150kg
Bench Press: 100kg to 120kg
Press: 60kg to 75kg
Sneakyz
08/09/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Deadlift: 200kg to 220kg
Bench Press: 110kg 1x3 to 130kg
Press: 70kg to 80kg
Misc: "Get a sick back before January"
Hurricane
08/09/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Bodyweight: 175 lbs (79.5kg) to 185 lbs (84kg)
Squat: 365 lbs (165kg) to 500 lbs (225kg)
Deadlift: 450 lbs (205kg) to 500 lbs (225kg)
Bench: 295 lbs (135kg) to 365 lbs (165kg)
extr3me
08/09/2012 -> 1/1/2013
Squat: 230kg to 250kg
Deadlift: 250kg to 270kg
Bench Press: 150kg to 170kg
Press: 100kg to 120kg
billy5000
08/09/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Bodyweight: 139 lbs (63kg) to 130 lbs (59kg)
Squat: 245 lbs 1x5 (110kg)
Deadlift: 295 lbs 1x5 (135kg)
Bench Press: 185 lbs 1x5 (85kg) to 225 lbs 1x5 (100kg)
Press: 115 lbs 1x5 (50kg) to 155 lbs 1x5 (70kg)
Pull-up: 25 lbs 1x5 (10kg) to 45 lbs 1x5 (20kg)
mcmartini
08/09/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Bodyweight: 107kg to sub-100kg
Squat: 92.5kg 3x5 to 100kg 3x5
Deadlift: 105 kg 1x5 to 150kg 1x5
Bench Press: 75kg 3x5 to 90kg 3x5
Press: 45kg 3x5 to 50kg 3x5
decafchicken
08/09/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Squat: 202kg to 215kg
Deadlift: 230kg
Front Squat: 170kg to 185kg
Snatch: 130kg to 135kg
Clean & Jerk: 155kg to 165kg
Pull-Ups: 8 to 20
kaisr
08/09/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Squat: 285 lbs 1x5 (130kg) to 350 lbs (160kg)
Deadlift: 335 lbs 1x3 (150kg) to 400 lbs (180kg)
Bench Press: 210 lbs 1x5 (95kg) to 250 lbs (115kg)
Press: 120 lbs 3x5 (55kg)
Misc: 1000 lbs club
phyre112
08/10/2012 -> 12/13/2012
Squat: 125kg to 140kg
Deadlift: 165kg (get back to it*)
Press: 55kg to 75kg
Front Squat: 85kg to 110kg
Snatch: 35kg to 75kg
Clean & Jerk: 60kg to 100kg
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Ludrik
08/10/2012 -> 12/10/2012
Squat: 130kg to 140kg 1x5
Front Squat: 80kg to 100kg
Deadlift: 150kg to 180 kg
Bench Press: 50kg 1x5 to 80kg 1x5
Overhead Press: 35kg to 50kg
Misc: Lift every weekday for a semester
Zafrumi
08/10/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Squat: 155kg to 180kg
Deadlift: 160kg 1x5 to 226kg
Power Clean: 90kg to 100kg
Press: 65kg to 70kg
Chinups: 26kg 1x5 to 40kg
Nazarene
08/10/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Squat: 130kg to 150kg
Deadlift: 180kg 1x3 to 200kg
Clean & Jerk: 110kg to 120kg
Snatch: 85kg to 100kg
mordek
08/10/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Squat: 130kg to 143kg
Deadlift: 143kg to 150kg
Bench Press: 86.5kg to 100kg
Press: 54.5kg to 61kg
Pullups: 12 reps/25kg to 15 reps/41kg
Misc: Learn to Power Clean
shawster
08/11/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Squat: 185 lbs (85kg) to 245 lbs 3x5 (110kg)
Deadlift: 275 lbs (125kg) to 305 lbs 1x5 (135kg)
Power Clean: 135 lbs 5x3 (60kg) to 160 lbs 5x3 (70kg)
Bench Press: 120 lbs 3x5 (55kg) to 145 lbs 3x5 (65kg)
Press: 100 lbs 3x5 (45kg) to 120 lbs 3x5 (55kg)
theJob
08/11/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Bodyweight: 77.5kg to 83.5kg
Deadlift: 140kg 1x7 to 170kg 1x7
Squat: 110 kg 1x5 to 125kg 1x5
Bench Press: 90kg 1x4 to 95kg 1x4
Press: 55kg 1x12 to 60kg 1x12
steelANDmalice
08/11/2012 -> 12/30/2012
Deadlift: 455 lbs (205kg) to 500 lbs (225kg)
Squat: 355 lbs (160kg) to 405 lbs (180kg)
Bench Press: 300 lbs (135kg) to 320 lbs (145kg)
Press: 180 lbs (80kg) to 200 lbs (90kg)
Release
08/11/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Misc: Get healthy

AoN.DimSum
08/11/2012 -> 12/1/2012
Deadlift: 150kg to 180kg
Squat: 165kg to 182kg
Front Squat: 136kg to 160kg
Clean & Jerk: 115kg to 125kg
Snatch: 95kg to 100kg
Push Press: 90kg to 100kg
L-Sit: 15 seconds to 60 seconds
FFGenerations
08/11/2012 -> 12/31/2012
Squat: to 100kg
Bench: to 100kg
Press: to 60kg
Misc: Better nutrition/consistency/mobility
Deadeight
01/01/2013 -> 31/03/2012
Press: 62.5kg 1RM to 72.5kg
Log Press: 75kg 1RM to 85kg
Forum Totals:
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Squat: 1739.5kg
Deadlift: 2195kg
Bench Press: 1055.5kg
Press: 640kg
Front Squat: 255kg
Snatch: 165kg
Clean & Jerk: 380kg
Pullups (reps): 28
Dips (reps): 0