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Strength Standards

Guides on what your bench, squat and deadlift numbers actually mean, where strength standards tables really come from, and why percentiles against competition data read harsher - and more honest - than gym folklore.

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  1. 01
    Is a 100 kg Bench Press Good? What 1.8 Million Judged Lifts SayThe honest answer to the most-googled question in strength training: where 100 kg actually places you, why the number reads harsher than your gym suggests, and which number matters more.
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    Where Strength Standards Actually Come From (and Which Ones to Trust)Every strength standards table traces back to a source. Most of them will not tell you what it is. How the trustworthy ones are built, and the questions that expose the rest.