What is more impressive? 225 bench x 8 or 315 squat x 8?

[dawn16]

@goodchuck Exactly.

 

[dawn16]

@spykat19 Neither is impressive

 

[thunderbolt1990]

@dawn16 I’ve done 405x8-10 ass to grass on squats natty I thought that was impressive considering I was 200

 

[dawn16]

@thunderbolt1990 That actually is impressive though.

 

[thunderbolt1990]

@dawn16 Thanks! It’s rare to see 4 plates squat in a regular commercial gym, I just like squatting heavy for reps

 

[gioiamit]

@thunderbolt1990 Very impressive. My best ever was 405x4 but I’ve never even benched 300 (295 all time 1RM)

 

[sisbarn70]

@spykat19 Squat if it’s ass to grass, bench if it’s narrow grip

 

[beckyg88]

@spykat19 I've been training in and out of different gyms for a while now and I don't think I've seen anyone squat 315 for 5 reps let alone 8.

 

[jidalbc]

@beckyg88 Eh, I can do 315x8 and don't think thats impressive.

225 bench I can only hit 3

 

[spykat19]

@beckyg88 Facts but people don’t squat

 

[leena2016]

@spykat19 The 'strength standards' of leaving the novice stage which people throw around are 1/2/3/4 plate ohp, bench, squat, deadlift. Regardless of the issue of trying to use a catch-all for defining when any particular person leaves the novice stage, I think the ratio is pretty good for the average person. When you see people argue against it in all the different possible ways, you know it makes for a pretty good average.

 

[jelder]

@spykat19 Definitely bench for me. I can do 8+ at 315 on squat, but the I’ve never managed more than 3 reps at 225 on bench.

 

[sandcv]

@spykat19 General powerlifting rule of thumb is a 3:4:5 ratio of bench:squat:deadlift. It of course varies for different body types, but that’s the starting point. That bench is only 71% of the squat, vs the 75% in the base ratio, but it’s close enough to not really be that much different than one another.

 

[gregtraver]

@spykat19 I voted bench. I am doing 62.5 kg (140 lbs) 5x5 in bench and 110kg (243 lbs) 5x5 in squat

 

[boldwiin]

@spykat19 First time I benched I did like 8 reps of 225.. maybe it was from all the push ups I used to do in the military. Idk. But it wasn’t that hard.

Squating on the other hand took some time to build to.

 

[benkeoguitar]

@spykat19 Has to be squat. I've been weight lifting consistently for the last two years and you normally don't see someone in a commercial gym (non bodybuilders) squatting 3 plates, regardless of height, bodyweight.

Benching 225 in itself is more common, even at 8 reps.

I'm 5'11, currently around 200 lbs and my first working set last week was 225 x 8 reps, no spot.

My squat game is weak lol. I'm only at 185lbs with decent ROM.