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doggiecool Posts: 43 Joined: 2002/08/07	2003/11/19, 08:01 PM Ok, So I consider myself as having somewhat strong legs. I ski at the varsity level in college and therefore need them. Only one problem...HOW IS IT THAT MY BENCH CAN ALMOST COMPETE WITH MY SQUAT! I mean come on! My bench max is only like 20 lbs less than my squat max and I squat religiously! Deads arent helping either! What's the deal?
big_j_scf Posts: 308 Joined: 2003/11/08	2003/11/20, 11:01 AM is it because you have a very high bench, or a low squat?
doggiecool Posts: 43 Joined: 2002/08/07	2003/11/20, 03:28 PM I don't bench all that much. I am about 5"4' and weigh about 165 lbs. My max bench is about 240. Squat is only about 20 above that and dead is considerably lower.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2003/11/20, 10:35 PM lot of it depends to on how ur geneticly built ( arnold had a big chest it was over 58 in i believe) but besides that..............if u do do alot of skiing then if u ask me i think u have more endurance muscle fibers( red i think) they r about 20 to 30% smaller and fast twitch( white) ....may have gotten colors mixed up lol anyways thats y power lifters are big* they train with lots of weight and gymnastics are leaner but not neccasly stronger..........just a theroy though -------------- ---andrew.......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records!
doggiecool Posts: 43 Joined: 2002/08/07	2003/11/20, 11:23 PM Interesting, never thought of that! However, Id like to be able to squat much much more. I hear good things about bands and chains but I dont have access to either, nor do I think I am at the level to benefit from them anyway. Anyway, thanks!