[WildBillyT]

Originally Posted by 98tadriver

is there a set bench/squat/deadlift ratio?

i did a quick search and i found

weight:bodyweight ratios-

benchpress should be 1.5x your bodyweight
squat should be 1.5x your bw
deadlift 2.5x your bw

another thing i found was ratios of one exercise to another (the one im trying to figure out)

i read that-

if ur bench is 300
then ur squat should be 400
and deadlift should be 500

what ratios have you guys read about or gone by?

im just trying to figure out a ratio so i can get a good idea and make sure im doing everything as i should

i havent tried my 1 rep max on squats or deadlifts yet, so i can only speculate what it would be. according to this chart, http://www.criticalbench.com/chart.htm (which seems to be pretty accurate) shows my 1 rep max for squats would be 400 and deadlifts would be 450. i wont claim to doing that weight until i actually do it.

im waking up around 197-198lbs

what ive accomplished so far-

bench- 300x1
squats- 315x9 (which translates to 400x1)
deadlift- 425x2 (which translates to 450x1)

ive been slacking on deadlifts, but im sure with a few months of hard work i could hit in the high 400's or maybe even touch 500. squats have been steadily increasing

Ron,

From what I've heard, it's best to estimate your 1RM's from a set of 5- not any fewer. For some reason that seems to be a magic number.

As for the ratio- who knows, really. It depends on your body type. Yes, that sounds like a copout answer, but if you have a long femur squatting can be hard. If you have longer arms, deadlifting can be easier. There's a guy out there who is the pound for pound DL champ and it's no surprise that his arms are really long compared to the rest of his body. My squat is above par, my bench is on par, and my dl is way off. By like 100 lbs.

The ratios you posted are probably a good rule of thumb, though.