Strength Challenge - Week 5 Check-in!

Cool, I'd love to get in on this!

Goals:

Pullups: 10 unassisted
handstand: 2 seconds +
Squats: 250 lb
Bench: 180 lb
Deadlift: 250 lb
Learn Olympic lifts: clean, jerk, snatch, etc
Hanging leg raises (to bar): 2
V-ups: 15



Currently:

Pullups: 5 assisted with 60 lb
handstand: need spotter or wall
Squats: 160 lb
bench: not sure what max is
Deadlift: 180 lb
Hanging leg raises: can do L-hangs
V-ups: 3

Thanks for the welcome, Ron. This is as much an experiment as anything else. I'll be interested to see what, if any, effect increasing my squat for 20 reps will have on my endurance vs. increasing max strength in the squat. I'll probably experience some max strength increases as well - you can't squat 275x20 without having some strength behind it. I'll also play this by ear - if I get to 275x20 earlier than April, I may go for 300x20, which I predict will not be pleasant.

Here is an interesting article on developing maximal strength. The workout plan may not work for most of us because it may be a bit too much if we're also doing our running, biking, and swim training, but we could probably incorporate some of these ideas into our strength training.

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1297016