How much is your total?!
On Saturday at CrossFit Firebase I completed the “CrossFit total” which consists if a MAX effort of the following lifts:
Back Squat
Lindsey Love warming up for her 1 rep max Back Squat
Shoulder Press
Dead Lift
You only get 3 attempts at each lift to try and put up the most weight you possibly can.
My results were…
Back Squat: 215#-a year and a half ago I got 235# so not to happy with this one…
Shoulder Press: 85#-This is my PR so excited about that
Dead Lift: 245#-I beat my PR by 10# over the past 3 months thanks to firebase 
Total: 545#-not too shabby for a girl. I have a long way to go to compete with the “big dogs” , but for your average lady I am pretty happy with that. When was the last time you maxed out? You should try doing this total and then comment below what you get. Or if you have done a 1 rep max in any of the above lifts let personal trainer Lindsey Love know so we can compare!
Well done Lindsey!
That’s a great picture too, showing perfect form for a back squat, one of the hardest things for people to do correctly.
Congrats on the PR’s, and don’t beat yourself up too much over not getting a new PR on squats. I’ve kind of hit a plateau with mine as well…it happens.
-Steve
Thanks Steve! I’ve worked on my form for squats for years and it has payed off. Thanks for the encouragment on the PR’s. Sometimes you can only do so much to improve ya know? One area might improve while the other stays the same or even decrease. Thats just part of the fun in fitness.