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How long did it take before you could lift your own weight in a workout

at age of 19, in one year went from 60kg power clean to 100kg while bodyweight went form 70kg to 80kg.
 
Was just too long ago to remember, but i do remember performing numerous reps of pull ups 2nd or 3rd workout easily. When you're 57kg it is easy LOL
 
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Could or did?

Squat, approx 4 months

Deadlift, I didn't even try deadlifting for 8 months (doing SLDLs), however on first attempt I did well over bodyweight

Benchpress, I have never even tried, probably still not quite there approx 2 years on :\
 
Squat and deadlift I could do over BW at first attempt.
Bench I couldn't, and can't remember how long it was before I got it.
 
Most blokes should be able to pull their body weight within a couple weeks I would think. Bench is a little more challenging! I only managed it earlier this year, about 18 months in lol...but i had 6+ months injured, and I do weigh 113kg :p


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Took me about 3 months to go from weighing 135kg to 95kg and benching 50kg (never benched before) to 100kg back when I was about 25. Squats I haven't done a full squat at current bodyweight (110), deadlift I could lift more than bodyweight on my first attempt. (just)

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Squat - still cant do it (front squat) back i can bw before starting any weights program.
Bench - started 56 kg on my first day after 2 weeks 1 rep max i was pushing mybw
bent knee Row - started with 23 kg now i can do bw 8-10 weeks (1repmax)
Mp - still working on it 1 rep max 70 kg other day very close to bw.
Deadlift - can bw straight away + 20 kg but pulled some groin tendons or something was hurting for couple of weeks before pain go away.

pull ups started 4 now i can do 12 full range wide grips or 6-7 with 20kg plate.
 
I still haven't done bodyweight OHP or clean. Bench press was back when I was 20, even though I'd been gymming in varying capacities for about 4 years prior. The very first time I squatted to parallel I went beyond my bodyweight at the time...I think I weighed 62kg, and squatted 4x70kg. This was, however, after having spent about a year doing 90 degree squats, RDLs and a long time doing leg presses. At that time, I could RDL 100kg for a couple reps, so I was immediately able to deadlift more than my bodyweight, too. I've always been able to do pull ups without assistance.
 
it wasn't until I got down to 100-110kg that I could actually lift my body weight in the squat and deadlift still cant bench it but getting closer each.
 
I cant remember ever not being able to dead/squat bodyweight, I remember years ago when I first started at the gym it took me about 6 month to bench BW,
aprox 2 weeks ago I managed to snatch bodyweight landing in a full squat, I was pretty happy with that
 
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