Michael J.A. Clark
Michael Clark is a Computer Science student from England providing freelance programming and design when not studying at Cambridge. Skills: C#, Sitecore, PHP, XHTML, CSS, AS3, Java, ML, F#.

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Hypothesis for an impressive male physique

After creating my strength ability calculator it became obvious that it could be used for far more purposes than simply gauging strength in individual exercises. My hypothesis is that a body conditioned at any level from intermediate (3) through elite (5) will create an impressive physique assuming that all the exercises are at a similar level. If, for instance, the bench press level far exceeds the squat then the person will be top-heavy; a similar level in every exercise infers total body development at a consistent level.

I have now adjusted my training goals to test my hypothesis: when I achieve advanced (4) in every exercise, by losing body fat and improving my technique, I will be satisfied and have reached a high level of physical development. At the moment my abilities range from advanced in the clean and press to novice-intermediate in the squat, with all the other exercises (bench press, power clean and deadlift) rated intermediate-advanced. Lots of improvement needed in the squat while the rest of the exercises can be increased gradually.

My aim is to strip down my body fat until I reach a body mass of 90 kg. After this, my specific exercise targets are:

ExerciseMass lifted /kg
Clean and press77
Bench press122
Power clean114
Deadlift192
Squat167

Hopefully I will achieve these goals within the next few years and create myself a body that I can be happy with. If the hypothesis proves correct then I might write some further articles: it simplifies things greatly if you concentrate on improving these core exercises while using isolation to assess the details of each muscle.

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