here was what happend during 2008:
jan.1 08-brought my first weight set and home gym
jan.2-started lifting for first time
results: went from a 105x5 BP to a 150x5 BP
from 170x5 DL to 230x5 DL(highest weight i have; prlly can get 260/70)
from 120squat to 170 squat
Jan.1-140 lbs; Dec. 31-150lbs
Now, during 2008, i wasn’t really focused or motivated and skipped alot of workouts ex: didn’t lift most of summer
2009 GOALS:
strength: get my BP to 225x5; DL 350x5; squat 250x5
mass gain: go from 150 to around 200
fat loss: hopefully after a sucessfully mass gain diet, i can go to around 10% BF(currently have around 17%)
The strength goals are realistic, but you may have trouble with the mass gain goal if your not over 6’. I gained over 50lbs in a year, but it was my first year, I had 8% body fat to start, and I’m 6’ 3".
I think that if your squat is your weakest attribute and is ‘relatively’ untrained, you should consider increasing your 2009 goal for the squat.
This is more a matter of psychology rather than physiological realism though. If you don’t think your goals could be a mental limitation I wouldn’t worry about it too much.