These were also my 2017 goals, and I’m close, but due to a couple injuries (hamstring and tricep/lat) I didn’t quite hit 'em, so those will be my goals for the beginning of 2018, and ultimately I want all of those before my 29th birthday in August.
My over all goal is to get back down to my college weight, but at the present rate it’s more accurately a goal for 2019. A more likely goal for 2018 is a 405 dead lift.
Still chasing a 405 squat and 315 bench but aches, pains, and injuries keep getting in the way. I hit my 5 plate deadlift this year but I’d like to repeat that next year.
My first goal is easy—recover from hip surgery (Dec 20th) and get back to 100% in the gym. Once that’s completed I’ll get back to pushing my 1RM’s up… hopefully.
A new goal is to add muscle mass. It’s not really new, but I’ve changed my perspective on it. I don’t wish to simply add weight to the scale or reach a certain weight; I want to add 5 lbs of solid muscle and stay at 12-13% body fat or less. I’m currently cutting down to what I hope is 10% body fat. Once I achieve that I’ll increase my calories by 50-100 per day and try to slowly gain weight. I’m not a newb so I can only hope to add about .5 lbs of muscle per month. I need to take a slow and steady approach instead of gaining too fast like I always have in the past.
I want to be more efficient in everything else apart from strength such as more cardio intensive exercises, anyone can be strong but only a few can transfer that strength into functional strength.