Lifting Ratio between different parts of your body
I want to avoid overtraining certain part of my body with respect to other parts, I'd like to maintain a certain equilibrium in my body. What I want is basically a ratio of the weights i should lift with different part of the body. To do a simplistic example with random number: if you do 10 reps at 10 (some weight unit) at the bench press you should be able to do 10 reps at the lat machine at 9. I'm not sure if I've been clear enough. I know there isn't a perfect ratio but there must be something to be around, more or less. If your bodyweight 70 Kg, you bench press 100 kg but you can't do more than 2 pull ups it means you're doing something wrong.
Thank you in advance for any answer and i hope i made myself clear
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While maintaining a balance is good, some muscles can't withstand the load some others can. Lats is a pulling exercise, while bench is pushing. I know people who bench 500 lbs, but haven't seen them pulling 500 lbs on lat machine, though i don't observe people much in general. Also, you can always squat heavier than what you can lift overhead.
The main goal should be to exercise the full body and try to strengthen the weaker areas. How much weight you are lifting for which one, is immaterial, as long as you are doing it with proper form, and getting better than before.
There's no perfect way as such ratio.
First of all, you have a misunderstanding of overtraining. That is a complex syndrome, not some simple thing that you get from doing too many bicep curls.
Just periodize your volume and intensity and you should be good to go.
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