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re: 1 Rep Max Calculators for extrapolating Lifting Numbers
Posted on 2/24/15 at 6:45 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Posted on 2/24/15 at 6:45 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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179 lbs. 6'3" - I'm a freak of nature, deal with it
Damn, you are skinny. I'm 6'2" 218 lbs and I feel like I'm a bit to thin and need to add some more weight.
How old are you? I was 180 lbs in college. I did not hit 200 lbs until I was 25 years old.
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Posted on 2/24/15 at 6:53 pm to Tiger Ryno
That's probably close.
My best single rep ever was 265 and doing 5 sets of 5 my last set was 235 and I never could get the last rep.
My best single rep ever was 265 and doing 5 sets of 5 my last set was 235 and I never could get the last rep.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:11 pm to deNYEd
Great way to increase bench max is to not bench at all...with the bar for a month. Use dumbbells instead with proper form. Stabilizer muscles as well as your weaker arm will get way stronger. Try benching with the bar again after. It'll be cake.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:23 pm to Tiger Ryno
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215lbs for 5 reps
That better be military press girlie man. Your one rep max will probably be higher than 245. Is that 215 for 5 reps your last set or your first?
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:33 pm to LSUAlum2001
quote:
Running is one of the worst things you can do to your body over the long haul.
Yea and maxing out on bench (or anything) is just great for your body.
Let's just be honest. Serious lifters don't really lift for health and serious runners don't really run for health.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:34 pm to ctiger69
6'2" 218 is pretty jacked if you're lean...
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:34 pm to Tiger Ryno
I didn't read past the first page but really? People are giving shite about 215 for 5 reps? On what? I'm small as shite and I can bench a set of 8 at 215, it ain't shite
Posted on 2/25/15 at 8:25 am to MeatSlingingFool
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Great way to increase bench max is to not bench at all...with the bar for a month. Use dumbbells instead with proper form. Stabilizer muscles as well as your weaker arm will get way stronger. Try benching with the bar again after. It'll be cake.
probably different for everyone. Barbell bench is a big difference than dumbells. I work out alone and stayed with Dumbells for years. Big Dumbells. When i went back to barbell it took me a while to get back up to speed and was very humbling.
Best way to increase bench is probably using some bands or chains for resistance and some pause reps. Also start doing some heavy triceps exercises. And eat a good calories the day before. Sounds silly but you'd be surprised
Posted on 2/25/15 at 8:34 am to Boats n Hose
Yeah I don't get it. It is not like I'm bragging about lifting 215. No great shakes.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 8:39 am to Ric Flair
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Just started back working out a few months ago, and can only do 185 for 3 reps now. It sucks being (relatively) weak after a ten year layoff. Muscle memory is great for size, but I'm guessing strength takes a lot longer. Or maybe I'm getting old. 135 for a "warmup" never felt this heavy
Ten years ago, I had to have a torn biceps tendon reattached(amazing what they can do with surgery these days).
I fully recovered by really couldn't do any weight work for at least a year. Talk about depressing when you return!!!!
Posted on 2/25/15 at 8:41 am to thesoccerfanjax
quote:I think people tend to imagine only a certain body type when they see height weight combos online.
6'2" 218 is pretty jacked if you're lean...
6'2" 218 could be a stud WR with good muscles, or, it could be a kinda chubby dude who never lifted more than a coffee cup in his life.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 8:43 am to LSUSUPERSTAR
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Is that 215 for 5 reps your last set or your first?
last set after a couple of warm up sets of 10 and 8 at low weight and then 3-4 working sets before.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 9:13 am to Tiger Ryno
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I have never attempted to get a true 1RM and it doesn't makes sense to really do that
Posted on 2/25/15 at 2:04 pm to AubieALUMdvm
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Back to the original topic. So you need a max to monitor progress? Why can't you just use the weight lifted in your normal sets to monitor progress? I guess that number isn't as fun to talk about to strangers though is it?
Like I said..
Weights and sets don't show you complete progress. If you're training for explosiveness, doing lighter weights at higher reps won't fully give you a full understanding of where you are at strength wise.
Pumping out 225 16x is great and all, but if I'm training for max strength and my 1RM hovers around 285, then I'll need to adjust my training methods to address it.
I would never know if I needed to tweak my training methods if I didn't attempt a 1RM every 2 months or so.
ETA: ..and why do you give a shite about why others still max out? (Since this started this whole debate.) You're into more cardio and probably high reps and lower weight. Good for you.
This post was edited on 2/25/15 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 2/25/15 at 2:08 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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and maxing out on bench (or anything) is just great for your body.
No one is trying to hit 1RMs every 3-4 days.
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