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i got 475 for a 6 set yesterday....what would my 1rep max be?? 520?
figureing out squat 1REP MAX,........
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475 x 6 would probably yield more than 520. I'm thinking more like 550-575 for me. My one rep strength has always been higher than what I could do for reps....MUCH higher. Everyone is different though. My old partner could bench 250 for 8 then miss 275 for a single. Craziest thing I ever saw. At the time, it was all I could do to flat bench 250 for 8 but could bench over 3. Crazy.
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that is so true bfold
take Tom Platz the bodybuilder vs. Fred Hatfield
tom a bodybuilder vs fred the powerlifter
when they had this contest........... tom only squated about 650lbs......... fred..... 800lbs
but when they went for reps with 525....... fred......11........ tom....... well he did 27.
figure out which kind of strength you have ...... more endurance or 1 rep max strength....... both have carry overs into the other.
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take Tom Platz the bodybuilder vs. Fred Hatfield
tom a bodybuilder vs fred the powerlifter
when they had this contest........... tom only squated about 650lbs......... fred..... 800lbs
but when they went for reps with 525....... fred......11........ tom....... well he did 27.
figure out which kind of strength you have ...... more endurance or 1 rep max strength....... both have carry overs into the other.
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Exactly like these guys said. The only true way to know your max, is to lift it. I never go for any of those 1RM calculators or any of that garbage. Just lift it!
You cant calculate your max from reps or percentages and stuff like that. If you try then you will probably be off. Why dont you just try your one rep max and see? If you are afraid to try such a "heavy weight" then you have no 1rep max if you never try it, because how can you possibly have a 1 rep max if you never do it-you don't-Mel
Don't be afraid to do a 1rep squat max, get 2 spotters to help and dont puss out
Don't be afraid to do a 1rep squat max, get 2 spotters to help and dont puss out
The 1RM calculators become less accurate with higher reps
because of the differences in muscle fibres, with the following
equations you can obtain a good estimate as long as reps are
not over 12(weight in kg or lbs):
Brzycki equation[1]:
Weight / ( 1.0278 - ( 0.0278 * Number of reps ) )
The alternative equation[2]:
Weight * ( 1 + ( 0.033 * Number of reps ) )
These equations can give you an idea what you may get, for example
in high school when I could bench press 165 lb x 4 reps, my 1 RM
was 185 lb, using the Calculators:
By the Brzycki equation:
165/(1.0278 - (0.0278*4 )) Estimate= 180 lb 1RM
By the alternative equation:
165*(1+( 0.033*4 )) Estimate= 186 lb 1RM
And when I squatted, IIRC back in HS: 225 x 12 reps my
1RM was about 315 lb.
The estimates for you:
Method [1] = 551 lb
Method [2] = 569 lb
The calculators will not be accurate for lifts like DB press because getting
the weight up, here is like half the work. It would be interesting to compare more
maxes with these calculators. The way you train in other lifts may also influence
your 1RM max results.
because of the differences in muscle fibres, with the following
equations you can obtain a good estimate as long as reps are
not over 12(weight in kg or lbs):
Brzycki equation[1]:
Weight / ( 1.0278 - ( 0.0278 * Number of reps ) )
The alternative equation[2]:
Weight * ( 1 + ( 0.033 * Number of reps ) )
These equations can give you an idea what you may get, for example
in high school when I could bench press 165 lb x 4 reps, my 1 RM
was 185 lb, using the Calculators:
By the Brzycki equation:
165/(1.0278 - (0.0278*4 )) Estimate= 180 lb 1RM
By the alternative equation:
165*(1+( 0.033*4 )) Estimate= 186 lb 1RM
And when I squatted, IIRC back in HS: 225 x 12 reps my
1RM was about 315 lb.
The estimates for you:
Method [1] = 551 lb
Method [2] = 569 lb
The calculators will not be accurate for lifts like DB press because getting
the weight up, here is like half the work. It would be interesting to compare more
maxes with these calculators. The way you train in other lifts may also influence
your 1RM max results.
