Interesting Benchpress Note

[~ThaGame~]

I just read this and thought it was some useful information

The One-Rep Calculator:
For bodybuilders, single-rep lifts do little but increase the odds of injury. Luckily, you don't need to risk a blown shoulder or torn pec to find out.
If you can bench press 250 for three reps, you should be able to bench 270 for a maximum single (250lbs x 1.08=270lbs)
10-rep weight x 1.325
8-rep weight x 1.255
5-rep weight x 1.15
3-rep weight x 1.08

 

[coolcolj]

It only works for 50-50 fiber ratio people.

People who have high amounts of fast twitch fiber will be able to have 1RM way higher than those values
for example - I can only do about 3 reps with 295lbs in the full oly style squat, yet my recent max is 345lbs.

 

[rjl296]

nice try, but charts dont work 90 % of the time

 

[spatts]

Yep.

 

[louden_swain]

For me, I find that the charts are useful.

 

[DrBones]

I rather calculate it and be kind of off than risk doing 1RM movements...

I feel 1RM are a total waste of time and strictly ego fuel...
I'm not knocking ego fuel... its good stuff once in a while, but I'd prefer to stay healthy and continue training

 

[~ThaGame~]

I can only do about 3 reps with 295lbs in the full oly style squat, yet my recent max is 345lbs.

hhhmmmm....maybe this chart doesn't work for squat and works for bench like it says

 

[Lee]

charts are approximations for hte average person, and most of the people on here arent exactly of the average build

 

[erickthegreat11]

I see this a lot. Where people say they arent going to risk injury with a 1 rep attempt. I say if you get injured from a 1 rep attempt, you either did it with a minor injury to begin with, you werent warmed up, or you dont know how to build up to a 1 rep max, or you werent 100% ready or in shape to handle it.

1 rep calculators might give a vague idea of how much you can lift for most people, but everyone is different. Like where I used to work I had to use my left shoulder intensely all day to push a product into a box. Obviously it gave it more endurance from that alone, but it didnt get stronger. Just person to person type situations like that make it only a ball park estimate.

 

[b fold the truth]

It never means that you CAN do the weight that it says...

Seriously...when you step under a weight that you KNOW is your max...a lot of people mentally break down or end up cutting their rep/form short. That doesn't happen when you are doing a light set of 6-10. It just isn't the same.

The heavier you go...the more that your 'weak-link' will show...

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