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[Oaken]

Anybody out there ever tried their one rep max?

For those of you who don't know....your one rep max is a way of determining your maximum strength for a particular exercise. You can perform a one rep max test for any exercise but generally people use it for Bench Pressing.

Always use a spotter if you try this. Unless of course you have a Smith Machine to be the spotter for you .....and make sure you warm up. Personally I would only suggest trying this if you are very experienced in the gym.

My one rep max currently stands at 187lbs (85kg). I have a competition going with my work colleagues at the moment. The winner is the person who can increase their one rep max the most over a one month period.

Post up your one rep max people!!

[hab]

I don't know mine, but I'm going to the gym today. Bench press, here I come

[Oaken]

I don't know mine, but I'm going to the gym today. Bench press, here I come

What did you manage then hab?

Increased my one rep max yesterday. Only by 2.5kg....but I guess that isn't too bad when you get to that kind of weight. So I'm up to 87.5kg now (192.5lbs)

Edited by Oaken, 19 May 2008 - 05:23 AM.

[Mr. Hobo]

Oaken, how much do you weigh?

My max is only 100 pounds but I didn't warm up properly or have that long of a resting time inbetween reps. I weigh like 130 .

[Alex]

I don't one rep max, nothing to prove and I don't want to increase my chance of injury

[Oaken]

I don't one rep max, nothing to prove and I don't want to increase my chance of injury

It's got nothing to do with proving something. As I already said, it is a test of your maximum strength. You are only going to injure yourself if you don't warm up, don't stretch or try and lift something rediculous.

Oaken, how much do you weigh?

My max is only 100 pounds but I didn't warm up properly or have that long of a resting time inbetween reps. I weigh like 130 .

You should perform your one rep max before doing anything else. Any exercise you have done before hand will reduce the amount you can lift when trying your max due to muscle fatigue.

I weight about 180lbs. Most of that is in my legs .

[Melchoire]

I do reps at 115lb or I'm guessing mine is ~130lb

[Mr. Hobo]

It's got nothing to do with proving something. As I already said, it is a test of your maximum strength. You are only going to injure yourself if you don't warm up, don't stretch or try and lift something rediculous.



You should perform your one rep max before doing anything else. Any exercise you have done before hand will reduce the amount you can lift when trying your max due to muscle fatigue.

I weight about 180lbs. Most of that is in my legs .

Oh, I was told that I should bench 50% of my max, wait about a minute, bench 70% wait another minute and then do my max.

[Alex]

I don't even do barbell benches, it's too annoying to get a spotter and it's one of the more injury prone exercises.

[Oaken]

Oh, I was told that I should bench 50% of my max, wait about a minute, bench 70% wait another minute and then do my max.

That comes under warm up for me . I should have been more clear. My bad.

[pyke]

I don't even do barbell benches, it's too annoying to get a spotter and it's one of the more injury prone exercises.

My gym is filled with "tough guy" military personnel that are always in your face about shit, so a spotter will arrive even if you don't ask.

I dunno my max. It's totally different depending on free lifting, or a machine. Machine is 240, but I'm guessing maybe 120-140?

[xeeki]

I skipped the gym all last week. This thread reminds me to get my butt to the gym today - wow im feeling SOOO lazy.

[Sean]

I'm 105 pounds and my max is 110. Sorta weak, but I'm pretty small. I'm working on getting it up though. I want to be able to do 135 within a month

[pyke]

I'm 105 pounds and my max is 110. Sorta weak, but I'm pretty small. I'm working on getting it up though. I want to be able to do 135 within a month

Better start eating, that large of an increase is quite the jump!

[Oaken]

Been training pretty hard recently. I trying to drop a few pounds and ideally replce it with muscle.

Trying my ORM again tomorrow. Spent the last few weeks concentrating on upper and lower chest so fingers crossed I can beat my current record .

[Kurupt]

I tried my one rep yestersay

I'm 5'10, 11 stone (70kgs) and only 16!

I usually do 4 sets 12 reps of 49kg
One rep was 70kg, was pretty pleased lol

[moosejuice]

my one rep max on bench... last time i tried anyway. was 425 pounds. that was after a medium workout though. so i dont know how much more i cuold do otherwise. maybe like 5 to 10 pounds more had i simply warmed up.

[Hazard]

75kg i weigh 13 stone but i am 6'4 so i am abit lanky, trying to hit 15 stones though

[Freddy]

Weight: 132 llbs.


Bench Press: 155 llbs.
Squat: 260 llbs.
Dead Lift: 225 llbs.

llbs... Pounds? Right?

[moosejuice]

ya pounds and i guess illl put all mine up instead of bench

squat 475 lbs
power clean 290 (almost to 300)

but those are a bit deceving because i broke my leg and tore up my ankle in the past 9 months. long year for me

[Melchoire]

Weight: 132 llbs.


Bench Press: 155 llbs.
Squat: 260 llbs.
Dead Lift: 225 llbs.

llbs... Pounds? Right?

just one 'l'.

[Random]

I weigh 143.
My bench is 145
Leg press is 375
And my quad extension(or whatever its called, works out your quads) is 200, the highest my schools machine goes.

[moosejuice]

I weigh 143.
My bench is 145
Leg press is 375
And my quad extension(or whatever its called, works out your quads) is 200, the highest my schools machine goes.

i've never maxed out on leg press before... but i think im around 1400 or so

[Random]

i've never maxed out on leg press before... but i think im around 1400 or so

Thats pretty OD.
I run track and I can't really do 400.

[moosejuice]

Thats pretty OD.
I run track and I can't really do 400.

i could be doing my math wrong. let me re-do it. well i can do reps of 10 at around 950 lbs. this is leg press not squat keep in mind. and what events in track? cuz if you are doing distance (and by distance i mean anything over 400m) then you tear down your fast twitch muscle fiber which is what helps me do high weights... all depends on how you want to train. and i play football... which is a bit moer based on power then track... which is more muscle endurance