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one rep max weight...

Velasca Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/10/26	2007/02/08, 07:56 PM i was about to post my one rep max weight cause i was so proud of my progress..but then i caught a glimps at the sticky by gatormade on max rep mistakes.so im back to the drawing board..hehehehe...is good reading for sure..ty gatormade...
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/02/08, 07:58 PM what do you mean? -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance) 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
Velasca Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/10/26	2007/02/08, 08:20 PM well..what i thought was a one rep max weight was completely wrong..his post very clearly defines what constitutes it...so now i have to figure it the correct way :)
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/02/08, 08:45 PM LOL Can i ask what you thought it meant.....not to make fun of it but to help others that may think the same thing. -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance) 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
Velasca Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/10/26	2007/02/08, 09:00 PM ummm..ok...well i thought it meant the greatest amount of weight you could lift without assistance..of course after some warm-up sets etc...what i get from the post from gatormade, its an avg of a number of single reps...ive been humbled down to a noob again :/
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/02/08, 10:07 PM I think you misunderstand gator's post. If it was the max effort mistakes post, then that is just detailing one way of working up to a 1 rep max. -------------- Gravity hates you. Enter the Darkside.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/02/08, 10:20 PM Yup, her is a max work out I did: Bench press: warm up 135x10 185x5 225x3 265x1 275x1 295x1 315x1 325x1 that last set was my max. -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance) 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
Velasca Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/10/26	2007/02/08, 10:34 PM well..since my flat bench press wasnt my first chest exercise for the day i guess id say i got a warm up... well..my max rep for flat bench press was 95#..slightly leaning to the right..but spotter didnt touch the bar and got it up all way.. im proud :) i think i understand now..ty both :)