Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 381, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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1 Rep Max Calculator.

Trapezius
Trapezius
Posts: 8
Joined: 2005/12/14
Australia
2005/12/15, 07:11 AM
One Repetition Maximum. This is the WEIGHT you can perform an exercise with ONCE. Using a calculator is usually the best and safest way to determine your 1RM, based on the amount of times you can lift a less heavy weight.


http://www.musclenet.com/1repmaxcalculator.htm

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gangstershoes
gangstershoes
Posts: 641
Joined: 2005/05/27
United States
2005/12/15, 11:11 AM
I find this works well for everything but deadlifts due to grip strength.
Big-E
Big-E
Posts: 248
Joined: 2002/08/07
United States
2005/12/15, 11:18 AM
Trapezius - this is also built into FreeTrainers, when you view your progress charts.
wrestler125
wrestler125
Posts: 4,619
Joined: 2004/01/27
United States
2005/12/15, 12:14 PM
Yes, there is one on here.
Different calculators use different formulas. Bryzci formula does not work for me, as I am a powerlifter, so most of my work is done in the 90%+ range, so that is where I am strongest. Epley formula is similar. I find the landor calculator to be more accurate for me. Not that I really use them. I always know what my max at any given lift is.

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