What 1RM and BW% mean
What 1RM and BW% mean
This is not so much training but rather something I wish to explain. If you are an athlete or a commando or someone who wants to be a flash in a pan, then ignore me. You do want you need to do in order achieve the result required.
1RM means 1 rep max. It is the most weight you can lift for a lift at one time. However, I feel that it is taken too literally sometimes. For whatever reason you are lifting, I assume you want to do so for a long time and become stronger. If that is the case, DO NOT TAKE 1RM LITERALLY.
When you do your 1RM, you should do it with STRENGTH and CONFIDENCE. And you should FEEL GREAT after doing it, KNOWING THAT YOU WILL BE STRONGER NEXT TIME. You DO NOT do 1RM AT ALL COST, and go away FEELING LIKE SHIT.
One rep max is not to be taken literally. Why place such stress on yourself? 1RM is a test to measure your progress. That's all. It's just a number. How do you feel attaining it? Good? Like crap? That's what matters. And also, always remember to take a step back in order to take two steps forward. In training it's called periodization, and there are many explanations on it so I won't elaborate. After achieving a 1RM, admire it for a while then let it go. If you don't, you won't improve, that's the limit you set for youself.
Next, 1RM frequency. Pavel says that beginners should max out every 3 months, experts once a year. He's just saying use your cow sense and don't test yourself too frequently. If you want to have long injury-free training life, then don't worry so much about piling on the numbers. Unless you're 50-ish, you will get stronger every year for as long as you live, what's the rush? If you add 10kg to your big lifts, and say 5kg to the secondary lifts, every year for the next five years, that's a whooping big increase. Stop looking at the next guy and stop fretting about your numbers. It's just numbers. If you have high numbers and thrashed knees or back, do you get a prize? Wouldn't you rather say hey, I haven't had backache for years and I feel great?
Last BW%. Again, it's just a number TO GIVE PERSPECTIVE. You lift a certain load, you don't know if it's light or heavy relative to the average person. BW% gives you an IDEA, for YOURSELF. That's it. Don't take it and bash it on others to lift your ego, or beat yourself for being such a heavyass. It's just a freaking number.
End of rant.
1RM means 1 rep max. It is the most weight you can lift for a lift at one time. However, I feel that it is taken too literally sometimes. For whatever reason you are lifting, I assume you want to do so for a long time and become stronger. If that is the case, DO NOT TAKE 1RM LITERALLY.
When you do your 1RM, you should do it with STRENGTH and CONFIDENCE. And you should FEEL GREAT after doing it, KNOWING THAT YOU WILL BE STRONGER NEXT TIME. You DO NOT do 1RM AT ALL COST, and go away FEELING LIKE SHIT.
One rep max is not to be taken literally. Why place such stress on yourself? 1RM is a test to measure your progress. That's all. It's just a number. How do you feel attaining it? Good? Like crap? That's what matters. And also, always remember to take a step back in order to take two steps forward. In training it's called periodization, and there are many explanations on it so I won't elaborate. After achieving a 1RM, admire it for a while then let it go. If you don't, you won't improve, that's the limit you set for youself.
Next, 1RM frequency. Pavel says that beginners should max out every 3 months, experts once a year. He's just saying use your cow sense and don't test yourself too frequently. If you want to have long injury-free training life, then don't worry so much about piling on the numbers. Unless you're 50-ish, you will get stronger every year for as long as you live, what's the rush? If you add 10kg to your big lifts, and say 5kg to the secondary lifts, every year for the next five years, that's a whooping big increase. Stop looking at the next guy and stop fretting about your numbers. It's just numbers. If you have high numbers and thrashed knees or back, do you get a prize? Wouldn't you rather say hey, I haven't had backache for years and I feel great?
Last BW%. Again, it's just a number TO GIVE PERSPECTIVE. You lift a certain load, you don't know if it's light or heavy relative to the average person. BW% gives you an IDEA, for YOURSELF. That's it. Don't take it and bash it on others to lift your ego, or beat yourself for being such a heavyass. It's just a freaking number.
End of rant.
That's why I tell Ryan not to max out every week.
When you see your figures climbing up steadily,you will be tempted to keep adding weight to the bar...but one day,the progression will halt suddenly and you will crash badly.
"Dominate the weight rather than let the weight dominate you."
But I believe it's not a bad thing to test your 3RM or 5RM every 2 weeks.
When you see your figures climbing up steadily,you will be tempted to keep adding weight to the bar...but one day,the progression will halt suddenly and you will crash badly.
"Dominate the weight rather than let the weight dominate you."
But I believe it's not a bad thing to test your 3RM or 5RM every 2 weeks.
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ya lo. just do force rep can alreadyAhBen wrote:That's why I tell Ryan not to max out every week.
When you see your figures climbing up steadily,you will be tempted to keep adding weight to the bar...but one day,the progression will halt suddenly and you will crash badly.
"Dominate the weight rather than let the weight dominate you."
But I believe it's not a bad thing to test your 3RM or 5RM every 2 weeks.
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Right. I've been told the same thing by many people too, and I've come to realize that I should just aim for steady progress in my lifts and events, instead of fretting over 1RM; though it's still something that I'm struggling to reconcile with.AhBen wrote:That's why I tell Ryan not to max out every week.
When you see your figures climbing up steadily,you will be tempted to keep adding weight to the bar...but one day,the progression will halt suddenly and you will crash badly.
"Dominate the weight rather than let the weight dominate
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Good. No more prawn deadlifts please. Our backs hurt just looking at it, heh.Ryan.carpediem wrote:Right. I've been told the same thing by many people too, and I've come to realize that I should just aim for steady progress in my lifts and events, instead of fretting over 1RM; though it's still something that I'm struggling to reconcile with.AhBen wrote:That's why I tell Ryan not to max out every week.
When you see your figures climbing up steadily,you will be tempted to keep adding weight to the bar...but one day,the progression will halt suddenly and you will crash badly.
"Dominate the weight rather than let the weight dominate
Oh, and try not to let out a banshee everytime too. It kinda scares the girls away. We wouldn't want that...
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its all fun and games till someone, slips a disc...then the shit will hit the fan and everyone will just points it to you.. and you have no one to blame but yourself.
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Core
OK. But how does that help the 3 events in terms of specific carryover?AhBen wrote:And you can progress by not adding weights,but by adding reps.
Say you do
5 x 100kg-total volume:500
You wanna progress
5 x 105kg-total volume:525kg
or
6 x 100kg-total volume:600kg
Which stresses your muscles more?
525kg or 600kg?
Food for thought.
Re: Core
What I said is just a general comment.Nothing specific related to events training.Ryan.carpediem wrote:
OK. But how does that help the 3 events in terms of specific carryover?
What I am trying to bring across is you can progress by adding reps and sets instead of weight all the time.
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