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I have heard before that when training for strength, you should add 2 1/2 pounds each workout.. but how often should you attempt 1RM?
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Thread: How often should you max out?
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08-11-2010, 11:23 AM #1
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08-11-2010, 11:26 AM #2
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08-11-2010, 11:28 AM #3
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08-11-2010, 11:39 AM #4
yeah lifting heavy is all about training the cns. so if i say max out on bench one week the next week just take it light on the bench or ill just do some triceps and light shoulders and stay away from any pressing just for a week. think about it its only a week off the bench and it you will come back stronger if you let your body recover.
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08-11-2010, 11:44 AM #5
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08-11-2010, 11:58 AM #6
To me, unless you are "maxing out" for a sports team, or if you are planning on competing in some sort of lifting tournament, you don't have to do it that often.
However, if you are doing a new program, or adjusting the one you are on, performing a max lift might be necessary. But then again, it won't be happening that often.
Sure, it's taxing on the CNS, but not overly so unless you are doing it every week or so. But it does take up a lot of energy for the current workout. So why throw away a day of progress just to see what the max you can do is?
For me: I test my max every 4 or 5 months.--There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.
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08-11-2010, 10:26 PM #7
Maxing out for more than 3 weeks on the same exercise will overstress the CNS, leading to loss of strength in that lift. Rotate the exercise that you max out on every 1 - 2 weeks to avoid this.
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08-12-2010, 08:37 AM #8
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Bodybuilder - Arguably never? Bodybuilding is a sport of aesthetics. Strength is a secondary goal if a goal at all. Many bodybuilders will argue that maxing out is also just an increased risk of injury, back tracking many months even years of work they put in.
Powerlifter - Varies program to program. Westside rotates max effort lifts every 1-3 weeks depending on experience level. Programs like Ed Coan's focus on going from high reps to low reps gradually over the course of 8-14 weeks. There are many programs, some like Bill Starr's 5x5 never max out.
Basically, if you want to max out, do it rarely. Focus on training, not testing.https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=180003183&p=1635918623#post1635918623
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08-12-2010, 09:02 AM #9
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westside has you do a 3-5RM twice a week. not the same as 1RM but still
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08-12-2010, 09:12 AM #10
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https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=180003183&p=1635918623#post1635918623
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"225, 315, 405 whatever. Yeah these benchmark digits come to mean a lot to us, the few warriors in this arena. They are, however, just numbers. I'm guilty of that sh*t too, waiting for somebody to powder my nuts cuz I did 20 reps of whatever the **** on the bench. Big f*king deal. It is all relative." G Diesel
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08-12-2010, 09:17 AM #11
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