If I can bench 225 for 8 reps......

[Compoundlift83]

What do you guys think my 1rm is?

[Jason12345]

probably like 275

[MrSinister]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/forumdisplay.php?f=33

[Compoundlift83]

probably like 275

I dont know Bally's trainer said he can hit 225 11-12 reps and can only get 275 I can only hit 225 8x on a good day.

[Whiteheart]

Why did you have to copy my thread? Are you trying to make me look bad?

[I dont work at Ballys]

I dont know Bally's trainer said he can hit 225 11-12 reps and can only get 275 I can only hit 225 8x on a good day.

yeah my max is kinda weak though i think you could hit 275 if you rep 225 for a good 8 reps (full ROM, at tempo) i havent maxed in about 6 months though... post up what it is when you find out. (assuming you try)

[Febs]

Its all good guessing what your 1rm is but unless you actually do your lift it isnt your 1RM.

[TheGrandmaster1]

There are charts for this sort of thing...

http://www.criticalbench.com/chart.htm

This has always been very accurate for me, and everyone else I've seen. You should be able to do about 275-280.

[DJAuto]

Its all good guessing what your 1rm is but unless you actually do your lift it isnt your 1RM.

x2. Those calculators are very rough estimates. The best way to know is to try.

[nurena]

275 for sure, if not then i would have to guess your cheatin on 225 to get to 8 reps.

[bigluke39]

probably like 275

You are more then likely very close. With that said, unless you do max rep workouts once in awhile, it will more then likely be lower. I have known lifters that could do 8 reps with 260, yet the first time they try max, it is closer to 285#. But 250x8 should give about a 310# max. It all depends on what your mind and body is acustom to.

[DiamondDelts]

(slams face through keyboard repeatedly)

[DiamondDelts]

Why did you have to copy my thread? Are you trying to make me look bad?

You must be really, really new here. These bubu how much can I bench/whats my max threads pop up at least 3 times a week here.

[PoW]

I say 275

[bee su]

There are charts for this sort of thing...

http://www.criticalbench.com/chart.htm

This has always been very accurate for me, and everyone else I've seen. You should be able to do about 275-280.

chart works for me

[Andrew69]

(slams face through keyboard repeatedly)

Youre killing me lately DD.
Ive been seriously LOLing at some of your posts.

[caliente99]

here's a lil equation I found on the web: start with your max num of reps at 225, yours is 8, multiply by 6.81 which gives u 54.48, then u add 221.8 then u have 276.28 which is roughly ur 1rm. of course this calculation is said to only be effective for males weighing between 190 and 215... works for me... hope this helps out...

[oldballs]

here's a lil equation I found on the web: start with your max num of reps at 225, yours is 8, multiply by 6.81 which gives u 54.48, then u add 221.8 then u have 276.28 which is roughly ur 1rm. of course this calculation is said to only be effective for males weighing between 190 and 215... works for me... hope this helps out...

Welcome to the forum!

[LadyLore420]

I thought I fell through the Tardis into 2007 and that my boobies had shrunken.

Boobies still intact. It is, in fact, 2014 and I'm another day closer to being a geezer like Oldballs.

[Hundley52]

You can train for a higher 1RM without increasing endurance in the lower weight ranges. You can also rep out 225 every day and not have a very high 1RM. These are two different types of training and I don't think you guys should really compare them to each other.

[ironwill2008]

here's a lil equation I found on the web: start with your max num of reps at 225, yours is 8, multiply by 6.81 which gives u 54.48, then u add 221.8 then u have 276.28 which is roughly ur 1rm. of course this calculation is said to only be effective for males weighing between 190 and 215... works for me... hope this helps out...

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