A question

[buildinthaskinnys]

If I can max out at 415 lbs but only do 7 reps with 305 does this make sense? can you be relatively stronger at a 1 rep max than you can in reps? because 305 for 7 correlates to a 365 max if if use a 1 rm calculator,( I know I know, its a calculator). Anyone else have this problem?

[Pec]

What's your rep scheme like normally? If you aren't accustomed to doing higher reps with a heavier weight then it'll be way off.. I personally find it depends more so on how I'm training, but normally my 1RM stays pretty evenly at about 65lbs heavier then what I push for 8.

When I competed in powerlifting comps, without a bench shirt, it would be higher difference, but I trained more so with 6 reps and less.

That's just me though.

[Rhinobolt10]

I can use a 1rep max calculator for everything and be pretty accurate, except my deadlift...

I find it very difficult to pull high rep and for example I'll 405 for 10, equals out to about 520ish... but in comp or just trying for a max I'm between 560-600.

But yeah... everyone's different, different muscle fiber types, etc etc...

[steve_d]

But yeah... everyone's different, different muscle fiber types, etc etc...



not only is everyone different, but everyone is different at different times. We are talking deadlifts right??

there was a time for me that basically if i could move the weight off the ground I would lift it, and other times (like now) I can basically lift 100 pounds more than my max off the ground.

Other times if I can do it once, I can do 10 reps at least, so then basically, what I can do 10 times, I can't do 10 pounds more than that for 1. I think alot of it has to do with your training style at the time, and where your "weakest link" in the chain is.

Personally though, I really think if you can do 415, you should be able to handle 305 like its nothing! I've seen people with this problem before, and "usually" its because of slightly improper form which only affects the strength after a few reps.

[natenator]

not only is everyone different, but everyone is different at different times. We are talking deadlifts right??

there was a time for me that basically if i could move the weight off the ground I would lift it, and other times (like now) I can basically lift 100 pounds more than my max off the ground.

Other times if I can do it once, I can do 10 reps at least, so then basically, what I can do 10 times, I can't do 10 pounds more than that for 1. I think alot of it has to do with your training style at the time, and where your "weakest link" in the chain is.

Personally though, I really think if you can do 415, you should be able to handle 305 like its nothing! I've seen people with this problem before, and "usually" its because of slightly improper form which only affects the strength after a few reps.
right now, while dieting, my first working set is about 450 (maybe 475 on a good day) for 6 reps but my last set will sometimes be 315 and I kind of struggle near the end to hit the 10 rep mark that I need to. Lots of factors come into play but in general I would agree with you.

[buildinthaskinnys]

Thank you for your replys, I didnt specify before but yes this is the deadlift where I have been experiencing the problem. I have been training for a 1 rep max with this exercise, about every 2 weeks I I trained it and maxed out, and have gained about 90 lbs in the last 4 to 5 months, and just recently started to train with more volume as in more sets and reps, I guess it is possible that I adapted to well too a maximum effort and now need to re-train so to speak for higher reps.

[swolegantor]

I have been training for a 1 rep max with this exercise, about every 2 weeks I I trained it and maxed out, and have gained about 90 lbs in the last 4 to 5 months, and just recently started to train with more volume as in more sets and reps, I guess it is possible that I adapted to well too a maximum effort and now need to re-train so to speak for higher reps.

Maxing out every other week is such an incredibly horrible idea, I don't really know where to begin.

[tex]

Maxing out every other week is such an incredibly horrible idea, I don't really know where to begin. then why does conjugate method work so well?