Do you care about your 1RM (1 Rep Max) in the Big Three - Bench Press, Squat, Deadlift? Why or why not ?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:33:23 -0500

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 20 at 2016 8:34 AM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:34:38 -0500

No more concerned with overall strength endurance and health. I don't even bench

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 20 at 2016 8:36 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:36:41 -0500

Unless you're a power lifter don't be concerned.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 20 at 2016 8:36 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:36:50 -0500

I enjoy seeing my numbers increase during working sets, but singles and rest-pause sets are the closest I need to be to a 1RM.

Response by SFC Stephen King made Feb 20 at 2016 8:38 AM

SFC Stephen King — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:38:51 -0500

SGT Private RallyPoint Member I do 9nl6 for me. I don't worry about how much. I worry about how. When training for a meet or contest that involves 1 Rep I concentrate on it more specifically.

Response by SFC Stephen King made Feb 20 at 2016 8:41 AM

SFC Stephen King — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:41:57 -0500

I also concentrate on ohp overhead press

Response by SSgt Mark Lines made Feb 20 at 2016 8:46 AM

SSgt Mark Lines — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:48 -0500

I don't do that style of lifting. Also with an arthritis in hip, squats and dead lifts are a no go. On the exercises that I do, I do 3 sets of 10 reps.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 20 at 2016 8:49 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:49:09 -0500

Yes, because I'm a powerlifter so they are *mildly* important to that! haha

Response by A1C Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 20 at 2016 9:34 AM

A1C Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 09:34:35 -0500

Having been around Jr. High, High school and college athletes we discouraged them from trying to just have a 1RM due to the high probability of injury. The big three you listed can put a lot of weight on and most people will not have correct form. Focus more on 3RM.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Feb 20 at 2016 11:11 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 11:11:22 -0500

Not actually into lifting but my Brother in Law. He is Medically Retired from lifting but feel free to look him up on You Tube, Ken Ufford Strongest Man in Kansas. Just amaze me some of the amounts he lifted.

Response by SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 20 at 2016 3:47 PM

SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 15:47:51 -0500

It's a good measure of my progress from time to time. I like to switch up approaches and try new things so every 4-6 weeks I'll test my 1RM to see if what I'm doing at the time is helping or hurting.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 20 at 2016 6:05 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:05:23 -0500

I am currently working a 10,10,5,5,3,3,3,1,1,1 progression right now, squating 7 days a week for 5 weeks and I'm loving it. It also applies to the accessory muscles as well. My 1RM has exploded Since Ive been training this way. But traditionally I stick with either a 3RM or 5RM.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 10 at 2016 6:18 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 18:18:28 -0400

I'm a competitive powerlifter, so yes! And I track them in relation to my bodyweight as well.

Response by SFC Stephen King made Apr 4 at 2017 4:33 PM

SFC Stephen King — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:33:51 -0400

I do as I am getting ready for my 5th Strongman Competition. Age is just a #.

Response by SGT Larry Michael Bleckler II made Apr 4 at 2017 7:44 PM

SGT Larry Michael Bleckler II — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:44:40 -0400

1RM is fine for powerlifting and to track strength gains, but it is better to focus on strength training, endurance and stability for a strongman competition and you are correct bench, squat and deadlift are the best for what you are doing. Strongman is a functional (farmer strength) where powerlifting is for explosive one time moves. The farmer carry is a great for strength training repition is done in strongman for all day strength some powerlifting can help but it may reduce your overall strength and doesn't hurt once in a while.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 25 at 2017 6:30 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 18:30:21 -0500

For me yes! I go for a max almost everyday on whatever major lift my training program calls for, then I base all my working sets off a certain percentage of that max to ensure I’m working at the highest, most realistic, but safest capacity I can on all my sets.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 29 at 2017 2:59 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:59:31 -0500

I like to go back to those specific benchmarks to see where I am between phases of training.

Response by Sgt Martin V. made Jan 12 at 2019 3:30 PM

Sgt Martin V. — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 15:30:31 -0500

If I am competing, it matters. I am not competing yet. Currently using 5/3/1 programming to hit PRs. Most recent was 430 for 3 deadlifting. 400 for 3 squating.