Squats... 1RM question?

[ChrisROCK]

I see lots of people put their max poundage in the sig line, etc. I just recently started to do squats without the aid (or hindrance) of the smith machine. It's been a few weeks now, and I've been pleased with my progress. I haven't "maxed out" persay, however.

Last night I suprised myself and was able to squat 245 for 6 reps with no help, on my 5th set of squats. Any thoughts as to how that would equate to my "max"?

 

[gopro]

This can truly vary quite a bit from person to person, but if I had to guesstimate what you 1 rep max would be, I would say in the area of 295 lbs, give or take 10 lbs.

 

[ChrisROCK]

This can truly vary quite a bit from person to person, but if I had to guesstimate what you 1 rep max would be, I would say in the area of 295 lbs, give or take 10 lbs.

Excellent gopro...thanks! I realize this can very from person to person...i just wanted to get a sense though. Is it adviseable to even attempt a 1RM though? I'm not a young buck anymore....and I don't want to do any bodily damage while simply trying to impress myself...

 

[gopro]

Excellent gopro...thanks! I realize this can very from person to person...i just wanted to get a sense though. Is it adviseable to even attempt a 1RM though? I'm not a young buck anymore....and I don't want to do any bodily damage while simply trying to impress myself...

Have I mentioned that the girl in your sig is mesmorizing to me? No? Well, she is so hot it hurts!

Anyway, back to business...I see no real reason to test your 1RM unless you are a powerlifter, although I realize it is tempting to find out just how much weight you can lift in a certain exercise. In all my years of lifting I have only tested my 1RM in bench press once, rack deadlift once, and curls once. I will probably never do it again as the risk for injury outweighs my need to see how strong I am.

 

[Flex]

like GP said, some people are stronger in their 1RM than say repping out heavy weight, so it's difficult to judge.

Personally I have good endurance strength, but my 1RM strength isn't good compared to how good my endurance strength is.

 

[Flex]

Have I mentioned that the girl in your sig is mesmorizing to me? No? Well, she is so hot it hurts

BTW, can you please stop hitting on my wife.

Chris-i thought i told you to take that pic down, she's getting pretty pissed.

 

[ChrisROCK]

BTW, can you please stop hitting on my wife.

Chris-i thought i told you to take that pic down, she's getting pretty pissed.

Sorry Dude... I thought she approved of the posting...?

 

[Dale Mabry]

I approve, and that's all that really matters, right?

 

[ChrisROCK]

Wow, i never imagined my sig pic would cause quite as much stir as it has...

 

[BIGDAVE]

Yeah its causing a stir in peoples pants

 

[j rizz]

ahaha she looks good enought to eat... with some whey protein and some tuna.. MmMmMm.. her ass alone has gotta be packing 300g of protein... its too damn fine!!

 

[CowPimp]

I would say 295 is a pretty good estimate.

As long as you warm up properly and make sure you don't compromise form to perform the lift, performing a 1RM should be fairly safe. The most important thing with squats is to keep your core really tight, at least as far as injury prevention goes.

 

[ChrisROCK]

Yeah, thanks CP. I don't mess around where squats are concerned, I'm well aware of the damage that can be done with poor form. That's probably why I'm inclined to NOT bother with a 1RM. I do what I do, and progress as I do.

I always concentrate on keeping my back straight, my core tight, head nice and straight.....etc.

 

[gopro]

Yeah its causing a stir in peoples pants

Could you imagine that little dance in person?! Oh Lord!

 

[Cold Iron]

I would say 295 is a pretty good estimate.

As long as you warm up properly and make sure you don't compromise form to perform the lift, performing a 1RM should be fairly safe. The most important thing with squats is to keep your core really tight, at least as far as injury prevention goes.

I agree...as long as a proper warmup and acclimation sets are done, I see no reason to call it dangerous. It not something you do every workout though...

 

[CowPimp]

I agree...as long as a proper warmup and acclimation sets are done, I see no reason to call it dangerous. It not something you do every workout though...

Actually, I hit a 1RM 2/4 workouts each week, although I change the exercises every week or two. If you continue hitting your 1RM for too long with the same exercise, it will seriously compromise the ability of your CNS to recover.

 

[JerseyDevil]

Everyone is different but this 1RM calculator is dead on for me.... with bench press. It's not as accurate when applying to squats or deadlifts. With those, I can usually do more.

http://www.strengthdisk.com/OneRMCalc.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=105&KEY=&ATCLID=