5 rep max

[JKurz1]

COuld someone point me to the formula for finding your 5 rep max if you know your single rep max? Much thanks!

 

[blut wump]

There are several around, each giving a slightly different percentage. Madcow links to some from his table of contents.

The one I use suggests that your 1RM should be 17% higher than your 5RM. Your 5RM would, correspendingly, be 14% lower than your 1RM

 

[HiDnGoD]

http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/maxload.htm

 

[BiggT]

Links and tables are just 'guesstimates' at best. They take people who are all fast twitch, then people who are slow twitch and average the numbers.....most people fall in the middle and you'll have a decently accurate number......but they're not accurate sometimes, best way to get a 5rm is just to do a 5rm.

 

[JKurz1]

thank you....I just want to start incorporating this new chest routine that utilizes your 5 rep max....it's two times a week and goes 60%, 70, 80, 90, 100% 5 x 5 the first day and then the same but 102% for the final set on thursday...

Then it's incline dbell 8-10 x 3

fly x3

dips x 3

decline x 3

thoughts....

 

[JKurz1]

So right now, say I max bench at 200lbs.......for a single (itll be 350 again sometime soon!!! Hell it was 100lbs 3 months ago.....you guys will all be proud of my changes but we wont go there again.......4200 cals...no cardio......loving it....

 

[Protobuilder]

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[JKurz1]

headcase

FAT FUCK........UGLY TOO......LOL

 

[jpt]

headcase

 

[JKurz1]

Does that make sense? 200lb max, 175x5 max equivalent?