estimated bench 1RM

[Manu]

I am searching for some site that has a table or calculation to know the 1 RM for bench press (entering for instance the weight for a 8 reps).
If anyone has this kind of info please post it.

Thanks

 

[FitnessFrk]

http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/OneRepMax.html

http://www.huskerpower.com/1RM.html

 

[Manu]

Thanks FitnessFrk

 

[Manu]

just one question.

80 % of 1RM is good for 8 reps?
and for 6 what would it be?

Let me share this with you. I just bench 1RM for 224 pounds (102 kgs), i know it is not much but it felt great and it makes me feel like i am strong...

I was figuring a good weight for 8 and 6 reps based on this max.

Thanks

 

[b fold the truth]

So...your 1RM is 224. Do you mean that you did 224 in the gym today or that is the estimated 1RM?

B True

 

[CytoMel]

Those charts dont work for everyone though. I did 405 touch-and-go raw but I got 6 reps with 315 and the chart said that is 371. It depends on the person.

 

[b fold the truth]

Those charts dont work for everyone though. I did 405 touch-and-go raw but I got 6 reps with 315 and the chart said that is 371. It depends on the person.

Exactly. I am a firm believer that the charts are NOT for real. Your weakest link may not show up when you are doing a light weight...but they may as you go heavier. It is not your 1RM till you actually do it!!!!

B True

 

[benchmonster]

I am with Cytomel on this one. I realize I get a lot out of a shirt, but I have done 475, and missed 505 just on butt raise, have done a 550 3 board press, but since I can only do 225 for 17 reps, the huskerpower chart says I can only bench like 330 or so.

Don't put much faith in the charts. They are only accurate if you are average. Cytomel ain't average, and I ain't either. You may not be either.

B.

 

[Manu]

i actually did it at the gym

I did it at the gym, the chart woudn't give me so much.
I didn't try to make the 1RM, i just kept adding weight and went to that, (making one rep at 224) but for me it was really nice.

Is it good to try to figure a good weight for 8 and 6 from that max?

Thanks.

P.S. What's the meaning of "touch-and-go raw" ?

 

[Manu]

i actually did it at the gym

I did it at the gym, the chart woudn't give me so much.
I didn't try to make the 1RM, i just kept adding weight and went to that, (making one rep at 224) but for me it was really nice.


Thanks.

P.S. What's the meaning of "touch-and-go raw" ?

 

[b fold the truth]

Congrats on the PR!!!!

Touch and go means that you did not pause but did not bounce off your chest. Raw means that you did not wear a bench press shirt either.

B True

 

[gmanlax7]

www.thepumpingstation.com has a good calculator, even though it sounds like a gay porn site. nothing good comes of using them in my opinion, it just sets limits in your mind of what you are capable of and holds you back.

 

[Manu]

Thank you B fold )


A little time i will be 300....



"it just sets limits in your mind of what you are capable of and holds you back" i think i understand what you mean.


Maybe i will try some westside stuff after vacations...even if by goal is getting muscular (BB's...) some real strenght can do no harm..then come back to a more "regular" routine...is this right?

 

[b fold the truth]

Remember that the key is variation. WSB has enough variation for me, and it works for my goals...so I use it.

Try it, pick out what YOU like about it, and make it a part of YOUR routine.

B True

 

[FitnessFrk]

It definetly depends on the person..I know for me it's almost right on I'm good for 560+ raw and the last time I benched I got 405x12 and it's real close.

 

[Manu]

"Try it, pick out what YOU like about it, and make it a part of YOUR routine. " - i will keep that in mind

That's amazing FitnessFrk, how much time a week you train bench press? you're doing westside program?

 

[FitnessFrk]

Actually Manu I had never heard of Westside until last year. But I've been weight training for 21 years. And I also used to PL.

 

[Lumberg]

In football we used a universal formula for both squats and bench but it turns out the formulas are different because of the varying proportions of fast and slow twitch muscle fibers.

JC