What to increase 1Rm max target by?

deadlybuzzman · 18-04-2013 08:38AM #1

Ok so this week Im maxing out on squat bench and dead (lets not speak of my overhead press :mad: ) Next week Ill be starting my cycle over at 70% of a new target max and increasing 5% per week. My question is whats a resonable amount of weight to increase by?
At the moment my maxes are 180 for squat, 100 for bench and well see today for deadlift about 165-180. Am I as well just stick 10kg on squat and dead, 5kg on bench and leave it at that or can I go off a certain percentage and push the boat out a bit further on squats and deads?

Hanley · 18-04-2013 08:58AM

Most impossible question ever to answer. What's your training been like, what percentages have you gone to, how long was the cycle?

For this test day, just work up and see what happens.

For the next, if the cycle's 8-10 weeks long you might want to target 90% of your current 1RM x5+, or 95% x3+.

You could end up somewhere between 103-110% of your current 1RM depending on how the cycle goes. But it's REALLY impossible to say.

deadlybuzzman · 18-04-2013 09:06AM

Cheers-even as I was typing out the post I had a feeling I was asking how long is a piece of string?!

Hanley · 18-04-2013 09:09AM

deadlybuzzman wrote: »

Cheers-even as I was typing out the post I had a feeling I was asking how long is a piece of string?!

Twice the distance from its middle to end. Easy. NEXT!

dor843088 · 20-04-2013 09:12AM

Hanley wrote: »

Twice the distance from its middle to end. Easy. NEXT!

Ha never heard that one . Nice!

What to increase 1Rm max target by?

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