andygates Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Woot! According to my beautiful spreadsheets, after today's workout I'm as strong as I've ever been even taking lifetime PRs. That's calculating 1RM lifts from my 5-rep training sessions, so it may be a bit off, but WOOHOO BABY! Quote Link to comment
Tom Kenobi Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Good job! tho, I must admit some of the jargon is complete greek to me, I get the general meaning. Keep it up, as long as you are getting stronger, you are leveling up! Quote "First, decide who you would be and then do what you must do." ~Epictetus Link to comment
andygates Posted August 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Let me just de-jargonate (I love me some jargon, ho yus):PR = Personal Record5-rep training = lift the thing five times.1RM = 1 Rep Max = the most you can lift once only, your absolute heaviest thing.There are various formulas for calculating what your 1RM is likely to be, based on your n-rep max. They're variably accurate -- generally a bit under, when you've got your blood up and a RARGH SMASH on. Linky for examples: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/One-repetition_maximumI like 1RM calculations because they normalize your performance if you're doing different things -- you can guesstimate whether a 3-rep heavy thing is really progress on your 12-rep pumping set, for example. Also, of course, they're bigger numbers. Bigger numbers = happy ego! Quote Link to comment
shredder Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Good job andygates! Quote MyFitnessPal | Fitocracy | Twitter | EmailNiente è vero, tutto è permesso. Link to comment
Tom Kenobi Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Cool! Thanks for the dejargonation. Makes better sense now (such a newb when it comes to workout jargon)! I was thinking RM = Range of Motion, but i think thats ROM. I'll have to check out the link. Thanks man & keep it up! Quote "First, decide who you would be and then do what you must do." ~Epictetus Link to comment
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