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Feb 15, 2019
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TheLoneCougar
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How often should you max? The program I'm starting runs of % of max, and it's been a long time since I've attempted max.
SpecialT
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2/15/19 9:56am
DO NOT DO THEM ALL IN ONE SESSION. For the love of your central nervous system, don't do it!
TheLoneCougar
2/15/19 10:00am
Well it's not just "mental" as in mind over matter... It's literally CNS fatigue
ryebrye
2/15/19 10:10am
Did my first line not address that?
TheLoneCougar
2/15/19 10:17am
there is zero chance you could legitimately max all those unless you took...
whiteninja
2/15/19 10:12am
well unless your max <50% your body weight and you already lift
whiteninja
2/15/19 10:14am
I follow the larry wheels system of lets PR every day! Works pretty well since im not a pansy
monkeycowboy
2/15/19 10:04am
I've maxed bench, squat, and clean in the same session. I guess you could throw
flavordave
2/15/19 10:11am
I'd suggest you could have probably gotten a higher the second and third lift you maxed when you did multiple
TheLoneCougar
2/15/19 10:20am
They all ended up being PRs. I PR'ed my bench after sqatting with ease. Not sure
flavordave
2/15/19 10:27am
Absolutely agree with that.
TheLoneCougar
2/15/19 10:32am
I realize you shouldn't max often--I haven't done it in several months (maybe more than a year). That's why I'm asking
SpecialT
2/15/19 10:16am
I don't see anything wrong with the way you combined the movements. The only
flavordave
2/15/19 10:29am
Power clean. I'm not technical enough to get the full squat. My last max was 225.
SpecialT
2/15/19 10:33am
I'd just switch your day 1 and day 3 then. That will give your legs a break.
flavordave
2/15/19 10:34am
meant this reply to your last message.
flavordave
2/15/19 10:37am
I haven't done max in years. Not sure it's needed personally, and don't think
cougaman
2/15/19 10:41am
If it's a % of max program it's needed.
flavordave
2/15/19 10:42am
You can estimate your 1RM with your workouts. If you are doing a program that
cougaman
2/15/19 10:55am
Maybe. I think maxing is fun and gives me something to shoot for, but yeah,
flavordave
2/15/19 12:15pm
I can do it on bench, but no desire to try to max on squat or even deadlift
cougaman
2/15/19 12:21pm
I agree--I'm not an advocate of putting as much up as you can as often as you can. I just want my workouts to be
SpecialT
2/15/19 10:57am
RE: How often should you max? The program I'm starting runs of % of max, and
whiteninja
2/15/19 10:49am
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