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Feb 15, 2019
10:17:37am

TheLoneCougar Playmaker

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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 This Board Rating Has Been Fla

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!

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?

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

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

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.

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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