rydra_wong: Tight shot of the shins and arms of a young woman (weightlifter Zoe Smith) as she prepares for a deadlift. (strength -- zoe deadlift)
rydra_wong ([personal profile] rydra_wong) wrote in [community profile] lifting_heavy_things2011-08-12 05:07 pm

I wrote a thing

Iron in the blood: in pursuit of the one-rep max

Warning: this is not a how-to, it's a stream-of-consciousness ramble about what this particular mode of lifting heavy things means to me, and why I think it's good for the soul to do it from time to time.
lyorn: (Default)

[personal profile] lyorn 2011-08-16 10:25 am (UTC)(link)
I have a how-to question, so I'm asking it here:

How do you determine the starting weight? I worry that if I start to low or too high (as in, won't budge), I'll be exhausted before I get into the useful range. Maybe I'm just worrying too much?

I can do 3*8 reps on 2/3 bodyweight currently, and can lift people of 1,5 times my bodyweight a foot off the floor if they cooperate... Start with bodyweight?
weirdquark: woman with barbell across shoulders (weights)

[personal profile] weirdquark 2011-08-24 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
You could try a one-rep max calculator. They're not always very accurate, but it's probably within a reasonable margin of error, so it should give you a reasonable starting point. (I have not actually tried to test my one-rep max on anything, so I could be completely wrong though.)