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Originally Posted by DBall
Earned my muscle builder milkshake today... hahaha. I went crazy at the gym.
Quick question... Mondays are the day where I try to max out on bench presses. I started off with the bar x5, 95# x5, 115# x3, 135# x2, tried 150# and failed, tried 135 again and failed. Is it safe to assume that once I fail, I'm pretty much done with benches for the day and I shouldn't try to work my way back down?
I know I can do 135# a few times (I could have done more on my first run, but I wanted to save myself for the 150# attempt).
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If you want a good idea of your 1RM, you're doing too many reps in your warm-up sets. If going for 150, I would do 45(bar)x5. 95x3. 135x1, 150x1. If you still feel like you have something left after that, try 155 or 160x1. You'll be surprised how much max effort for that short of a time will wear you out. If you fail once, give yourself 2-3 minutes, then try the same weight again. Don't drop weight, IMO. You're still working the muscles in the attempt. Good luck with it, any way you try and slice it.