Why find your 1 Rep Max?

Happy Wednesday Bellbar Family-

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Today’s programming includes an optional track to help you find your 1-rep max deadlift - and several of you have already surprised yourselves this morning!

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A shout-out to Christy, who came in aiming for 135 and ended up hitting 195. Christy, I hope you get a hot bath today!

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Christy is a great example of how knowing your max matters.

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It helps you choose the right weights for each round and know exactly where to start.

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Let’s use Christy’s training as an example:

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She’s been typically starting Round 1 at 75 lbs, which is 40% of her max. That’s actually a perfect warm-up set. But from there, Christy will want to push her working sets to 60–70% of her max (adding more weight than she thought before). That’s where the real strength gainZ happen. ;)

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Strength is built by developing a solid base - the warm-up and early working sets - not just by hitting a big peak each training session.

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For me, I like my heaviest set to occur on round 3 or 4. This way round 5 is like DESSERT…sweeter than everything that came before it.

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This is learning how to TRAIN SMARTER, NOT HARDER! These aren't just workouts.

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Couldn’t make today’s class? No problem…today’s programming will show up again in 2 weeks.

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I hope this helps!

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Please enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday with good food and family! I'm thankful for you all and the Bellbar Strength Family we create together!

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Happy Training!

Angela

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