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Scuka1 t1_jbif0jb wrote

Dude, if you don't have experience in the gym, you don't try testing your max weight.

Anything you do, you start light and slow, and progress gradually.

Pick a weight that you can do for 5-10 reps and train with that. Gradually increase the weight by little increments week by week as you get stronger, but never so much that you can't do at least 4-5 reps. That's called progressive overload, btw. Google it. It's the most important weight training concept.

Once you get comfortable with the exercise, know how to perform it, and know your limits, then you can start poking at your 1-rep-max. Though it's still pretty pointless if you don't compete. I've been training for 10 years and never attempted to lift anything heavier than what I can do for 3-4 reps.

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GuntherTime t1_jbimsa1 wrote

> Dude, if you don’t have experience in the gym, you don’t try testing your max weight.

It’s crazy that even though this is so true, so many people try it out anyways regardless of if they have a spotter or not lol. I remember doing it as back in highschool but luckily I had a spotter.

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fomoco94 t1_jbkgmnt wrote

A beginner may be better off starting in the 8-12 rep range. Possibly even as light as 15 reps for deadlifts and squats.

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