How To Ace Your 1 Rep Max (Article for CoachMag)

Here is an article Tom wrote for Coach Magazine on how to prepare for a 1 rep max test.

A proper one-rep max test isn’t something to try every week but, done smartly, it’s something to work towards because it’s a good indicator of where you are in your lifting life. If you’re planning to compete in strongman, powerlifting or Olympic lifting it’s a must, though you might want to save the genuinely all-out efforts for competition day. For everyone else, working up to a big single rep is something to plan for every few months. Here’s how to do it.


http://www.coachmag.co.uk/build-muscle/6782/how-to-ace-your-one-rep-max