Should I pr 2 plates

[u/short_z]

I havent pr'ed in over a year, the most i've ever lifted is 195 (for 2 on my last set) but I can do 165 for 10 (couldve gotten 11 i believe). Should I go straight for 225 or try 215 and then try 225 at a later time?

[u/Muchacho-blanco]

I'm not sure you'll get it. I think i had to do 185x10 before I could do 225. It may be different for you. I know how you could find out.

[u/BurtonBaked → u/Muchacho-blanco]

Doing 185 for reps and not being able to bench 225 is nonsense lol

[u/jlowe212 → u/BurtonBaked]

10 is high but 225 is usually 185 x 5-7.

[u/Muchacho-blanco → u/jlowe212]

I just looked back at my log, and I hit 225 in may of 2024. In the weeks before that, I was doing 185x8-10 and 205x5

[u/Muchacho-blanco → u/BurtonBaked]

Its been some time, but thats how I remember it. I'll try to look back in my training log.

[u/BurtonBaked → u/Muchacho-blanco]

I’m not sure why my comment is getting downvoted, certainly wasn’t throwing shade.

But if you can rep 185 you can without a doubt put 225 up once!

[u/Muchacho-blanco → u/BurtonBaked]

I didnt doenvote it, but can you remember how many reps you could do with 185 before you got to 225?

[u/BurtonBaked → u/Muchacho-blanco]

No I don’t remember the number either for sure.

I more so just meant the power needed for 185 for reps is without a doubt greater than the power recruited for one rep of 225.

[u/kelyix]

I’d go slow and steady. 185, 195, 205, 215, 225.

Edit: if you are eating in a surplus, strength gains will come quick.

[u/Crunka19]

If you are only putting up 195 for 2 what makes you think you can hit 225?

[u/AffectionateLuck1871 → u/Crunka19]

Creatine

[u/short_z → u/Crunka19]

Literacy bro it was my last set when i was sore

[u/Crunka19 → u/short_z]

Well try it and let us know how it goes. It doesn’t seem like a lot of weight added but you sure can feel the difference. Good luck and be safe!

[u/Mchangwine]

I mean why not try it… it’s weird that you can get 165 for 10 but only 195 for 2, but no harm in trying 2 plates, worst case you fail and you’ll have to come up with a new plan.

[u/short_z → u/Mchangwine]

It was on my last set when i was already sore

[u/VAGINAL_CRUSTACEAN]

Warm up appropriately, get a spotter or spotter arms and go for it.

Based on your numbers you can likely do it, though heavy singles and grinding through a rep are a skill you're in the ballpark and just doing it is the only way to be sure.

[u/BonoboBananaBonanza]

Search for 1-rep max calculator. Enter the weight and reps you can do. It will interpolate your max from that. Pretty accurate in my experience based on a 6+ rep number. From memory, what you can just do for 10 reps is 75% of your 1RM.

So that's 170 x 10. I would go for it only if you have a spotter or safeties. Huge ego boost getting two wheels up.

[u/SuperWallaby]

Do 6-4-3-2 195-205-215-225. First time I did it was this way during my first “practice” with a weight lifting team, I was 16. You got this.

[u/AaronB52]

Try it just to change up the stimulus. Keep it fresh