Hey everyone! Yesterday I was feeling pretty good on my leg day and I decided to go for 1RM to see where I was at on my squats. I had previously tested it a while back in August and I had gotten 230 lbs with decent speed for one rep. Anyways, I got up to 255lbs and I wanted to hit if for a double! The first rep I got, it was a grind however. The second rep I ended up failing on which sucks because I know I could have gotten a 260 for a single if only I hadn't tried for the double... I really want to try for my 1RM again but I was wondering how long I should wait until attempting it again? I always try for every 2 months but I'm not sure if that's a good amount of time or not.

I know a while back I got 225 on the bench and I was going for my 1RM literally every week to bump it up which was stupid. Which brings me to another question, do different muscle groups need different times for when they can be tested for their 1RM? For example, squats (legs) can be tested every 2 months or so but bench press (chest) should be every 3 or 4 months? Just a little uncertain and I know if I don't know, then I'll always be trying to go for maxes all the time which would be detrimental for me.

I never used to understand the attraction towards power lifting but I've got to admit, once you break a PR, going for numbers can be really addicting! Can't wait to crush that 260 squat next time!

-Primal