Re: Completed One Arm Hangs.

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Dan Wagman writes:

> To me, irrespective of what sport you're in, touching weights is fundamentally

> meant to build strength. In terms of pure strength sports (e.g.,

> powerlifting, weightlifting) it's obvious that since the 1-RM is tested,

> doing a bunch of reps (e.g., >5) is a bit senseless.

Dan, I accept this logic completely. Let me take it to the extreme. Is it

ever then logical to train for anything other than 1rm (with ofcourse room

for variability for cycling,etc) in healthy, competitive, adult athletes? In

other words, wouldn't our main, fundamental goal be 1rm always if you are

training strength for any sport?

As far as developing endurance on the field issue I agree, however, one

consideration is that the weightlifting movements are so complete that one

can get more work done, with full range of motion, and one can measure the

work done easily. It also adds variety when complete specificity isn't a

priority.

Diego Crespo.

by the way did the heading come out?

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In a message dated 12/4/00 11:15:25 PM, gladiadores@... writes:

<< Dan, I accept this logic completely. Let me take it to the extreme. Is

it

ever then logical to train for anything other than 1rm (with ofcourse room

for variability for cycling,etc) in healthy, competitive, adult athletes? In

other words, wouldn't our main, fundamental goal be 1rm always if you are

training strength for any sport? >>

Diego:

I see you made some e-mail changes. Thanks for the added clarification.

Regarding the above, as a powerlifter I often wondered about that; why not

just train singles? On one hand, however, a competitive powerlifter,

particularly one who intends to compete at the international level, must have

a strong conditioning base. I say this because your lifting, including

warm-ups, will be done in 3 hrs. So from that perspective, I personally felt

that singles wouldn't provide sufficient conditioning as compared with maybe

3s to 5s. Also, there is something to be said regarding developing an

ability to perform perfect technique on successive and immediate attempts.

And regarding the application of strength training for athletes competing in

sports other than strength sports, the same conditioning aspect of reps

greater than singles would seem to apply.

But beyond my personal opinion, and as it relates to competitive lifting,

research would seem to suggest that the greatest strength gains are achieved

at a rep range up to 5. I cannot overlook that in my personal training nor in

discussions regarding strength training.

Dan Wagman, Ph.D., C.S.C.S.