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One-Rep Max

Estimate your 1RM from reps at a given weight.

Free to use, no sign-up required. One-Rep Max is one of 198 tools built into Xenition, alongside a chat that can use them for you.

Estimates the most you could lift for a single rep from a set you have actually done, and turns it into a table of working weights for common rep targets.

How to use One-Rep Max

  1. Enter the Weight lifted and the number of Reps you completed with good form.
  2. Choose kg or lb; switching converts the weight already entered.
  3. Read the Estimated 1RM, and the Epley and Brzycki figures behind it.
  4. Use the Training loads table for the weight to use at 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 reps.

How it works

Epley: weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30). Brzycki: weight × 36 ÷ (37 − reps). The headline is the average of the two. At exactly 1 rep both equal the weight lifted, since that lift is your 1RM. Training loads invert Epley: load = 1RM ÷ (1 + target reps ÷ 30). Above 12 reps the tool notes that estimates are best at 10 reps or fewer.

Example

80 kg for 5 reps gives 93.3 kg by Epley and 90 kg by Brzycki, so the estimate is 91.7 kg. The table then suggests 83.3 kg (91%) for 3 reps and 68.8 kg (75%) for 10 reps.

Questions about One-Rep Max

Why do the two formulas disagree?

They were fitted to different lifters and rep ranges. They agree closely at 10 reps and drift apart below and above it, which is why averaging them is a reasonable middle.

Is it safer to estimate than to test a true 1RM?

For most people, yes. A true max attempt needs a spotter and good technique, while a hard set of 3 to 6 reps gives a close estimate with less risk.

Use it from chat

You do not have to open One-Rep Max to use it. Ask Xenition in plain language and it runs the right tool, then carries the answer into whatever you are working on — a document, a spreadsheet, a deck.

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