A 200 lb 35 year old male is able to complete 8 reps to fail

A 200 lb. 35 year old male is able to complete 8 reps to failure with 100lbs on the bench press. Estimate his 1RM (show calculation) and describe his absolute and relative strength

Solution

1 RM= weight lifted/[1.0278-(Rep*0.0278)]

100/[1.0278-(8*0.0278)]

=100/[1.0278-0.2224]

=100/0.8054

=124.16 lb

Therefore 1 RM is 124.16 lb

The absolute strength is defined as the maximum weight lefted by a person in one attempt and it eual to 1 RM

Therefore the absolute strength will be 124.16 lb

The relative strength is defined as the amount of force a person can exert with respect to his body weight

relative strength= 1RM/ body weight

124.16/200= 0.62