2.3.4. One-Repetition Maximum
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One-repetition maximum (1RM) is the highest amount of load that can be borne while effectively finishing one repetition of an exercise. Initially, the test begins with a warm-up of 6 to 10 repeats with approximately half of the expected load for the primary attempt in the 1RM test. Following two minutes of rest, patients were directed to try to achieve two repetitions. If two repetitions were accomplished in the first experiment, or even if neither was accomplished, a second repetition was undertaken with a workload higher or lower than that given in the previous attempt after a three-to-five-minute recovery period. These approaches were further refined in a third and final attempt in the event that a single repetition maximum was not yet established [