what does RM mean?
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pzala
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25th Feb '05, 10:25am
25th Feb '05, 10:25am
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i am reading the new book coaching young athletes and in the section about strenght training there is refernce to RM lifting what does this stand for?
what does RM mean?
25th Feb '05, 11:33am
RM = Repitition Maximum. This is the maximum weight you can lift for a given number of repititions. So if you lifted 100kg once, this would be 1RM. If you lifted 80kg 5 times, this would be 5RM and so on. You will often see RM with a percentage. This indicates the percent of that RM to work with. Using the example of 100kg equalling 100kg, 5 x 80% 1RM = 5 reps at 80kg. You will work that the RM is 100% and then work out what weight the given percentage is.
I think www.exrx.net has a section on helping you out on what weight each percentage is for every RM.
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30th Oct '05, 5:22am
Alex is correct D