When trained lifters guess how many more reps they could do during bench press, their guesses are equally accurate whether they're guessing 1 rep left or 3 reps left, and this stays the same across different sets and sessions.

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Accuracy of Intraset Repetitions-in-Reserve Predictions During the Bench Press Exercise in Resistance-Trained Male and Female Subjects

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2024 Mar 1

The study looked at whether people can accurately guess how many more reps they could do during bench press, and found that guesses for 1 rep left and 3 reps left were equally accurate, just like the claim says.

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Accuracy of Intraset Repetitions-in-Reserve Predictions During the Bench Press Exercise in Resistance-Trained Male and Female Subjects

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DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004653

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People who lift weights regularly are pretty good at guessing how many more reps they could do during bench press, usually only off by less than one rep, and they tend to guess a bit too low.

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