How Well Can People Guess Their Bench Press Reps Left?

Original Title

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

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Summary

Trained lifters tried to guess how many more reps they could do during bench press sets.

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Surprising Findings

No relationship between prediction accuracy and sex, training experience, or strength

This contradicts common assumptions that more experienced or stronger lifters would be better at gauging their limits

Practical Takeaways

Consider using RIR (repetitions in reserve) for autoregulating your bench press training

low confidence

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