1 rep max needs help

[ixoyc]

in school (where i usually lift) I rep a 220 work out on bench and i can't even get 200 (which is my 90%). What should i do? (my squat is mediocre also)
Any comments are greatly appreciated.

[Jarrod]

Lower the poundage? What does your workout look like? Weight and all.

I'm having a hard time understanding your question. Are you saying that you can rep 220 lbs. on the bench press but when you have to perform a one rep max that you can't get 200 lbs?

Please clarify your question.

I'm a bodyweight-only fitness dude. So I'm hoping someone else will jump in here and answer your question.

[Firehawk]

Yeah I don't understand what the hell you just said man...lol

[Jarrod]

If I had to guess, I'd think he's under a workout plan that has him do a certain amount of reps of 90% of this one rep max, and he can't finish those reps.

[ixoyc]

sorry about the confusion. when I workout: for example, 4 sets of 5 reps, we lift weight for all the sets at 80% of our one rep max. so, for that workout i base my 80% on 220 (170-175) while my real max is not even 200 (which that 80% is 160, and that's real easy). so what should i do to make my max increase?

[Bearbait]

When was the last time you went for a 1 rm and how did you go for it? If you are going for a 1rm after your workout you aren't fresh. If you can get 5 with 175 I'm sure you can do more than 200. If you don't think you can lift the weight you won't, it could be a mental block.

[ixoyc]

i posted my previous message during my first hour class an my second hour is lifting. coincidentally we maxed on bench and i got 200 pretty easy but then tried 210 and failed (it wasn't too bad but it was crappy)