REFERENCES
Sources behind the calculators
1RM prediction literature
- LeSuer DA, McCormick JH, Mayhew JL, Wasserstein RL, Arnold MD. The relationship between 1RM and repetitions-to-failure in the bench press. PubMed.
- Accuracy of 1RM prediction equations. Contemporary research continues to compare prediction equations and shows that model performance varies by exercise and population. PubMed.
- Developing Accurate Repetition Prediction Equations. A recent research paper lists and applies Brzycki, Epley, Lander, O’Conner and other equations. PMC.
- NSCA education. Strength-training and bench-press performance context. NSCA.
Photography credits
Exercise and guide photography is sourced from Pexels. Individual source pages are listed below so image provenance remains transparent.
- Andrea Piacquadio, Pexels photo 3837743. Source page.
- Andrea Piacquadio, Pexels photo 3837788. Source page.
- Andrea Piacquadio, Pexels photo 3916762. Source page.
- Ketut Subiyanto, Pexels photo 4853656. Source page.
- Miguel González, Pexels photo 14623620. Source page.
- keifer polehoyki, Pexels photo 34651540. Source page.
- ShotPot, Pexels photo 4047156. Source page.
- Ketut Subiyanto, Pexels photo 4853655. Source page.
- César Pérez, Pexels photo 13967665. Source page.
- Ketut Subiyanto, Pexels photo 4853660. Source page.
- Wendell Stoyer, Pexels photo 34100808. Source page.
- Mister Mister, Pexels photo 3490363. Source page.
- Alesia Kozik, Pexels photo 7289233. Source page.
- Alesia Kozik, Pexels photo 7289245. Source page.
- Miguel González, Pexels photo 14623626. Source page.
- Ketut Subiyanto, Pexels photo 4853661. Source page.
- Andrea Piacquadio, Pexels photo 3837757. Source page.