Louis Dallimore //Strength & Conditioning
Tool 02//Strength LabStrength & Conditioning

The 1RM is shown as a band, not a fake-precise single number, because every formula gives a different answer and pretending otherwise is a small lie. Predicted bar velocity is grounded in the published VBT literature (Sánchez-Medina, González-Badillo, Helms). Rugby percentile bands sit alongside, with match-impact annotations to follow.

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Lift
Your set
About you (for scoring + percentiles)
Panel 01 // Estimated 1RMFive formulas, banded
121.5kg (median)
Range: 117.5123.9 kg · spread 6.4 kg across formulas
Epley
123.3
Brzycki
120.0
Lombardi
121.5
O'Conner
117.5
Mayhew
123.9
Panel 02 // Equivalent loads at every rep rangeFrom the 1RM band
RepsMin kgMedian kgMax kg% 1RM
1117.5121.5123.9100%
2110.2113.9116.294%
3106.8110.4112.691%
5100.7104.1106.286%
892.895.997.879%
1088.191.192.975%
1283.986.888.571%
1578.381.082.667%
2070.572.974.360%
Panel 03 // %1RM ladderFrom the median 1RM
50%
60.7 kg
55%
66.8 kg
60%
72.9 kg
65%
79.0 kg
70%
85.0 kg
75%
91.1 kg
80%
97.2 kg
85%
103.3 kg
90%
109.3 kg
95%
115.4 kg
100%
121.5 kg
Panel 04 // Predicted bar velocityLift-specific, within-set decay
First rep
0.55 m/s
Mean
0.46 m/s
Last rep
0.37 m/s
Within-set velocity loss: 32% · MVT for this lift: 0.30 m/s
0.00.51.0MVT12345Rep
Panel 05 // RPE ↔ RIR ↔ %1RMFor 5 reps
RPERIR% 1RM
6471%
7375%
8279%
9184%
10089%
Panel 06 // Relative-strength scoringFrom median 1RM
Wilks (1994)
77.6
IPF GL (2020)
16.2
DOTS (2019)
78.5

Score is computed against your single-lift 1RM here as a relative-strength proxy. Powerlifting scores conventionally use the squat + bench + deadlift total; multiply your single-lift score by ~3 for a rough total-equivalent.

Panel 07 // Where you sit (rugby)Back Row
9th percentile
Your 1RM (121.5 kg) vs published norms for back row.
P10
140 kg
P25
160 kg
P50
185 kg
P75
205 kg
P90
225 kg

Bands are illustrative, seeded from public rugby S&C norms. Match-impact annotations from Louis's published research will populate this panel in a later release.

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