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by matwood 2345 days ago
As an aside, there is almost zero reason to PR on any exercise unless it's for a competition. The risk of injury at a PR load is simply too high for recreation. Your 3RM is a good indicator where PR lies, and carries far less risk of injury.

I'm saying this as someone who loves the dead lift and picking up heavy things.
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loh 2344 days ago
Good advice here. 3RM in my opinion is even pushing it and not something you want to do often. 5RM is probably more ideal to do on a semi-regular basis.

Form is critical too, so with every single lift that you do, make sure you're using the correct form first, otherwise you're potentially wasting your time and putting yourself at risk of injury.

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matwood 2344 days ago
Agreed. Even a 3RM is something that I would no more than 2x/year. As I've gotten older I don't even do that. My workout weight goes up over time which means I'm getting stronger. But I'm not a complete young idiot anymore, and know avoiding injury is job one.
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