Maximal Training

[Drew07]

Hi Rip,

What is the training effect of a heavy single? For example a max single done on a weekly basis? I'm not talking about novices here or even intermediates really - I mean for advanced lifters in the squat and the deadlift.

Also, will you be watching the weightlifting at the Olympics?

[Mark Rippetoe]

This is not training, it is testing. You will detrain.

[Gerhard Häring]

Arguably heavy singles are a skill that needs to be practiced if you are into powerlifting.