Back squat, 1 rep
Shoulder Press, 1 rep
Deadlift, 1 rep
This is a critical test for the measurement of strength. It feels like a Powerlifting meet, and will have a similar effect: elevated appetite, overall fatigue by late afternoon, chalk prints on your coat….
Required reading: The 1-1-1-1-1
Right: Coach Coop in Kinross Prison. Everyone else in the picture is an inmate. Below: Coach "Ken" trying out a squat suit before our KCF meet last Christmas. He works up to 465 in this video; he hit 480 easily in the 'pen.