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Message: [QUOTE="timkay99, post: 1518585, member: 635"] I couldn't disagree with this more. The # 1 reason to max is to establish present strength to evaluate where the player stands. This evaluates what weights the players are utilizing for the normal workout. Players need to max about once every four months at the very least. Secondly - football is in season. They are in a maintenance phase, not a power phase. They are focused on maintaining current strength and not tiring themselves completely for practice. Once they move into the power phase (read, offseason), then they will lift as you say (low reps, high sets). High reps w/ 3 sets is the way to go in the maintenance phase. Thirdly - amount of reps has zero impact on maintaining current form. The last 3 reps you do of any exercise should be the last 3 you can do with perfect form. Just because you do 12 reps doesn't mean that rep quality deteriorates at the end. [/QUOTE]