You don't need to be a powerlifter for a 1RM.

I was just curious because a lot of exercises I see on boards give recommendations for sets like 70% of 1RM, 80%, etc. etc. which gave me the impression, that determining your 1RM for individual exercises was quite important.
So, I asked them, how can you do a 1RM trial... I mean, you can't really try many weights as you'd be tired, wouldn't you?
The answers that came back weren't exactly very informative, and I thought to only start doing some 1RM efforts in January.
But I had become curious enough to not restrain myself for the leg press and just give it a try. Should I be impressed by this weight of 250kg? Unfortunately it means that I probably might max out some day (I will be doing sets of 20-6-6-6 in the next 10 weeks or so) as the upper limit is 270 kg.. oh, well not very likely I think!

The curious part is that I am known as a real slug on the bike.. I find it very hard to keep up a decent speed, esp. by myself... when I cycle for days on end by myself, speed goes down to a mere average of let's say 14 km/hr.
At home I'm always pressed for time.. when touring, I sometimes lose interest in getting to my destination quickly..
Yet, when I did fast weekend rides in the past and also was the slowest turtle of the bunch, I was and still am known for a relatively rapid spin (and low gears). Also, during spinning lessons I love to spin rapidly.. it gives me a buzz.
But only for a short time... give me time and either force and speed lags behind..

Perhaps it is nutrition.. I discovered to have been seriously malnourishing myself in the past by not paying attention to macro-nutrients (protein,fat, carbs). Now I'm on a very low-carb, high protein/fat diet I feel as I am living on speed (amphetamins, cocaine).. weird, very weird indeed.