[JorgenMan]

Just an interesting observation I've made while analyzing (NERRRRD!) my numbers from NROL Strength I. On the sets where I've felt good about the amount of weight I chose for each of my wave loading (6,1,6,1) sets, the 1RM increases fairly linearly with each set. When I say "felt good about," I mean that I felt like each set helped me to progress to a maximum amount of weight on the 4th set. Take these comments with a grain of salt - I've only just started lifting - but I think this may help beginners to get some good rough numbers to work with on wave loading sets.

For example:

**I'm using 1RM = weight * 36 / (37-reps)

A few deadlift workouts I've felt good about went like this:
155 x 6 -> 1RM = 180
185 x 1 -> 1RM = 185 (+5 from previous set)
165 x 6 -> 1RM = 191.6 (+6.6 from previous set)
195 x 1 -> 1RM = 195 (+3.4 from previous set)

165 x 6 -> 1RM = 191.6
200 x 1 -> 1RM = 200 (+8.4 from previous set)
185 x 6 -> 1RM = 214 (+14 from previous set)
225 x 1 -> 1RM = 225 (+11 from previous set)

175 x 6 -> 1RM = 203.2
215 x 1 -> 1RM = 215 (+11.8 from previous set)
200 x 6 -> 1RM = 232.2 (+17.2 from previous set)
245 x 1 -> 1RM = 245 (+12.8 from previous set)

Compare this to my last squat workout, where I felt like I should have been able to hit a max on my 4th set, but didn't quite get it:
145 x 6 -> 1RM = 168.4
170 x 1 -> 1RM = 170 (+1.6 from previous set)
155 x 6 -> 1RM = 180 (+10 from previous set)
180 x 0 -> 1RM = 0 (would have been same as previous set)

I wonder now if I wore myself out on the early sets. Maybe if I had done something like this, I would have been able to lift the 4th set:
140 x 6 -> 1RM = 162.6
170 x 1 -> 1RM = 170 (+7.4 from previous set)
150 x 6 -> 1RM = 174.2 (+4.2 from previous set)
180 x 1 -> 1RM = 180 (+5.8 from previous set)

So, in my deadlift workout today, I'll probably try this:
185 x 6 -> 1RM = 214.8
225 x 1 -> 1RM = 225 (+10.2 from previous set)
205 x 6 -> 1RM = 238.1 (+13.1 from previous set)
255 x 1 -> 1RM = 255 (+16.9 from previous set)

I'm curious if other people's numbers follow a similar trend. If so, this could be a good way to plan wave loading to hit a specific max, especially if you're new to the concept and don't have an intuitive sense of how much you should lift on each set.