精々 + [noun (amount)] + だ / くらい 精々 + [verb (dictionary form)] + くらい
精々 means "at most", "at best": it puts a ceiling on an amount or an outcome, and the speaker thinks the ceiling is low. It goes before a number, an amount, or a verb followed by くらい. It is usually written in hiragana, せいぜい.
With an outcome rather than a number, it is "at best": even if all goes well, the result is modest.
With a request or an encouragement, 精々 means "as much as you can". せいぜいがんばって頑張って can be sincere, but it often sounds sarcastic or condescending: "go on, do your best, for all the good it'll do". When you mean it, say がんばって頑張って without 精々.