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Lifting Weights

R3dWillow89
R3dWillow89 Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been lifting weights for a little over a month now ( for losing weight ) and im just wondering if it is better when starting out to do more reps with lighter weights or less reps with heavier weights? And if you lift weights what do you consider light and heavy?

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  • IGbnat24
    IGbnat24 Posts: 520 Member
    Heavy is relative to the person. As long as your form is good, go heavier.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    edited April 2016
    Heavy is subjective to each person. Check out a program like Stronglifts 5X5. You can find it at stronglifts.com and download the app to track your progress at the gym. I've been working this program since November and that is me in my profile pic.

    I started the program with the bare barbell - 45 lbs. I am currently at:

    190 pound squat
    125 pound bench press
    80 pound overhead press
    115 pound row
    225 pound deadlift
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It depends on what your goals are. As for light vs. heavy, it's what is light or heavy for YOU. I can't do much more than an empty barbell, so that's my heavy.
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