Ladies, how heavy do you lift

tequierosince06
tequierosince06 Posts: 101 Member
edited December 19 in Fitness and Exercise
For those of us that do strength training we are supposed to lift heavy, eat clean, work smarter not harder. I know how much each of us lift will be specific to each individual but I was just curious to compare myself to other people.

Also I workout at home (which is a lot more convenient for me) but I am deciding whether to join a gym. Iknow the gym has a lot more equipment than just my dumbells I use at home, but sometimes i wonder if Going to the gym would give me more results.

I started at 5lb last year and am now lifting 15lb (some workouts i need to drop my weights depending on the routine but I mostly use 15lb for everything else). I will be increasing my weights in a few weeks to 17.5.

How much do you lift & do u workout at home or at the gym?

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  • tequierosince06
    tequierosince06 Posts: 101 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    I've been off for a long time, but restarting today.
    My plan:
    Squat 60lb
    OHP 40lb
    DL 80lb
    Bench will be 45lb with the next session
    Of course, these will depend on if I'm feeling okay with them.
    I also work out at home.

    You've made some nice progress going from 5lb to 15lb. Are you following a specific program?

    I am using an online program from Fitness Blender.com. It tells me what videos & what routines I should do. I have switched up the way I workout a few different times trying to figure out what works best for me.

    && daymmmm u ladies lift heavy for real lol. Good job to all of you.
  • tequierosince06
    tequierosince06 Posts: 101 Member
    For those that lifting at home, do you have a gym like setup at home? Or just dumbells &/or a bar.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    I certainly think that you'll get much better results with a structured lifting program (that you stick to) and more equipment. Not to say that there is anything wrong with videos and dumbbells but you're going to reach a point where progress is limited.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    tequierosince06 wrote: »
    For those that lifting at home, do you have a gym like setup at home? Or just dumbells &/or a bar.

    I have a bench, squat rack, barbells, dumbbells, resistance bands, pull-up bar, total gym and a few other odds and ends.
  • plythacur
    plythacur Posts: 32 Member
    Bench 125
    Squat 160
    Deadlift 185
    Hip thrust 230

    Definitely at the gym since I don’t have most of the equipment at home, but I also routinely mix in body weight and TRX based workouts at home as well. You might want to look into something like that as well if you want to keep working out at home but increase difficulty without too much more equipment.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Great job to push yourself on your lifting. My question is, What do you mean that you "lift 15 lbs"? Would that be OHP, DL, back squat, etc? No one lifts the same weight on every lift, or at least shouldn't be if they're trying to progress. Confused.
  • tequierosince06
    tequierosince06 Posts: 101 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Great job to push yourself on your lifting. My question is, What do you mean that you "lift 15 lbs"? Would that be OHP, DL, back squat, etc? No one lifts the same weight on every lift, or at least shouldn't be if they're trying to progress. Confused.

    I workout at home. My only equipment I have are dumbells so 15lb refers to 15lb dumbells that I use for all my exercises within the videos I do. After a month I increase the weight.
  • Strongfitmama100412
    Strongfitmama100412 Posts: 90 Member
    Both- i work 3 days a week and i have a gym at my work. so they are lunch time workouts.

    I have a gym set up in my basement. Treadmill, weight bench, tons of videos, weights, bands


    Mondays I lift in a gym. This is my arm day. Shoulders, biceps and triceps
    Certain exercises I lift different weights. Also different machines. Like shoulders i lift with 25-30 lb dumbells. Use cables too
    Bicep curls 25-35 lbs
    Triceps 25-40 lbs

    Tuesdays I teach at the gym. I teach a muscle/tabata class. For this class its full body I have 15lbs and 20 lb dumbells.

    Wednesday Im back at the gym. Its leg day. Squats 110
    Lunges- hold 45 lb plate
    But i do alot of floor work using body weight and using the ball. I then finish it off with the spin bike. Heavy resistance at times for about 20 min

    Thursday- gym back and chest day.
    Chest press- about 110 lbs
    Push ups bodyweight
    Cables- 25 lbs
    Back- machine 80 lbs
    Seated rows-100 lb

    Friday is my cardio day. Run/sprints/ walking for 4 miles on treadmill (home)

    Saturday- muscle/tabata treadmill. (Home) full body muscle with tabata sprints on the treadmill.

    Sunday: active rest day. Yoga. ( Home)

    This is what works for me. I love lifting, the gym but I also love home workouts too. I have been working out at a gym since high school. (Im 43)
    Been a fitness instructor for 13 years.
    I like to see what my body can do and how much I can push it to lift heavier.





  • h1udd
    h1udd Posts: 623 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Squat - 260 lbs
    Bench - 180 lbs
    Deadlift - 385 lbs

    woah ..... big numbers ... how long have you been lifting to reach that weight ??
  • Mandylou19912014
    Mandylou19912014 Posts: 208 Member
    Hey, so I train at a gym. I have some weeks where I will lift heavier and less reps, and other days where I want to do about 15 reps on a lighter weight.

    Squats - from around 88lbs up to 132lbs
    Deadlifts - from around 88lbs up to 176lbs
    Single arm bent over row - 39lbs per hand
    Shoulder press (keep it light to prevent injury) around 44lbs
    Bicep curls - 17lbs per hand using dumbbells

    When I’m in the gym I’m not trying to lift as heavy as I can .. I do 4 sets of 12-15 reps in a medium weight for me so I get a good amount of cardio and also build muscle. I go lighter on shoulders as it’s so easy to tear your rotary calf and I’ve known people who have. When I squat I go for a good weight that will get my heart rate up but not be so heavy that my form isn’t correct.
  • flowerhorsey
    flowerhorsey Posts: 154 Member
    Squat 185lb
    Bench 105lb
    DL 225lb
    Hip thrust (my fave) 470lb
  • Fflpnari
    Fflpnari Posts: 975 Member
    Last time I did max lifts
    squat 225
    Deadlift 245
    bench 120 i think
    snatch 105
    push jerk 140
    I have a pinched nerve in my arm so I havent been lifting for a few months trying to get this to heal. Most of my lifts are probably way below this now :(
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    edited August 2018
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    h1udd wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Squat - 260 lbs
    Bench - 180 lbs
    Deadlift - 385 lbs

    woah ..... big numbers ... how long have you been lifting to reach that weight ??

    About 4 years. Started with Stronglifts 5X5...

    I miss my bigger numbers (not like yours, but they were good for someone just a few months in), I felt so much stronger. And a little like a bad*kitten*.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    h1udd wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Squat - 260 lbs
    Bench - 180 lbs
    Deadlift - 385 lbs

    woah ..... big numbers ... how long have you been lifting to reach that weight ??

    About 4 years. Started with Stronglifts 5X5...

    I miss my bigger numbers (not like yours, but they were good for someone just a few months in), I felt so much stronger. And a little like a bad*kitten*.

    Heavy lifting totally makes me feel badass. That's the best part!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    h1udd wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Squat - 260 lbs
    Bench - 180 lbs
    Deadlift - 385 lbs

    woah ..... big numbers ... how long have you been lifting to reach that weight ??

    About 4 years. Started with Stronglifts 5X5...

    I miss my bigger numbers (not like yours, but they were good for someone just a few months in), I felt so much stronger. And a little like a bad*kitten*.

    Heavy lifting totally makes me feel badass. That's the best part!

    Like a superhero! We should have an MFP convention next summer.
  • DDW1989
    DDW1989 Posts: 10 Member
    Squat - 265 lbs
    Bench - 185 lbs
    Deadlift - 245 lbs (I don't deadlift often so haven't really worked on increasing this weight)

    I always train at the gym :)
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    Gym PRs (@138lbs bw)
    Squat- 215lbs
    Bench- 150lbs
    DL- 275lbs

    Lift at gym...I'm itching to test squat. I did 3x10@175lbs today. Ugh, 8 more training weeks before testing.
  • notarunnermfp
    notarunnermfp Posts: 43 Member
    At 178 lbs in competition last year I hit-
    305 lb squat
    145 lb bench (hit 165ish during prep but cramped up on my 2nd attempt and only got 1/3)
    345 lb dead
    Prepping for another meet after I was up 275x8 reps on squat at a lower bw, but got injured before I was able to retest my max.
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