Ladies, how heavy do you lift

syrupspew

Update:
Squat 140
Deadlift 185
Bench 90-going the wrong way

hesn92

No comment LOL

natruallycurious

I started lifting at the beginning of the year and haven't found maxes in lifts for months, so I will just use most recent sets:
Bench: 3x145 lbs
Deadlift: 2x275 lbs
Squat: 3x235 lbs

Julieboolieaz

If was doing well lifting for 2 years, did NROLFW then SL 5x5...then injury and chaotic life took me out of training for the last 2 years. but I’m back on track now finally and trying to get back to making progress. This thread is very inspiring!! thank you all who have shared your lifts and your plans! I’m starting back at the bare bar, but looking forward to making progress again soon!

kami3006

Julieboolieaz wrote: »

If was doing well lifting for 2 years, did NROLFW then SL 5x5...then injury and chaotic life took me out of training for the last 2 years. but I’m back on track now finally and trying to get back to making progress. This thread is very inspiring!! thank you all who have shared your lifts and your plans! I’m starting back at the bare bar, but looking forward to making progress again soon!

Been there. Had wrist surgery last year. It’s hard to essentially start over but just as rewarding as the first time around.
🙂

mookybargirl

Squat 90kg
Bench 50kg
Deadlift 110kg

These are working sets, not one rep max

My weights in everything else vary depending on the exercise. Sometimes I have 8kg dumb bells in my hands, sometimes 24kg.

Hope that helps

HeathieM

Im a few weeks into stronglifts 5 x 5

I use an app and hit the gym

Ive got some forearm muscles popping out already!

cerise_noir

Squat: 120lbs
Bench: 85lbs
Deadlift: 200lbs
OHP: 53lbs
Rows: 85lbs
Hip thrust: 200lbs

Restarted after a two year hiatus. I lift in my basement.

mph323

This is an amazing thread! Thank you all for sharing. I always tell people I do "resistance training" because I didn't feel like I was using heavy enough weights to justify saying I lift. Well, *kitten* that, I lift weights!

I've been lifting for about 15 months. 67, 105 pounds. I started after recovery from a tendon injury in my left arm that left me barely able to lift 2 pounds over my head. I train twice a week with a personal trainer.

Dead lift: 115 lbs.
Overhead press: 80 lbs.
Squats; 75 lbs.

syrupspew

It’s good to see I do make progress.
StrongLifts Update:
Squat 140 now 150
Deadlift 185 same
Bench 90 now 110

firef1y72

I wish I could lift heavy, but my long runs take it right out of me, I need recovery time and can't recover from both.

my 1rpm maxs are :
Back squat : 75kg (currently only squatting 30-35kg for 5x10)
Deadlift : 99.5kg (50-60kg for 5x10)
Bench : 45kg (30kg for 5x10)
OHP : 35kg (20kg for 5x10)

Thinking of changing my routine to pyramids in the new year that should see me lifting a little heavier and still able to recover.

flowerhorsey

flowerhorsey wrote: »

Squat 185lb
Bench 105lb
DL 225lb
Hip thrust (my fave) 470lb

Mostly front squats now 135lb due to a crabby knee
Dl 255lb
Hip thrust 495lb (not pretty but can do)
Started leg presses a month ago 568lb, but am gonna back down... Maybe..
Bench 115lb

StargazerB

I lift what's heavy to me, which is probably not much for most. I'm petite and I have back issues so I need to be careful.

syrupspew

firef1y72 wrote: »

I wish I could lift heavy, but my long runs take it right out of me, I need recovery time and can't recover from both.

my 1rpm maxs are :
Back squat : 75kg (currently only squatting 30-35kg for 5x10)
Deadlift : 99.5kg (50-60kg for 5x10)
Bench : 45kg (30kg for 5x10)
OHP : 35kg (20kg for 5x10)

Thinking of changing my routine to pyramids in the new year that should see me lifting a little heavier and still able to recover.

I’m thinking about training for a marathon. What distances do you run? Also, would be curious to know how you like the new lifting routine when you start.

firef1y72

syrupspew wrote: »

firef1y72 wrote: »

I wish I could lift heavy, but my long runs take it right out of me, I need recovery time and can't recover from both.

my 1rpm maxs are :
Back squat : 75kg (currently only squatting 30-35kg for 5x10)
Deadlift : 99.5kg (50-60kg for 5x10)
Bench : 45kg (30kg for 5x10)
OHP : 35kg (20kg for 5x10)

Thinking of changing my routine to pyramids in the new year that should see me lifting a little heavier and still able to recover.

I’m thinking about training for a marathon. What distances do you run? Also, would be curious to know how you like the new lifting routine when you start.

At the moment I have 2 short 3-6mile runs, a sprint session, hill session, long run is currently 10-13miles but as of new year will be increasing by a mile a week. Plus as I run every day I'll do at least a mile and sometimes more on any day that I haven't got a training run scheduled. Think my total is 25-30miles a week atm and that will be near enough doubling by March

SabAteNine

SabAteNine wrote: »

I've started lifting around April, at home, with dumbbells. I recently got a bench and a barbell. My numbers are low and I am just learning how to squat with a barbell, after hating the guts out of the Goblet Squat, but here goes.

For upper body I usually do 3 sets of 10, for deadlifts, squats, hip thrusts, 3 sets of 20. It's based on the Curves programme of Bret Contreras, started with the Beginner one and just added weight on that.

Deadlift - 60 lbs (my left wrist is very weak and the first to go)
Squat - 37.5 lbs.
Hip thrust - just went to 60 lbs
Row - 27.5 lbs
Bench - 37.5 lbs

Hi ladies,
Quick update on this. I switched to a PHUL-type of training and results have been rather nice.

1RM estimates, via Strong App, converted from kg to lb:

Romanian Deadlift: 176 lb (132*10)
Squat: 180 lb (still weak as hell though. That was calculated from my last 40 kg / 88 lb * 20 reps. I'm scared of going very heavy on squats)
Bench: 92 lb (69*10)
Bicep curl (barbell): 66 lb (55*7)
Bent over one arm row: 52 lb (45*6)
Lat pulldown: 128 (110*6)
OHP: 60 (42*12 today, but it was on the Smith).

Things to work on: squats, deadlifts, OHP, triceps. And more dumbbell work, since there is a strong L-R imbalance. But overall, there was good progress for 5 months.

ExistingFish

ExistingFish wrote: »

Well last time I squatted it was 3x12, and I did 75lbs. I could do more for less reps. I have no clue what my 1RM is.
Benched 65lbs for 4x6
Deadlift 115lbs for 4x6

At the gym and at home.

I do 30-35lbs for single arm rows and for dumbbell bench, depending on the rep range.

^ August 2018

Update Start of 2019:
Squat: 135x5
DL 165x5

an0393na

95kg deadlifts
75kg back squats