What is considered heavy lifting for a woman?
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dropping to sets with reps 5 is much better
This is all I wanted to know. Christ.
Not to be rude- but it was said about 10 times already-- one of those posts was at the top of the first page in a nice bullet-ed format- no need to cop an attitude when it was already spelled out- nobody's being mean or rude (well hadn't up to your post). Chill out- everyone's given great information.
*sorry couldn't resist..I giggled to much and common sense went out the window.
To the OP as stated heavy is relative..have fun with it tho...I love it.
oh is there a gif or picture.:(
sigh- I'm sad- I can't see it.
stupid fire walls.0 -
dropping to sets with reps 5 is much better
This is all I wanted to know. Christ.
Not to be rude- but it was said about 10 times already-- one of those posts was at the top of the first page in a nice bullet-ed format- no need to cop an attitude when it was already spelled out- nobody's being mean or rude (well hadn't up to your post). Chill out- everyone's given great information.
*sorry couldn't resist..I giggled to much and common sense went out the window.
To the OP as stated heavy is relative..have fun with it tho...I love it.
oh is there a gif or picture.:(
sigh- I'm sad- I can't see it.
stupid fire walls.0 -
what I lift heavy is completely irrelevant to what you lift as heavy.
Everyone is NOT the same as far as ability and where they are are in their journey.
Heavy is a rep range- not a number.
Heavy is 1-5 reps.
If you can't do just one single rep- it's TOO heavy.
If you can do between 1-5 reps- it's heavy.
If you can do between 5-10 you are training strength and size (if the diet supports it)
if you can do between 10-15 reps- you are training muscle endurance
if you can do between 15-20 it's to light and you're probably bored out of your mind.
This^^^0 -
best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...0
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dropping to sets with reps 5 is much better
This is all I wanted to know. Christ.
If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
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best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
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Why all the "hate" for machines? I work out at large commercial gyms and everybody uses machines in the weight section.
You get a WAAAAAAAAAAY better workout using free weights because you're using your entire body to support the weight/lift/whatever. Whereas with all those machines you're just sitting on a little seat with such controlled motion that you don't need to use as many muscle groups to achieve the movement. Once you go to free weights you'll never go back.0 -
Ha ha!
Now should I get huffy because no one answered my very speficic question?0 -
Here you go!
:flowerforyou:
love you
that's hysterical.0 -
Ha ha!
Now should I get huffy because no one answered my very speficic question?
Christ.
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If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
But but, those aren't monkeys!0 -
If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
But but, those aren't monkeys!0 -
If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
But but, those aren't monkeys!
it's good enough you picky bastd0 -
If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
But but, those aren't monkeys!
It's the entire cast of Time Bandits...IN MONKEY SUITS!!!0 -
what I lift heavy is completely irrelevant to what you lift as heavy.
Everyone is NOT the same as far as ability and where they are are in their journey.
Heavy is a rep range- not a number.
Heavy is 1-5 reps.
If you can't do just one single rep- it's TOO heavy.
If you can do between 1-5 reps- it's heavy.
If you can do between 5-10 you are training strength and size (if the diet supports it)
if you can do between 10-15 reps- you are training muscle endurance
if you can do between 15-20 it's to light and you're probably bored out of your mind.
Was going to say failure at 5-10 reps is heavy.0 -
If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
But but, those aren't monkeys!
It's the entire cast of Time Bandits...IN MONKEY SUITS!!!
But but, those aren't monkey suits!0 -
It's monkeys in ape suits. I, um, checked and stuff.....0
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If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
But but, those aren't monkeys!
It's the entire cast of Time Bandits...IN MONKEY SUITS!!!
But but, those aren't monkey suits!
There's just no pleasing you is there?0 -
Strength gains and monkeys dancing aside :laugh: ...if one is eating in a deficit and is looking to lose fat, is the 5 rep range optimal? I'm not interested so much in strength gains, but in losing fat.
Also, if you are eating in a defiict, I would imagine that strength gains will level out at some point?0 -
Why all the "hate" for machines? I work out at large commercial gyms and everybody uses machines in the weight section.
One reason I've never liked machines is that they're designed to fit (bigger, taller, wider) men's bodies. I often had to accommodate my workout to fit the machine's requirements.
No such problem with free weights.0
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