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How heavy is heavy?

tdmcmains
tdmcmains Posts: 227 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I've been reading about NROLFW and lifting heavy and was curious how heavy is heavy for most women? I know it's as heavy as you can lift for X number of reps... but for people actually doing it, how much is that?

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  • tdmcmains
    tdmcmains Posts: 227 Member
    ? advice please!? :)
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    it all depends on what exercise you are doing... like I am doing ChaLean Extreme and it wants you to push until failure in 10-12 reps. When I do bicep curls I can barely do 12 at 22.5 lbs. When I do squats I have a total of 50 lbs and that feels light to me but that's the most I have.
  • AeolianHarp
    AeolianHarp Posts: 463 Member
    No idea what NROLFW is but heavy, to me, is anything @ 85% of your 1RM and above, which will be around 5 repetitions max.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Heavy is whatever you can manage until failure at 6-12 reps for 3 sets.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    No idea what NROLFW is but heavy, to me, is anything @ 85% of your 1RM and above, which will be around 5 repetitions max.

    Pretty much this. When you start lifting in excess of 80% of your 1-rep max you're talking Maximal Strength gains.
  • tdmcmains
    tdmcmains Posts: 227 Member
    Thanks guys!!
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member

    Pretty much this. When you start lifting in excess of 80% of your 1-rep max you're talking Maximal Strength gains.

    this. I was gonna say anothing over 75-80%
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