Looking for some friends who lift weights...

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jbella99
jbella99 Posts: 596 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I love weightlifting. I would love to have some friends to get some ideas from..... The guys at my gym are all a bunch of juice monkeys and there are no women there who actually lift, they just use the cardioo machines and do hours of ab exercises....

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  • KPainter70
    KPainter70 Posts: 152
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    There are lots of us here!
  • Lukazetta
    Lukazetta Posts: 427 Member
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    The guys at my gym are all a bunch of juice monkeys...

    Hahahahaha, I wonder what they think of you.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
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    Pretty much every gal on my friends list lift and lift heavy :)
  • toxoplasmagondi
    toxoplasmagondi Posts: 20 Member
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    Being the only female that I see lift heavy at the gym is a constant source of amusement to me. Keep it up!
  • deninevi
    deninevi Posts: 934 Member
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    Ladies who lift heavy things RULE! :)
  • alyssa92982
    alyssa92982 Posts: 1,093 Member
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    ain't nothin wrong with upping the weights!!! Feel free to add me:-)
  • jbella99
    jbella99 Posts: 596 Member
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    The guys at my gym are all a bunch of juice monkeys...

    Hahahahaha, I wonder what they think of you.

    Well most of them are like 20 - 25 and roided out.
  • swimmermama
    swimmermama Posts: 526 Member
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    Ha! The old folks at my YMCA always stare in amazement and shock when I start lifting. Don't get me wrong - they are totally nice and awesome - but it's like they have never seen a woman doing curls before.
  • cindaboo1
    cindaboo1 Posts: 150 Member
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    I LOVE weights!!! They have been dear friends of mine lately =)
  • nellie_88
    nellie_88 Posts: 307 Member
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    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE weights! Had to take a week off last week and I hated it, lol. Feel free to add me :smile:
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
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    The gym I go to is super small and I haven't seen anyone do a squat or deadlift-they do hog the bench press though! is it just me or do guys seem to be obsessed with arm/chest work and end up looking like roosters:happy:
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
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    also, I am following Mark Rippetoe's "Starting Strength", a 3x5 program. SS is a book, but there is a good resource online:
    http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/The_Starting_Strength_Novice/Beginner_Programs

    It's very simple, for the first 8 weeks, I just work out three days per week, alternating between an "A" workout and a "B" workout
    Workout A
    3x5 Squat
    3x5 Bench Press
    1x5 Deadlift

    Workout B
    3x5 Squat
    3x5 Press
    5x3 Power cleans
  • mbts08
    mbts08 Posts: 284 Member
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    Add me! I rather lift heavy than do cardio any day!:flowerforyou:

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