Women: How much do you lift?

ishtar13

Suuure but they aren't very impressive! But I'm still happy they are going up.

Squats: 95lb
Bench Press: 55lb
Overhead Press: 45lb
Bent-over Row: 60lb
Deadlift: 100lb

I am doing 3x5 on all of those except dead lift which I am only doing 1x5. And it's kinda funny that my deadlift and squats are almost the same lol. It's because I've been doing squats a lot longer than I've been doing deadlifts So I'm sure over time those numbers will... disperse more.

Hey, don't be down on yourself! Putting 25 lb plates on the bar for the 95lb squat is a big deal! (at least I thought so!)

jenluvsushi

I am SL now but previously I was repping the following on a 3-4 set with 6 reps:

Dead lifts 185 (1 rm of 225)
Bench 90
Squat 125
One arm bent over rows 45 lbs
Skull crushers 50
Tricep pull down 100
Lat pull down 100
Seated Rows 120

I'm 5'8, 207 and about 27% body fat (I am cutting)....I started off at 267 post last baby.

gogojodee

I am wimpy wimpy wimpy and so I don't lift much that's heavy because I just can't, and I am trying to build lean muscle rather than builk. Everything I do, I do 4 sets of 20 reps. I do about 20lbs on tricep curls, 15lbs on bicep curls, 30lbs on leg extensions. I will try to add more weight when this gets too easy.

This, haha. Only 3 sets of 15.

RedHeadDevotchka

Bench Press- 140 lbs
Dead lift-235 lbs
Leg Press-410 Lbs

RedHeadDevotchka

I am 5'3 140lbs

I bench press 185
I deadlift 285
i squat 185 (working on it)
I can curl 45db's for reps
Reverse grip bench 135

working on my strength everyday!

I'm SERIOUSLY IMPRESSED!!!
You are my new role model girl! :drinker:

nz_deevaa

Deadlift -80kg (175lbs)
Squats - 75kg (165lbs)
OHP - 30kg (65lbs)

kimmers99

I would like to start lifting weights. I have no idea where to start?? I do some at the gym but am not following any specific routine so it is kind of hit and miss. Any suggestions?

LoveLiveLift

Deadlifts-155x5
Squats-145x5
Bench Press-65x5
Pendlay Row-85x5
OHP-55x5

I'm seeing some excellent numbers in here! Woot! Major inspiration.

briebear77

You are all my heroes. I will be back to strength training once I get my gym membership back in two weeks and I can't wait to start hitting those numbers! The support for women lifting heavy on here is very empowering!!

schustc

Well, I started with a personal trainer 4 months ago. I am beginning to max out the machines. Have mixed feelings about that - and it's only happening I think on the leg machines.

On the leg press, I can do 400 lbs, and 20 reps, but he usually has me do like 380 (the 400 was kind of a test to see if I could do it, but he's been working me up slowly so I think I'll hit the 400 soon - the machine at his site is broken now though )

the Abductor and adductor - I believe I am already maxed out at the 280 lbs the machine does. I think I am maxed out on one of the arm machines but can't remember. I kind of stopped keeping track since the trainer logs it all for me.

I know machines are easier than free weights - but that is where I am oh, and 30lbs on squat press dumbbell..

LinaBo

It's hard to decipher the weights at my gym. I go to the rec centre, and a lot of the plates on the machines are numbered as 1/2/3/4/5/etc, but do not specify weight. Some are in kg, some are in lbs. I'm also not going very heavy with free weights on lower body, right now; my leg muscles could probably take a LOT more, but I'm waiting on shoulder surgery and so I can't bear a lot of weight held by my upper body. I'll attempt to get the weights right, here:

-My tricep pulldowns (with rope) are on the #6 plate. I know that I'm well past 30 lbs, so I think these are 5 kg plates. That makes it 30 kg/66 lbs for 6-8 rep sets.

-I'm getting into plie squats, because they're easier to maintain a centre of balance with, by lowering a dumbbell down between my knees. I hefted a 25 kg/55 lb dumbbell for 8-10 reps sets, but I think I do a fair bit more.

-Deads and Good mornings are something like 74 lbs, I think. I'm not sure of the exact weight of the bar in the power rack. If it's a men's Olympic bar, then it's 20 kg/44 lbs. I add 30 lbs of plates. reps are 6-8 per set.

-I do lower back on a back extension machine (I hate it, and want a damned hyperextension bench, but I must work with what I got), and my lower back is super strong: I do 200 lbs at 10-12 reps per set. I'd go higher on weights and lower on reps, but lower back is one of those things that you feel fully after a delay.


Lower than a lot of others' stats here, but I have a ton of muscle. I also have a ton of fat that I'm still carrying around, so I wonder if that offsets the amount of weight I can lift (because some of my own weight is already built in....?)

hesn92

Suuure but they aren't very impressive! But I'm still happy they are going up.

Squats: 95lb
Bench Press: 55lb
Overhead Press: 45lb
Bent-over Row: 60lb
Deadlift: 100lb

I am doing 3x5 on all of those except dead lift which I am only doing 1x5. And it's kinda funny that my deadlift and squats are almost the same lol. It's because I've been doing squats a lot longer than I've been doing deadlifts So I'm sure over time those numbers will... disperse more.

Hey, don't be down on yourself! Putting 25 lb plates on the bar for the 95lb squat is a big deal! (at least I thought so!)

oh yes, me too! lol. I felt so cool using the bigger plates.

DfantaBeneFIT

Wow thank you so much. It's nice to share this stuff in a place that people actually care to hear about it!

I am 5'3 140lbs

I bench press 185
I deadlift 285
i squat 185 (working on it)
I can curl 45db's for reps
Reverse grip bench 135

working on my strength everyday!

I'm SERIOUSLY IMPRESSED!!!
You are my new role model girl! :drinker:

RedHeadDevotchka

Wow thank you so much. It's nice to share this stuff in a place that people actually care to hear about it!

I am 5'3 140lbs

I bench press 185
I deadlift 285
i squat 185 (working on it)
I can curl 45db's for reps
Reverse grip bench 135

working on my strength everyday!

I'm SERIOUSLY IMPRESSED!!!
You are my new role model girl! :drinker:

Ha, Im glad you didn't think I was sarcastic, I just love that meme and it totally works bc you are a total BAD *kitten*!

DfantaBeneFIT

It gave me a good laugh

juliebeannn

Deadlift 5x295, 1x 325
bench press 1x 135
Shoulder Press 1 x 100
Back Squat 5x 195, 1x 225
Front Squat 1x 185
Overhead squat 1 RM 145
Snatch 1 RM 125

looking to destroy my snatch max in an hour and a half at my workout today (fingers crossed)

woahhhh!!! some serious badass-ery going on here!!!! :drinker: :smokin:

cmay89

make that snatch 1RM 135 instead of 125... As of last night I finally pushed past that barrier!

LoveLiveLift

make that snatch 1RM 135 instead of 125... As of last night I finally pushed past that barrier!

Congrats! You have some serious numbers there! Awesome job!

megalin9

I'm sure I'll be fussed at because I don't know what every lift is called. I just try to mix up different things my trainer has shown me in the past and hit my biceps, triceps, shoulders, back, and legs. I typically do 3 sets of 12 reps for each lift, and I do this 2X/week:

Biceps: 15lbs each arm and 30lbs curls on the pulley machine thingie :ohwell:
Triceps: 15lbs behind my head lifting up and 30lbs pulling down on the pulley machine thingie
Chest press (?): 15lbs in each hand
Back & Shoulders: 10lb bent rows (my back is weak, working on strengthening it), hands on top of the bar and then hands under the bar
Legs: 55lbs extending my legs and 55lbs bending my legs, plus lots of lunges and squats just using body weight

I really should get my trainer to tell me exactly what I'm doing, and I would love to get some advice!

Biceps: they are both curls
Triceps: Tricep overhead press and pull-down
Dumbbell chest press
Bent over rows sounds right
Leg extension and hamstring curl

THANK YOU!!!!

porffor

posting on this for later!

Soooo Impressed at you all ladies! Bad *kitten* doesn't do you justice.

Now.. I started at the gym this week - so my barbie weights are out of service now (they're grey by the way). But I started at 20-30kg on the machines after induction as a tester, I wasn't sore other than my chest area the next day so think I'm ready to start 5x5. I've been doing classes this week as a tester but only one weight class had me enjoying it to be honest. low weights / high reps just got boring in the end. lol

So.. 5x5 here I come and look forward to clocking up numbers and losing body fat (which I have a lot of).

easycure

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mars728

I am 5' 1". About 117 lbs.

I bench 65-70. (I need practice I know)
Squat 145
Leg press about 250.
Lat pull 70 lb 10x -3 reps

Is this good?

Thena81

i have some 5 lb ers i do at home, pretty much just started. i call em my baby bells lol and no i cannot name ****! lol i just do what i remember from Tae Bo and some other workout videos lol

MagicalLeopleurodon

265lb deadlift x 2
180lb bench press x 3
130lb power clean x 3

DenyseMarieL

Lower body work (squats, lunges, split squats) 50 lbs

Upper body between 10 and 15 lbs

botello89

Started feb 1.
I'm 5 - 2. at 157lbs

Bench (Chest) Press, Machine - 50lb usually 4-5 reps of 20
Leg Extension - 50lb usually 5-6 reps of 10
Hip Adduction - 110lb usually 2 reps of 50
Hip Abduction - 120lb usually 2 reps of 50
Pulldown - 50lbs usually 3 reps of 15 or 2 of 25 or 1 of 50
Seated Leg Curl - 50lbs usually 5-6 reps of 10

robin52077

Used to be more but I slacked off, lost strength, and deloaded.

Don't know my 1RMs anymore. Used to be 100 squat, 85 bench, 160 deadlift.

Yesterday's 5x5 I did 140 on deads, and 65 on squats and bench.

Capt_Apollo

love all these lifter ladies.

wtw0n

I do StrongLifts 5x5 + some extra stuff. From the latest workout:

Bench Press, Barbell: 50.8kg (112lbs)
Squat: 93.4kg (205.9lbs)
Barbell Row, Bent-over: 36.7kg (80.9lbs)
Shoulder Shrug: 32kg (70.5lbs)
Overhead Press, Barbell: 36.9kg (81.3lbs)
Clean Deadlift: 69.7kg (153.6lbs)
Triceps Extension: 15.6kg (34.4lbs)
Biceps Curl: 25.6kg (56.4lbs)


Squat and bench press are slowly getting more challenging. As for everything else, they aren't that hard - yet.

Reinventing_Me

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