Is this classed as lifting heavy?

TaniaCorric

im 65kgs 162cm tall
im doing 30mins cardio and on week 2 of lifting
i hear all these great things about heavy lifting but dont know if what i am doing is classed as heavy

squats 20kgs 3sets 8 reps
Tri extentions 8kgs 3-8
bi curls 12kgs 3-8
Assisted dips 48kgs 3-8
sholder press 7-7kgs 3-8
60 situps swiss ball

what do u think

wmagoo27

3-8 reps is generally a heavy range. That being said, you shouldn't be physically able to do more than 8 reps in a set. If you can, you need to up the weight.

DavPul

On the basis that you did exactly 8 reps each set, probably not. You want to use a weight where you can't manage to do any more than 6-8 reps. If you just stop at 8 there's no telling how much more weight you are capable of

melbatoast917

I think I'm too lazy to convert kg to lbs

cwolfman13

If you're putting up that last rep relatively easy then no...if it's extremely difficult and you sometimes flat out can't do it...yes.

nz_deevaa

I'm going to say no as well, unless you progressively add more weight as you are able to complete the 8th rep.

I suggest adding in deadlifts, bench and OHP.

And I wouldn't bother with the sit-ups.

waldo56

I dunno, I think of heavy as 5 reps to failure at most. Where you are legit in the ballpark your 1RM.

8 reps is pretty far from 1RM levels. At about 3 reps and again at 6 reps, the weight starts feeling a lot lighter.

sarahstrezo

I'm going to say no as well, unless you progressively add more weight as you are able to complete the 8th rep.

I suggest adding in deadlifts, bench and OHP.

And I wouldn't bother with the sit-ups.

Ditto this!

username_misso

i'd say youre on the right track

given that this is your second week of lifting, keep making small increases with the weights as often as you can. i dont think theres anything wrong with a n00b being able to hit all reps of a basic linear progression.

i think the reps give more of an indication than anything, the weight per se is always going to be subjective.

oh, and make sure you chuck in some deadlifts for good measure!

BeachGingerOnTheRocks

Read New Rules of Lifting for Women.

Even if you don't implement everything, which I don't for medical reasons, it is a great source for knowledge on beginning a heavy lifting program.

Your start is a good start. You are only 2 weeks in, so you don't need to go balls to the wall on the lifts and have the last reps be almost to failure. Not yet, anyway because you don't want to get injured right out of the starting gate. Get the routine down first, but start upping the weight you're doing. Don't stay stagnant.

For what it's worth, the 5/3/1 program a lot of men on this site doesn't advocate lifting to failure on every set. Lifting to failure is not bad, of course (it's good and works for a lot of people), but for a beginner, I wouldn't go there.