Ladies - Biceps

judydelo1
judydelo1 Posts: 281 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
To all you weight lifting ladies out there . . . when you do biceps how heavy are your dumbbells?

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  • liftreadphilosophize
    liftreadphilosophize Posts: 180 Member
    After lifting heavy for a while, I've gotten up to curling 22.5 lbs for 3 sets of 8.
  • jennfranklin
    jennfranklin Posts: 434 Member
    30 pounds, 3 sets of 8
  • mdn15
    mdn15 Posts: 145
    50 lbs bar 3x12
    25 lbs dumbells 3x12
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    I use a barbell, not dumbells.

    I can use 20kg (44lbs) for 8-10 reps now so am in the process of moving up to 25kg (55lbs) which is usually <5 reps.
  • alyssa92982
    alyssa92982 Posts: 1,093 Member
    25 lb dumbells for 16 reps then 20 lbs for the rest( which is close to 30 reps different variations of a curl
  • allisonmrn
    allisonmrn Posts: 721 Member
    PREACHERS and SPIDERS cambered bar. 50LB. 3 X 8-10
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    I can do the barbell (mine is 30, not 45) for 10 reps, I believe. However, I do not do curls or specifically train biceps on a regular basis.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I don't work my biceps specifically, but I do a lot of work that takes biceps.

    It doesn't matter how much anyone else does, though.

    Find dumbbells that you can barely get a few sets of 5-10 out with, and then use them until you can move up.
  • RandiLandCHANGED
    RandiLandCHANGED Posts: 630 Member
    25 lb curls usually. But 1ConcreteGirl is right. Whatever works for you.
  • SweetestLibby
    SweetestLibby Posts: 607 Member
    65 lbs bar 3 sets, between 8 and 10 reps
    25 lbs dumbbells 3 sets, between 8 and 10 reps (last time I did curls - which was about 2ish months ago).

    Very rarely do I just focus on one muslce group/isolation lifts.
  • Laurayinz
    Laurayinz Posts: 930 Member
    I'm just getting back into the lifting thing, so have a long way to go with the weights, but this does bring up a question that I've been having. Does anyone else feel a pop/roll in their elbow joint when curling? Perhaps I'm straightening too much, but it happens every time on every rep, and usually on my left one more than the right. It's annoying. Maybe I'll concentrate more on keeping it bent the whole time and see how that compares. I know you're not supposed to go to straight anyway, and when I did stop short of a full extension it was better, but just thought perhaps I should be able to extend more. :ohwell: Sorry for the hijack.
  • lina1131
    lina1131 Posts: 2,246 Member
    Well I did 12.5 lbs for each arm today :laugh:
  • Bekahmardis
    Bekahmardis Posts: 602 Member
    I lift for lean toning, rather that heavy lifting. I tend to do MORE reps, lower weight since I only have 5 pound dumbbells here at my desk at work and that's what I use. I typically do 3 sets of 15 reps at a time, two or three times throughout the day.

    While I was lifting at home, I would use 10 pound dumbbells and do 4 sets of 15....barely managing the last set. I think it averages out. I'm a really small person with arthritis, so even this is really hard for me to do.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I lift for lean toning, rather that heavy lifting. I tend to do MORE reps, lower weight since I only have 5 pound dumbbells here at my desk at work and that's what I use. I typically do 3 sets of 15 reps at a time, two or three times throughout the day.

    While I was lifting at home, I would use 10 pound dumbbells and do 4 sets of 15....barely managing the last set. I think it averages out. I'm a really small person with arthritis, so even this is really hard for me to do.

    If it is hard for you, it is heavy lifting.

    That's what heavy lifting is.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Unless you specifically want bigger biceps, focus on compound movements that include your biceps. Rows, pull ups, and lat pulldowns specifically.

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