Ladies - How much do you lift?

Fat cannot and does not turn into muscle. Fat and muscle are two very different things. It is possible to have one, the other, both or neither. The only thing that is not possible is changing fat into muscle or muscle into fat. Lift heavy, vary your routines and do regular cardio.

I lift heavy (for me) too. Doing SL 5 x 5 and current weights are:

Squats @ 111 lbs
Bench @ 72 lbs
OHP @ 58 lbs
Pendlay Row @ 95 lbs
Deadlift @ 150 lbs

Lifting rocks

Bicep curls 30 reps and 25 lbs
Tricep (skull crushers) 30 reps at 55 lbs
Deltoid anterior and medial dumbbell raises, 30 reps at 15 lbs
Deltoid posterior dumbbell work, 30 reps at 10 lbs
Bench 165 lbs 3 rep max but I did it!!! The rest is 140 at sets of 8
Dumbbell chest press and flys (super sets) 30 lbs sets of 20
Rows 70 lbs 30 reps
Lat pulldown 10 lbs 30 reps
Squats 335 lbs sets of 10

Impressive. I have nerve damage from contracting Guillain Barre Syndrome so can't do squats as a result of compromised balance.

Bicep curls: 3x10 reps @ 22 lbs
Shoulder Press 3x8 reps @ 51 lbs
Bench Press: 3x8 reps @ 99 lbs
Mid Rows (machine, two sided): 3x10 reps @ 145 lbs
Lat Pulldown: 3x8 reps @ 99 lbs
Leg Press (single leg) 3x15 reps @ 49 lbs

Hey ladies I'm curious how much do you lift? For example bicep curl - do you do 15-20 reps around 10 pounds or do you do 8-12 reps 25 or more pounds?

Thanks

I don't do biceps curls. I do compound lifts such as squats, deadlifts, pull-ups, rows, etc. I've found that by doing compound moves, I work on muscles like biceps/triceps without isolating them.

I used to do isolation moves such as the biceps curls before I became educated on the compound lifts, and when I did, I last lifted 25 pound dumbbells in 3 sets of 6-8 reps. That was a long time ago, though, so I don't know what I could do today.

I try to do 8-10 reps in 3 sets. That being said I try to make it hard to get to the last rep each time. Sometimes by the 3 set I have to let up a little weight. I am trying to get some definition however so I don't mind if I bulk up a bit. This post is timely as I was just laying out my weight lifting for the week. If anyone has any great suggestions on how to bulk up a little for girls I would love to hear it.

I lift lots, but I don't know about bicep curls specifically..... I don't do them.

How much someone can lift is all relative and different for everyone. Routine splits, goals and strength and weakness in certain areas all play a role. Don't be discouraged by going heavy and that being what's heavy for you.

Heavy for me currently and my routine is what I can do with difficulty but without sacrificing form in 6-8 reps. I focus mainly on compound lifts with little focus on isolation lifts.

Currently

Bodyweight Chin-ups Unassist 3x10-12
Bodyweight Wide Grip Unassist Pull-ups 3x5-6 Grrr
Squat-115lbs (My weak area)
Leg Press-245lbs
Bench-85lbs
DB Chest Press-70lbs
Row-110lbs
Lat Pull-105lb
Barbell Shoulder-80lbs
DB Shoulder-60lbs
DB Bicep Curl-30lbs each/Bar 55lbs
Deadlifts-Currently can't do well enough bc of a back issue.

Just realized this is an old post but oh well. Lift 3 times a week with a upper/lower split. Legs only once a week though bc it interferes with running for now.

3 sets, 25 reps each, 40 pounds for the seated bicep curl an curl I do 75 pounds

At the moment...
95 lb deadlifts; 3 sets of 5.
44 lb kettlebell swings; 3 sets of 5.
22 lb 1/2 get ups; 1 set of 1 each side (with two lighter warmup sets; I just upped this weight from 18 on Friday).
26 lb goblet squats; 3 sets of 5.
18 lb 1 arm clean and press; I do a total of 10 cleans and 40 presses each side using ladder sets. 4 sets (1 set = 4 cleans, 10 presses).
75 lb lat pull down between the C&Ps sets; 3 sets of 5.

SL 5x5 its awesome if you can get through the first few months you will see results!

Squat - 175
Bench Press - 85
Barbell Row - 85
Overhead Press - 60
Deadlift - 140

Goal is to bench more than my body weight (123 lbs) and get better at overhead press and deadlift!!!