can't lift heavy to save my life! literally

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  • AudreyinNC
    AudreyinNC Posts: 59
    Like you I started out at home, I refused to go to a gym. But I have a friend who's been going and talked me into going with her, which I did, and now we go 3 times a week. She's been lifting a lot longer than me, so on most things she can 10-30 lbs heavier than me depending on which machine. Your weights seem normal to me for a beginner. I cut back (not cut out) on my cardio and started weight training about 3 months ago. My shoulder press is at 30 lbs for 3 sets of 15.
    Squats is at 70 for 3 sets of 15, and sometimes I have to stop half way through and rest to finish them. Leg press is at 75 lbs, and same thing there.
    My triceps are my weakest muscle, I'm at like 25 lbs there. Inner thighs are also weak, I'm at 30 there.
    My current weight is 153, I stopped focusing on my weight and started focusing on my body.
    So, does that make you feel better?
    Go to the gym, nobody cares what your lifting honestly. They all started out somewhere. When I see beginners I'm just glad to
    see them in there trying, as is everyone else. You will not be the only one, You'll get used to seeing the same faces all the time, and they will get used to you and you may even make some friends in the process that will motivate you further.
  • chantey16
    chantey16 Posts: 27 Member
    hey guys, thank you all so much for all the support and advice! i feel so much better now...if i hadn't of had these comments, i know i would have gave up and waited until i was smaller to weight lifted and ended up a big ball of fat :( lool. so everytime i doubt myself now i've got something to look at to keep pushing myself :)

    onwards and upwards with the lovely slow progress i guess -_- lmao.

    and for those asking about my bf %...that % was definitely not accurate - i only used a few sites where you put your measurements and weight in. but i get such small readings because i have a VERY strange body - at 300 pounds my waist is only 33 inches (massive i know but i think thats small for my weight).... all my weight is literally proportioned on my 50 inch bum and hips -_- yes i am abnormal lmao. but i know that % is probably nowhere near accurate.

    thanks again guys!

    x
  • thecakelocker
    thecakelocker Posts: 407 Member
    I couldn't do a single bodyweight squat at 274 without falling over. Seriously. Just keep on working and maintaining that muscle, as more fat comes off your squats will skyrocket! :smile:
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    I couldn't do a single bodyweight squat at 274 without falling over. Seriously. Just keep on working and maintaining that muscle, as more fat comes off your squats will skyrocket! :smile:

    This.

    My little butt + the 225lbs I squat only amounts to 339lbs. OP squatting with two 20lb DB's takes around the same amount of strength.

    Also, obese newbie gains are best newbie gains. You'll still be able to gain a fair bit of muscle while eating at a deficit because you have excess energy stored on your body. By the time you lose weight you'll already have a nice, muscular body.

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