What does lifting "heavy" mean to women?
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cynthiaj777
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I see many women claim to lift heavy, and I am just curious what exactly this means? I know heavy can be 100s of pounds for men and can vary for both genders, but for women, what does heavy mean to you?
Out of curiousity, what are you lifting when you do these various exercises?
Edit: Poor wording I guess? No one is giving me numbers. I want numbers.
I know it varies. I was curious about numbers.
I am asking specifically....what do you deadlift? Squat? Shoulder press? Curl?
I always hear "heavy" used, but I never see numbers associated with the phrase.
Out of curiousity, what are you lifting when you do these various exercises?
Edit: Poor wording I guess? No one is giving me numbers. I want numbers.
I know it varies. I was curious about numbers.
I am asking specifically....what do you deadlift? Squat? Shoulder press? Curl?
I always hear "heavy" used, but I never see numbers associated with the phrase.
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Just like time and space heavy is relative0
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Heavy means I'm struggling to complete rep number 6 or so.0
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Can't really ask that as my heavy will be nothing to someone else0
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Just like time and space heavy is relative
That's deep, man.0 -
For some women, heavy is...let's say for a deadlift...85 lbs, and for other women it's 215 lbs. Heavy is defined by what challenges you.0
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Just like time and space heavy is relative
That's deep, man.
That's what she said0 -
are we talking arms or legs? I can lift more with my legs... my upper body strength is what I work on most...0
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"Heavy" isn't a number.
For me, it's fatigue by the 5th or 6th rep.0 -
Just like time and space heavy is relative
This.
Last lift session I squatted 100lbs, OHP 56 (blah), and deadlifted 133 (cause kilogram plates). To me this is heavy. To someone else? Not at all heavy.0 -
Well, I know it varies. I was curious about numbers.
I am asking specifically....what do you deadlift? Squat? Shoulder press? Curl?
I always hear "heavy" used, but I never see numbers.0 -
Heavy for me is the most weight I can lift to reach my rep goal.
Sometimes I'm working in the strength range doing 3 to 5 reps, other times I'm using hypertrophy range of 8 to 12 reps. The weight I can lift obviously varies accordingly.0 -
Heavy to me means, taking the exercise to failure within a few reps (after having done a few sets).0
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Heavy lifting is subjective but usually implies lifting to failure at the 6-8th rep. Meraning, adding weight to your workset until you can barely perform a few reps in perfect form. This signals additional muscle fibers to come into play.
Example: I see girls on hip abductor machines doing 100million reps of 20lbs whereas I've seem girls do 110lbsx10 etc. You get the idea0 -
The same thing it means for men. There is no difference.
What is heavy for them. It's relative.0 -
Heavy lifting is subjective but usually implies lifting to failure at the 6-8th rep. Meraning, adding weight to your workset until you can barely perform a few reps in perfect form. This signals additional muscle fibers to come into play.
Example: I see girls on hip abductor machines doing 100million reps of 20lbs whereas I've seem girls do 110lbsx10 etc. You get the idea
^ There are men doing the same. It is not exclusive to women.0 -
Heavy means the same thing to women as it does to men. It is a high percentage of your one rep max, which can be safely gauged by working with a weight that causes you to fail at 3-5 reps. This is approx. 85-90% of your 1RM.0
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Just like time and space heavy is relative
Duuuude.... totally... and why are they called fingers? Do they fing?0 -
Well, I know it varies. I was curious about numbers.
I am asking specifically....what do you deadlift? Squat? Shoulder press? Curl?
I always hear "heavy" used, but I never see numbers.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1060132-so-who-s-the-strongest-woman-on-mfp?hl=strongest+woman0 -
lifting at 85 or 90% of my max. My personal bests are listed out on my profile if that helps. Different for everyone though.
My idea of heavy is more like the average male's idea of heavy I believe, not the average female view.0 -
Well, I know it varies. I was curious about numbers.
I am asking specifically....what do you deadlift? Squat? Shoulder press? Curl?
I always hear "heavy" used, but I never see numbers.
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Squat - 5x5 @160 lbs
Bench - 4x5@105
DL - 1x5 @205
OHP - 4x5@85
Curls - don't do them often, but last time I tried I did at least 10 with the barbell (45 lbs)
ETA - I started Stronglifts 5x5 in March with the barbell for all the lifts (other than deadlifts). I had some weight lifting experience over the years. The bar by itself didn't feel "heavy", but I wanted to follow the program as it was written. I started failing at higher weights about a month or so in.0
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