What is considered heavy lifting for a woman?

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  • Saucy_lil_Minx
    Saucy_lil_Minx Posts: 3,302 Member
    what I lift heavy is completely irrelevant to what you lift as heavy.

    Everyone is NOT the same as far as ability and where they are are in their journey.

    Heavy is a rep range- not a number.

    Heavy is 1-5 reps.


    If you can't do just one single rep- it's TOO heavy.
    If you can do between 1-5 reps- it's heavy.
    If you can do between 5-10 you are training strength and size (if the diet supports it)
    if you can do between 10-15 reps- you are training muscle endurance
    if you can do between 15-20 it's to light and you're probably bored out of your mind.


    This^^^
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
    best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
    dropping to sets with reps 5 is much better

    This is all I wanted to know. Christ.

    If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.
    best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
    Here you go!
    monkey_dance.gif
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...

    tumblr_lr8cznvZD41qkurcfo1_400.gif
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,123 Member
    Why all the "hate" for machines? I work out at large commercial gyms and everybody uses machines in the weight section.

    You get a WAAAAAAAAAAY better workout using free weights because you're using your entire body to support the weight/lift/whatever. Whereas with all those machines you're just sitting on a little seat with such controlled motion that you don't need to use as many muscle groups to achieve the movement. Once you go to free weights you'll never go back.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Ha ha!

    Now should I get huffy because no one answered my very speficic question?
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member

    Here you go!
    monkey_dance.gif

    :flowerforyou:

    love you
    that's hysterical.
  • Strokingdiction
    Strokingdiction Posts: 1,164 Member
    Ha ha!

    Now should I get huffy because no one answered my very speficic question?

    Christ.

    :wink:
  • Strokingdiction
    Strokingdiction Posts: 1,164 Member


    If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.
    best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
    Here you go!
    monkey_dance.gif

    But but, those aren't monkeys!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member


    If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.
    best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
    Here you go!
    monkey_dance.gif


    But but, those aren't monkeys!
    But they sure can dance!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member


    If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.
    best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
    Here you go!
    monkey_dance.gif

    But but, those aren't monkeys!

    it's good enough you picky bastd
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member


    If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.
    best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
    Here you go!
    monkey_dance.gif

    But but, those aren't monkeys!

    It's the entire cast of Time Bandits...IN MONKEY SUITS!!!
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
    what I lift heavy is completely irrelevant to what you lift as heavy.

    Everyone is NOT the same as far as ability and where they are are in their journey.

    Heavy is a rep range- not a number.

    Heavy is 1-5 reps.


    If you can't do just one single rep- it's TOO heavy.
    If you can do between 1-5 reps- it's heavy.
    If you can do between 5-10 you are training strength and size (if the diet supports it)
    if you can do between 10-15 reps- you are training muscle endurance
    if you can do between 15-20 it's to light and you're probably bored out of your mind.

    :heart: Was going to say failure at 5-10 reps is heavy.
  • Strokingdiction
    Strokingdiction Posts: 1,164 Member


    If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.
    best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
    Here you go!
    monkey_dance.gif

    But but, those aren't monkeys!

    It's the entire cast of Time Bandits...IN MONKEY SUITS!!!

    But but, those aren't monkey suits!
  • PJPrimrose
    PJPrimrose Posts: 916 Member
    It's monkeys in ape suits. I, um, checked and stuff..... :wink:
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member


    If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.
    best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
    Here you go!
    monkey_dance.gif

    But but, those aren't monkeys!

    It's the entire cast of Time Bandits...IN MONKEY SUITS!!!

    But but, those aren't monkey suits!

    There's just no pleasing you is there?
  • cricket_77
    cricket_77 Posts: 165 Member
    Strength gains and monkeys dancing aside :laugh: ...if one is eating in a deficit and is looking to lose fat, is the 5 rep range optimal? I'm not interested so much in strength gains, but in losing fat.

    Also, if you are eating in a defiict, I would imagine that strength gains will level out at some point?
  • DianeinCA
    DianeinCA Posts: 307 Member
    Why all the "hate" for machines? I work out at large commercial gyms and everybody uses machines in the weight section.

    One reason I've never liked machines is that they're designed to fit (bigger, taller, wider) men's bodies. I often had to accommodate my workout to fit the machine's requirements.

    No such problem with free weights.
  • Strokingdiction
    Strokingdiction Posts: 1,164 Member


    If you're gonna drop the set you need to up the weight.
    best I can do..someone needs to find an animated one...
    Here you go!
    monkey_dance.gif

    But but, those aren't monkeys!

    It's the entire cast of Time Bandits...IN MONKEY SUITS!!!

    But but, those aren't monkey suits!

    There's just no pleasing you is there?

    Well, there is...:blushing:

    But in this? NO!
  • quellybelly
    quellybelly Posts: 827 Member
    what I lift heavy is completely irrelevant to what you lift as heavy.

    Everyone is NOT the same as far as ability and where they are are in their journey.

    Heavy is a rep range- not a number.

    Heavy is 1-5 reps.


    If you can't do just one single rep- it's TOO heavy.
    If you can do between 1-5 reps- it's heavy.
    If you can do between 5-10 you are training strength and size (if the diet supports it)
    if you can do between 10-15 reps- you are training muscle endurance
    if you can do between 15-20 it's to light and you're probably bored out of your mind.

    wanted to keep a record of this for my own knowledge. thanks :)

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