Ladies, what weight sdo you lift?

HBMairi
HBMairi Posts: 84 Member
edited February 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Just wanted to get an idea of what weight other women lift?

So, what weight do you lift and how long have you been lifting?

Thanks
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  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    Threads like these always make me feel inferior.

    Squat: 135x6
    Deadlift: 160x5
    OHP: 75x2
    Bench: 90x3

    Been lifting (on a cut) for about 16 months.
  • idontcarroll
    idontcarroll Posts: 216 Member
    I use the pink Barbie weights and high reps. I don't want to get bulky.
  • perseverance14
    perseverance14 Posts: 1,363 Member
    I use the pink Barbie weights and high reps. I don't want to get bulky.
    That is not correct. You don't get bulky unless you are eating at a surplus and trying to do it, it is not easy to do. Also, pink barbie weights are not going to do much to help you.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    It's 100% relative to size- training- genetics- and completely irrelevant to anyone else but YOU.

    comparing yourself to others really doesn't do anything honestly.

    because this happens
    Threads like these always make me feel inferior.

    which is true for me as well

    But since you asked...
    Squat: 225
    Deadlift: 305
    Bench: 185
    OHP: 85 (I don't really know- I just know for sure that I can put up 85 pounds- I don't test/train OHP at this point)
    I use the pink Barbie weights and high reps. I don't want to get bulky.
    That is not correct. You don't get bulky unless you are eating at a surplus and trying to do it, it is not easy to do. Also, pink barbie weights are not going to do much to help you.

    I"m suspecting there was some sarcasm in that post that you missed.
  • perseverance14
    perseverance14 Posts: 1,363 Member
    I have been at it for 6 weeks. I started at 40 lbs. for everything, right now I am:

    Squats/Deadlifts: 125 lbs.
    Curls: 80 lbs.
    Bench Press/Row: 65 lbs.
    Overhead Press: 55 lbs.
    Reverse Curls: 55 lbs.

    I would probably be further along but I hurt my finger so didn't go any heavier for a week , will probably increase again this week, finger is just about better.
  • perseverance14
    perseverance14 Posts: 1,363 Member
    It's 100% relative to size- training- genetics- and completely irrelevant to anyone else but YOU.

    comparing yourself to others really doesn't do anything honestly.

    because this happens
    Threads like these always make me feel inferior.

    which is true for me as well

    But since you asked...
    Squat: 225
    Deadlift: 305
    Bench: 185
    OHP: 85 (I don't really know- I just know for sure that I can put up 85 pounds- I don't test/train OHP at this point)
    I use the pink Barbie weights and high reps. I don't want to get bulky.
    That is not correct. You don't get bulky unless you are eating at a surplus and trying to do it, it is not easy to do. Also, pink barbie weights are not going to do much to help you.

    I"m suspecting there was some sarcasm in that post that you missed.
    Guess I am a little slow on the uptake. :)
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    I use the pink Barbie weights and high reps. I don't want to get bulky.

    Please!!! Women, for the love of bacon, please get this out of your heads. Lifting weights will not make you bulky. eventually you might look "manish" but that will take a calorie surplus and lots...lots of lifting!!!
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    I use the pink Barbie weights and high reps. I don't want to get bulky.
    LOLZ :flowerforyou:


    eta: spelling
  • shellbatronic
    shellbatronic Posts: 193 Member
    I bench 10x3 at 125, or max 145
    Squats 5x5 at 165
    Deadlifts 10x3 at 175 or max 210
    Overhead press @ 70 or 80 depending if it's part of a complex or not
  • justcat206
    justcat206 Posts: 716 Member
    Squat: 100
    Deadlift: 135
    Bench: 50
    OHP: 45

    Anyone still feeling inferior? :p
  • idontcarroll
    idontcarroll Posts: 216 Member
    It's 100% relative to size- training- genetics- and completely irrelevant to anyone else but YOU.

    comparing yourself to others really doesn't do anything honestly.

    because this happens
    Threads like these always make me feel inferior.

    which is true for me as well

    But since you asked...
    Squat: 225
    Deadlift: 305
    Bench: 185
    OHP: 85 (I don't really know- I just know for sure that I can put up 85 pounds- I don't test/train OHP at this point)
    I use the pink Barbie weights and high reps. I don't want to get bulky.
    That is not correct. You don't get bulky unless you are eating at a surplus and trying to do it, it is not easy to do. Also, pink barbie weights are not going to do much to help you.

    I"m suspecting there was some sarcasm in that post that you missed.

    :flowerforyou:

    & nice lifts!
  • Jaedynmoon
    Jaedynmoon Posts: 280 Member
    Squat: 165x5
    Deadlift: 200x1 (180x3)
    OHP: 75x3
    Bench: 95x3

    I've been lifting weights since last April. So a little over a year. Didn't start this progressive program I'm on until like 4 months ago I think. That's when I really started upping the weights. So this is where I'm at currently..
  • HBMairi
    HBMairi Posts: 84 Member
    well nobody should feel inferior, Im well below all that weights.

    All those big numbers.. im only doing things like goblet squats with 10kg weight, lat pulldowns 25kg, leg press 40kg etc. I dont think I'll ever get to the weight you lot are lifting!!
  • Love2lift72
    Love2lift72 Posts: 157 Member
    I'm not that great. Been at it since March.

    Squats aren't progressing like I wanted... 135#
    Bench 103#
    Press 67#
    Dead 197#

    I haven't gotten the ohp but i want to learn it soon
  • AsaThorsWoman
    AsaThorsWoman Posts: 2,303 Member
    I've been lifting but we use the standard barbell with 20lb attached to it at home.

    That's quite challenging for me so I have no idea how you guys are lifting so much.

    I usually do 3 sets of 20 reps if I can.

    Baby steps.. I guess?
  • elliej
    elliej Posts: 466 Member
    I'm brand new to lifting and really concentrating on my form.

    I can complete 5x5:
    Squat 30kg
    Deadlift 35kg
    Bench 20kg
    OHP 15kg
  • vixx1405
    vixx1405 Posts: 129 Member
    Ok am I being stupid Are your weights in pounds or kilograms (don't be mean im British)
  • elliej
    elliej Posts: 466 Member
    Ok am I being stupid Are your weights in pounds or kilograms (don't be mean im British)

    It's almost always pounds, most people who use kg mention it in their posts. I had the same heart attack when I first started reading lifting threads. 10kg is about 22lb for reference.
  • rachface1234
    rachface1234 Posts: 227 Member
    I'm only into week 5, so very new! I'm doing the stronglifts 5x5 program, lifting 2-3 times per week

    Bench - 65
    Barbell row - 70
    Squat - 75
    OHP - 50 (pathetic, and it clearly take me a while to increase this one)
    Deadlift - 125 but failed last rep today

    ..... Excited to be on this journey, this morning I opted out of a cardio type warm up and just lifted the bar and did a handful of bodyweight warm ups, and I enjoyed it about ten times more than being on that stupid cardio machine. Cheers to lifting, my new addiction and quite possibly the best awesomesauce ingredient I've discovered yet!
  • iRun_Butterfly
    iRun_Butterfly Posts: 483 Member
    Squat 5x5 @ 90
    DL 1x5 @ 140
    Row 5x5 @75
    OHP 5x5 @ 55
    BP 5x5 @ 65

    Been doing SL 5x5 since Mid March 2014. Should have made more progress but I've been struggling with my form on Squats and have been hovering around the 80-90 range for about a month really trying to get that down.
  • KimJohnsonsmile
    KimJohnsonsmile Posts: 222 Member
    I have been at it for 6 weeks. I started at 40 lbs. for everything, right now I am:
    Squats/Deadlifts: 125 lbs.
    Curls: 80 lbs.
    Bench Press/Row: 65 lbs.
    Overhead Press: 55 lbs.
    Reverse Curls: 55 lbs.
    I would probably be further along but I hurt my finger so didn't go any heavier for a week , will probably increase again this week, finger is just about better.

    You are curling 80 lbs?!?!?! As in curling that works your biceps??? Holy crap. HUGE kudos to you.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    I'm 5'8, 132, 38 years old and have been lifting for 7 months. I did a bit of Jamie Easton, finished Strong Curves advanced program and am on the last 2 weeks of Nia Shank's 54321

    Squat 195x5
    Zercher Squat 145x5
    zercher lunge 105x8
    Deadlift 185x1
    Bench 75x3 (I'm horrible at upper body stuff)
    OHP 55x3 (I ave horrible shoulder mobility plus I suck at upper body stuff)
    BB row-90x8
    KB swing-60x15
    1 leg RDL- 60x15
  • vixx1405
    vixx1405 Posts: 129 Member
    Ok am I being stupid Are your weights in pounds or kilograms (don't be mean im British)

    It's almost always pounds, most people who use kg mention it in their posts. I had the same heart attack when I first started reading lifting threads. 10kg is about 22lb for reference.

    Thank god feel less inferior now (only slightly though)
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Deadlift: 225 lbs
    Squat; 200 lbs
    Bench: 75 lbs - by far my weakest lift and way behind as my last gym didn't have a bench
    OHP: 85 lbs

    ETA: I am 5'4 and weigh 180 lbs, and have been lifting for 1 year while in a deficit.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    I'm 5'5" 133 lbs currently eating at a deficit. These are my current working weights with 5x5. I just started my 11th week of lifting.

    Squats - 122 lbs
    Bench Press - 80 lbs
    Rows - 80 lbs
    OHP - 57 lbs :(
    Deadlift - 140 lbs

    I started with the 45 lb bar on all lifts except for deads, which I started at 95 lbs.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I am 5 ft 7, 41 years old, weigh about 153-154...been lifting for 10months

    Current PRs

    DL 210 1x5
    Squat 180lbs
    Bench 128.5
    OHP 93.5
    Rows 125

    But I am currently lifting

    DL 210 (form failure on last rep with back rounding)
    Squat 160lbs 3x5 (working on from to ensure no leaning and make sure my hips don't come up first)
    Bench will be attempting 130lbs on Wed
    OHP 93.5 Last attempt before deload
    Row 120 for ensuring form is good...
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    I've been lifting but we use the standard barbell with 20lb attached to it at home.

    That's quite challenging for me so I have no idea how you guys are lifting so much.

    I usually do 3 sets of 20 reps if I can.

    Baby steps.. I guess?

    It's challenging because you're doing 20 reps. Heavy lifters do wayyyy fewer reps than that and can therefore lift more weight. I couldn't do a 122 lb squat 20 times in a row, but I can definitely do it 5 times in a row...for 5 sets.
  • tinkystyle
    tinkystyle Posts: 76 Member
    I've lifted on/off since college sports. Had about a 6 month hiatus from heavy lifting, been back at it for about 14 weeks now.

    Current PRs:
    Bench 130
    DL 170
    Squat 165
    Row 120
    OHP 75

    Just started 5,3,1 yesterday, so working with %'s of the above weights.
  • beastmode_kitty
    beastmode_kitty Posts: 848 Member
    Wow do I ever feel inferior. Mind you I just started lifting weights at home a few weeks ago

    Squat 5x5 @ 25lbs
    DL 1x5 @ 25lbs
    Row 5x5 @ 25lbs
    OHP 5x5 @ 25lbs
    BP 5x5 @ 25lbs

    I'm doing the Jason Blaha's Ice Cream Fitness.
  • Llamapants86
    Llamapants86 Posts: 1,221 Member
    I lift more than I did the last time. It's always a challenge for me and I'm always getting better. To me that's the important part.

    I've been lifting for 4 months.
    Squat 155 lbs
    Bench 80 lbs
    Row 70 lbs
    Ohp 53 lbs
    Deadlifts 170 lbs (for reps)
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