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    Is this realistic?

    Posts: 14 Member
    edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    I am working out, so I won't have to buy new clothes and also, I am training to be able to lift 70lbs easily. (I want to become a stock person in a grocery store).

    If I only weigh about 115 lbs is this reasonable?

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    • Posts: 14 Member
      I am working out, so I won't have to buy new clothes and also, I am training to be able to lift 70lbs easily. (I want to become a stock person in a grocery store).

      If I only weigh about 115 lbs is this reasonable?
    • Posts: 8,268 Member
      I'm not sure what you're asking... Are you asking if it is reasonable to get to a point where a 115 lb. female can lift 70 lb.?
    • Posts: 14 Member
      Yes. I only lift about 40lbs now , but can I be around 115lbs and be able to lift 70 lbs easy? Or will I have to weigh more?
    • Posts: 777 Member
      The amount you weigh really has no bearing on how much you can lift. In order to lift 70 pounds you must have muscle. You could weigh 225 and not be able to lift much if you do not have muscle. I once weighed 115 and worked in a jail where I was successfully pushing and shoving around people 3 times my size due to have muscle mass.
    • Posts: 3,852 Member
      when you're strength training you will put on muscle. So ya, you'll put on a few lbs. But your overall size shouldn't change much. Your clothes should still fit. Muscle weighs a lot but it doesn't take up much space.
    • Posts: 121
      When you say "lift", do you just mean a dead lift, or like a bench press? I am 108 lbs right now and I can bench 70-75 lbs for a single shot, but I stick to 12-15 reps with the bar (45 lbs) so I don't get too bulky...
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