Ladies how heavy do you lift?

59
5’7”
134

Started 2+ years ago as an obese newb with very little strength. My goal was to build upper body strength to achieve yoga poses.

I have arthritis like pain that “flits” from joint to joint. It might be severe pain in my lats , then my back. This week I can’t bend my right knee. Frustratingly, that often dictates what I can do.

Bench, with chest touches, is 85 right now. I have great triceps and have done my body weight with a chest block, but that’s cheating, to me. I absolutely love bamboos on bench, too.

Squats this week were 75 with good depth and with the stupid knee I’m happy to be at that. About twenty higher with a box. We dropped the squat weight to work on depth and form.

Overhead Press I just started and can do the 40lb bar relatively well.

We haven’t done deadlifts in ages because of an extended period where the pain was low back.

I do a lot of yoga chaturanga push-ups daily, so we don’t work those at the gym.

Hip thrusts are on my back, yoga bridge style and easy with 40kg bumpers and I love doing them, but trainer won’t let me go up. They are supposed to be getting some thrust machine soon, which sounds fun.

Single leg presses at 70lbs, done “figure four” style to work hip flexibility at the same time.

Pull-ups scare me because of a rotator cuff tear- same reason I fear full Wheel in yoga.

As a side note, I love planking. It’s the one position I can do where nothing hurts or aches anywhere on my body, so I’m happy as hell to plank.

I don’t do heavy stuff. I’d really really like to, but I’m 59, doubt it will ever happen. Even doing far lighter weights than all you ladies, I’m very very happy with the results. And I can do an arm balance on a dime now, which far exceeds my original goal.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to throw on the knee brace and go for a walk. All this sitting around with ice on it is making me mental.