Girls - how heavy do you lift?

maaadde
maaadde Posts: 90 Member
edited October 6 in Fitness and Exercise
Just out of curiousity, those of you who lift heavy, exactly how heavy? In different exercises like squats, deadlifts, bicep curls or whatever exercises you prefer :)
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  • Barneystinson
    Barneystinson Posts: 1,357 Member
    Well...my max at 1 rep on the basic barbell lifts are:

    Barbell squat - 170 lb
    Barbell deadlift - 165 lb
    Barbell bench press - 80 lb
    Barbell overhead press - 65 lb
    Barbell (Pendlay) row - 90 lb

    I weigh 129 lbs, 60 inches tall.

    My goals are to hit 1.6x bodyweight on deadlift (close to it), 1.8x bodyweight on squat, 1x bodyweight on bench (haaard).
  • kristarablue
    kristarablue Posts: 702 Member
    Well I guess it depends what I am doing at a particular time. However when I am lifting heavy, I have done 190 in squats, 185 in deadlifts, I think only 20 or 25 in bicep curls. My arms are still trying to get there, I think the most I have benched was 90 and overhead press was 80 so I still have a ways to go...lol...I am almost embarrassed to admit that. I don't actually know if this is heavy in general, but it is heavy for me.
  • maaadde
    maaadde Posts: 90 Member
    Well...my max at 1 rep on the basic barbell lifts are:

    Barbell squat - 170 lb
    Barbell deadlift - 165 lb
    Barbell bench press - 80 lb
    Barbell overhead press - 65 lb
    Barbell (Pendlay) row - 90 lb

    That's impressive! How much do you lift for workout, being able to to about 8-10 reps?
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
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  • Barneystinson
    Barneystinson Posts: 1,357 Member
    Well...my max at 1 rep on the basic barbell lifts are:

    Barbell squat - 170 lb
    Barbell deadlift - 165 lb
    Barbell bench press - 80 lb
    Barbell overhead press - 65 lb
    Barbell (Pendlay) row - 90 lb

    That's impressive! How much do you lift for workout, being able to to about 8-10 reps?

    I do 5 sets of 5 reps (5x5).

    Generally a squat set will look like this:

    45 (bar only) x 10-20 reps to warm-up
    145x5
    150x5
    155x5
    160x5x2
    165x5

    Something to that effect. Somedays my legs are sore and I'll go lower on the weights to ensure my form is good.

    DL's I do in 1RM max, 5 sets.
  • VinVenture
    VinVenture Posts: 290
    As heavy as I can. I'm at 110 on squats and 100 lbs deadlift. I'm still pretty weak and trying to lift heavier and heavier. It's just so much fun!
  • hkfleming
    hkfleming Posts: 146 Member
    I'm not nearly as far along in my training as the other ladies on this thread (y'all are inspiring!!) but here's my basic routine

    Deadlifts (barbell(+) - 3 sets at 75-80lbs (going slow here to make sure I keep my form consistent)
    Over head presses (barbell) - 3 sets of 50lbs
    Bench press - (barbell) 3 sets of 65-70 lbs
    Barbell rows - 3 sets of 60
    Squats - barbell - 3 set 50-55 lbs
    Lunges - barbell or dumbbell - 3 sets 30-40 lbs

    My rep range tends to be 6-8 per set. I sometimes add a 4th set to a particular lift if I'm focusing on that area. I do a warm up set for each lift in a light weight.

    I sometimes add in a few sets of assisted dips or pullups, lateral raises or lat pulldowns.
  • thecrossfitter
    thecrossfitter Posts: 424 Member
    I prefer compound/multi joint movement lifts with free weights :) How heavy do I lift? As heavy as I can! I still have a long way to go. Here are some maxes I know:

    Deadlift: 165 lbs (goal is 225!)
    Shoulder Press (strict): 70lbs
    Squat: 105lbs (sort of pathetic, working on this!)

    Other lifts I do/like: are sumo deadlift high pulls, snatch, clean and jerk, thrusters, split jerk, push press, push jerk, hang power clean.... to name a few :)

    I'm actually working with the Wendler 5 3 1 with my shoulder press and squat to increase my strength. I'm just finishing my first cycle and will know in a week if I increased my max.
  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
    Well...my max at 1 rep on the basic barbell lifts are:

    Barbell squat - 170 lb
    Barbell deadlift - 165 lb
    Barbell bench press - 80 lb
    Barbell overhead press - 65 lb
    Barbell (Pendlay) row - 90 lb

    I weigh 129 lbs, 60 inches tall.

    My goals are to hit 1.6x bodyweight on deadlift (close to it), 1.8x bodyweight on squat, 1x bodyweight on bench (haaard).



    ^makes me feel weak and very jealous! I hope to someday lift like that!
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    When I'm powerlifting, my 1RM:

    205 squat
    225 deadlift (sumo style)
    135 bench

    My oly lifts are embarrassingly low ^_^ 85 clean and press, 65 jerk

    But I've been out of the game for a while, so now doing reps it's more like

    135 squat 3X10-12
    160 DL (oly style)
    90 bench
    95 row

    I don't really do curls now, sort of tired of isolation moves.
  • margieward82
    margieward82 Posts: 406 Member
    About to actually calculate my numbers for next week... Bumping to share later
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I squated 2 sets of 5 with 115 Friday (then one set of 8 at 95)
    3 sets of 8 deadlifts 115.

    My arms are really slacking due to an injury....

    I've been lifting for 2 months.
  • Classalete
    Classalete Posts: 464 Member
    Aww look at you ladies and your little weights, so cute.

    :X lol, just teasing. Ya'll are actually really impressive!
  • Jessicaruby
    Jessicaruby Posts: 881 Member
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  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    What I train on (4-8 reps)
    Bench - 105lbs
    Overhead press - 72lbs
    Squat - 143lbs
    Deadlift - 176lbs
    Bicep curls (barbell) - 45lbs

    I'm 5'8, 145lbs

    My next main goals are 132lbs bench, 176lbs squat, 225lbs deadlift.
  • Jessicaruby
    Jessicaruby Posts: 881 Member
    out of curiosity for those of you who deadlift do you use the bar and plates or do you use the bar that you stand inside of and lift?
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    out of curiosity for those of you who deadlift do you use the bar and plates or do you use the bar that you stand inside of and lift?

    You mean the hexbar? I use both. I like the hexbar a lot but my gym doesn't have one, only my rec center does. It saves your shins!
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I've pushed my weight a couple times (bench), but haven't tried it lately (been doing high rep sets). I weigh around 120. Squats I've done as much as a 1RM with the 45's on the olympic bar. Generally I like doing 10-12 w/quarters. I like using quarters for bench, too. It'll be interesting to find out if I got weak doing high rep workouts... I'll find out soon. But I have a tendency to work it back up rather quickly. Muscle memory is AWESOME.
  • kristarablue
    kristarablue Posts: 702 Member
    Aww look at you ladies and your little weights, so cute.

    :X lol, just teasing. Ya'll are actually really impressive!

    :tongue: lol
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    man i have so much work to do lol :)
  • jessicamckay13
    jessicamckay13 Posts: 297
    I've been lifting "heavy" for about 5 weeks. I had taken about 3 months off heavy lfiting due to wrist surgery and then did a few weeks of testing it out. I don't do heavy legs because I run a lot and am trying to build milage. Well, WAS running a lot, now I have a knee injury and can't do anything until I see the ortho surg.

    I haven't maxed but I usually do about 70% bodyweight for bench, way too many sets (lift with my husband) of 6-8 reps. My max is probably 80% bodyweight.

    My goals:

    Bodyweight bench press.

    10 pull ups. (at about 5?)

    15 chin ups. (at about 9 right now)
  • lyn267
    lyn267 Posts: 58 Member
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  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    Bench Press: 125 lbs
    Deadlift: 235 lbs
    Squat Press: 205 lbs

    Those are the ones I track pretty consistently.
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    I love me some heavy weights!

    1RM
    Squat--430 lbs
    Bench--185 lbs
    Deadlift--350 lbs

    For my workouts I use percentages of those depending on what that particular workout is suppose to be. So, if I'm going light weight and high reps, I may only use 50% and if I'm going heavy weight and low reps, I'll use 85-90%. For the last year or so, though, I've been going really light and focusing on my cardio program to lose fat. Now I'm doing a recovery program because I've been sick, but as soon as I get over this cold and back to 100% I'll be going heavy for a bulking phase.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    out of curiosity for those of you who deadlift do you use the bar and plates or do you use the bar that you stand inside of and lift?

    You mean the hexbar? I use both. I like the hexbar a lot but my gym doesn't have one, only my rec center does. It saves your shins!

    Oooo, that sounds cool. My gym doesn't have one either. I've scrapped my knees trying to get the bar around them on the way down.
  • RonSwanson66
    RonSwanson66 Posts: 1,150 Member
    In before "I don't want muscular arms - TAE BO!!!"

    Keep up the good work ladies.
  • catherine4211
    catherine4211 Posts: 944 Member
    I belong at Weenie Hut Junior like Spongebob :(
  • kensky
    kensky Posts: 472 Member
    I just started in November. I do 5 sets of 5 reps and my stats are:

    Squat: 85 lb.
    Bench: 55 lb.
    Deadlift: 115 lb.
    Press: 50 lb.
    Power Clean: 50 lb.

    I feel like I could go heavier on many of these lifts but I am trying my best to be super-conscious of my form during lifts. For instance, the power clean is pretty technical and I am still not flexible enough in my arms to truly nail it...which is why I do it up with piddly 2.5'ers on the ends of the oly bar. I have eye on the long haul though so I try not to get down about small plates.
  • jessicamckay13
    jessicamckay13 Posts: 297
    I just started in November. I do 5 sets of 5 reps and my stats are:

    Squat: 85 lb.
    Bench: 55 lb.
    Deadlift: 115 lb.
    Press: 50 lb.
    Power Clean: 50 lb.

    I feel like I could go heavier on many of these lifts but I am trying my best to be super-conscious of my form during lifts. For instance, the power clean is pretty technical and I am still not flexible enough in my arms to truly nail it...which is why I do it up with piddly 2.5'ers on the ends of the oly bar. I have eye on the long haul though so I try not to get down about small plates.

    Form is SO important! You really want to get your body to "know" the form before you start adding a ton of weight. Keep it up!
  • Libby81
    Libby81 Posts: 734 Member
    I belong at Weenie Hut Junior like Spongebob :(

    Haha me too. I thought I was doing well.

    My gym has hardly any free weight equipment. They only have standard Barbells one set of 10kg, 5kg and 2.5kg weights in the free weight area (more in the studio because they do body pump classes) no squat rack, no pull up bar, no proper bench press set up, dumbells only go up to 10kg.
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