Roll call if you lift weights…
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Anonymous
Yes. I am still not where I should be but everyone should work out once or twice with a trainer that pushes them - you’ll see you’re capable of a lot! |
Anonymous
I do traditional stiff legged deadlifts with a barbell. I just copied and pasted, and only changed the weights. |
Anonymous
| Stop capping ladies! |
Anonymous
? "capping"? |
Anonymous
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F, 5’9”, 185#, age 51
Squats 30lb (dbs) Lunges 30lb (dbs) RDLs 30lb (dbs) or 84 lb (bb) depends on mood Biceps 20 lbs dumbbells Triceps 15 lbs dumbbells Chest Press 20 lbs dumbbells |
Anonymous
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Female, 5' 5", 46, 160 lbs Squats 155lbs barbell back squat Lunges 30lbs dumbbells Deadlift 175lbs barbell RDLs 115lb barbell Biceps 15 lbs dumbbells (10-12 reps) Triceps 10 lbs dumbbells, don't do kickbacks much though Chest Press 35 lbs dumbbells, barbell bench press 100lbs |
Anonymous
DP, it slang for lying. PP is apparently 25 years old. |
Anonymous
I thought capping refers to keeping weights purposefully low when weight training. PP is saying, go heavier. |
Anonymous
This |
Anonymous
Ok this makes more sense. i thought it was someone saying the posters here were lying which I though was odd as most of the weights listed are not even close to brag worthy. |
Anonymous
Yes, well I workout from home with limited dumbbells and a barbell with no rack. I’m not interested in power lifting. I am interested in strength training and will likely have to join a gym in the future but not looking forward to it. |
Anonymous
Powerlifting is pretty much the definition of strength training, though it narrowly focuses on three main lifts, which is what I guess you don’t want. In any case, if strength is your goal you need to focus on heavy (for you) weights and progressively overload over time. This is very hard to do at home with a few dumbbells, particularly for leg exercises. |
Anonymous
NP - it's true that progressive overload is important to strength and also that it can become harder to build leg strength especially if you only have access to dumbbells. But: there are different models of strength training and different ways to hit progressive overload. It's not solely powerlifting. All efforts to build strength should be applauded, as not everyone has either access to or interest in barbells/powerlifting. The latter can be rough on the pelvic floor and joints, if not done properly. |
Anonymous
| Progressive overload is also important to maintain and gain bone density. |
Anonymous
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38F. 5’6”. 135 pounds. Been lifting about a year (2-3x per week) and have done approx 15 sessions with personal trainers to teach me technique. Losing the weight after baby #2 was tough and I feel in love with strength training! I feel like I found the fountain of youth.
Squat - 95lbs (suspect I can do more) Deadlift - 125lbs RDL - 45 each leg Bicep - 15lbs Tricep - 10 to 15lbs I don’t do chest press. You didn’t ask, but I bench 65 lbs. I also love a good carry and offset carry. |