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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middle-aged woman here – I work out typically six days a week, Including varying forms of vigorous aerobics, HIIT, and weight lifting…but always lighter weights with reps up to fatigue. Should I add a heavy weightlifting class?[/quote] Yes. You should be able to do unassisted pull-ups and chin-ups. A good goal squat is your body weight (in addition to the weight of your body). A good goal deadlift is 150% of your bodyweight. You will be fatigued when done; fear not! Good form is critical. A class may or may not give you that. [/quote] I would call all those “upper-limit goals” not “good” (which implies they’re easily within reach for everyone). A pull-up/chin-up is a very lofty goal for most women. I have been lifting heavy for 5 months and am still not even close to getting an unassisted chin-up/pull-up, and I am not overweight. I’m almost able to deadlift my body weight and can squat 70% of my body weight. I love lifting, but it takes a long time to build that kind of muscle, especially at my age (late 40s), where I have to progress slowly as to not injure myself. [/quote]
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