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[quote=Anonymous][quote=present_tense][quote=Anonymous]NP. What is "lifting heavy" for a beginner? Should I be able to complete the set, or should I be pretty much useless the last 1-2 reps?

For me, some exercises are difficult simply with 5 lbs. Others I can push to 10. Any advice? [/quote]

Heavy is defined by the number of repetitions you can do. To use your example, if you can only lift that 10 lbs over your head for 5 repetitions, then that 10 lbs is heavy. Heavy is not defined by the absolute number, but your relative strength. And I wouldn't advise someone new to lifting weights begin by lifting heavy. There's no defined scale, but generally I would say a beginner should be working in the 8-12 rep range. Moderately heavy I would call the 6-8 rep range, and anything less than 5 reps I would say is heavy.

Now, this is a very simplified way of looking at it. Advanced lifters define heavy by the percentage of their 1 rep maximum of an exercise. These advanced lifters will do what are called "de-loading" stages during which they are purposefully lifting lighter weights than they normally can handle.

But for the purposes of a beginner, it's helpful to think of heavy as something that's less than 6 repetitions.

Jason[/quote]

Very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to respond.[/quote]

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