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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

[b]I would call all those “upper-limit goals” not “good” (which implies they’re easily within reach for everyone)[/b]. A pull-up/chin-up is a very lofty goal for most women. [b]I have been lifting heavy for 5 months[/b] 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.
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These goals are within reach for everyone. 5 months is not a lot of time at all, that's why you're not close. Have you ever seen someone play any sport for only 5 months and thought "wow that person is good?"[/quote]

I agree 5 months isn’t long enough, but the quoted weightlifting goals are arbitrary. The important thing is to lift heavy and to keep progressing from wherever you are currently. Not to hit some target.[/quote]

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