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Anonymous wrote:You'll basically see results from anything. I wouldn't recommend lifting too heavy or you'll start to bulk out and look weird, especially if you are a woman.

Please don't offer advice.

A man can easily lift 50 pounds in the arms and 200 pounds on legs- 150-200 pounds on chest press and they grow slowly. Lol a woman will bulk up on 15 pounds.

Bulking is much less about the weight than the calories/protein.

A women will absolutely NOT get bulky doing chest press with 15lb dumbbells.

And keep in mind, the women that you think is "bulky" from deadlifting, is the one the with the booty everyone is looking at. Lets not act like a little bit of size is a bad thing

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You'll basically see results from anything. I wouldn't recommend lifting too heavy or you'll start to bulk out and look weird, especially if you are a woman.

Please don't offer advice.

A man can easily lift 50 pounds in the arms and 200 pounds on legs- 150-200 pounds on chest press and they grow slowly. Lol a woman will bulk up on 15 pounds.

You’ll see results if you are consistent and patient. And like a previous poster mentioned, also take days for recovery which is a must do to let your muscles actually heal and grow. More important than the actual pound of weight is that you are able to do the lifts controlled and correct. Slow is better than fast since you just use momentum for the latter. And if you can do more than say 10 reps generally (I just threw up a number) without much difficulty, it’s time to go up - you need to struggle on the last few reps and get to the point where you really can’t push that weight up anymore if you want to grow.

You shouldn’t be doing strength 5 days a week unless you are rotating legs and arms. You’ll need recovery time.

Anonymous wrote:You'll basically see results from anything. I wouldn't recommend lifting too heavy or you'll start to bulk out and look weird, especially if you are a woman.

Please don't offer advice.

If you want to get strong, you must lift heavy! The Crossfit "Fran" workout women's prescription is 65 lbs., lifted overhead for 21 repetitions, then 15, and then 9. That is an aerobic workout, and strength workouts would be much heavier.

Read "Starting Strength" by Mark Rippetoe. He advocates lifting three times per week.

Barbell squat - 3 sets of 5 reps,
Overhead press or bench press, 3x5,
Deadlift (1x5) or power cleans (5x3).

Try to increase the weights every workout.
Forget about dumbbell paper-weights. A barbell and Starting Strength will make you strong!

I'm a weight lifting simpleton, but a rule of thumb that seems to work pretty well is to find a weight you can do like 10 reps with over the course of 3 sets. Ideally, it will be challenging to finish the 10th rep on the first set and really hard to finish on the 3rd set.

Also, you won't "bulk up" by accident.

NP here. 44F, 5'2", 121lbs. I've seen noticeable results doing Peloton strength training 3x per week since late September. I started out with just one set of adjustable dumbbell set that went up to 12.5 lbs, and just upgraded in January to a full set of Peloton dumbbells. While I bought up to 25lbs, I'm still getting used to the 15lbs. I also bike 3x per week but never exceed the amount of time that I'm strength training (to avoid over eating). Love Callie's workouts and still find them very challenging after 4 months.

Yes in your arms and shoulders, but what about your lower body? Peloton alone won't take care of that.

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by these comments. I do strength exercise about 4x a week but I do:

Cardio
Leg press machine, 3 sets of 10 at 100 lbs
7.5 lb dumbells, various arm exercises, 3 sets of 10 each

I am 5'7", 135 and 36 years old. Do I need to increase my weight? I kind of think 7.5 in each hand feels heavy!

Yes. I would go heavier.

Or do your first set of 3 with the 10s and then then next 2 with the 7.5

Or try a drop set. Do a set of curls with the 10s or 15s for a set of 5, and then quickly grab the 7.5 and go to failure.

Mix it up

Anonymous wrote:You'll basically see results from anything. I wouldn't recommend lifting too heavy or you'll start to bulk out and look weird, especially if you are a woman.

Sigh, no she won't.

If she wants toned shoulders, or a round booty, she needs heavier than a 15lb dumbbell. A lot heavier for the booty, and probably a barbell

Being scared to lift weights because you think you'll look like a bulky bodybuilder is like being scared to drive because you think you'll become a nascar driver.

Plus, if you're trying to look more attractive, a thick legs are the ideal right now

You will build muscle with light weights as long as you challenge yourself. That is, the last few reps should feel MUCH harder than the first few, though you don't have to work to exhaustion. That can be 5 reps, or 25 reps. We don't know what the appropriate weight is for you, so just try it with what you have and see how it goes. If you do 20-25 reps with the weight you have and it doesn't challenge you, then get heavier weights.

See, e.g.,
https://sweatscience.com/building-muscle-with-light-weights/

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by these comments. I do strength exercise about 4x a week but I do:

Cardio
Leg press machine, 3 sets of 10 at 100 lbs
7.5 lb dumbells, various arm exercises, 3 sets of 10 each

I am 5'7", 135 and 36 years old. Do I need to increase my weight? I kind of think 7.5 in each hand feels heavy!

I def think you can go heavier. I’m older than you and smaller than you and I use 20 lb dumbbells. And I know other women who go heavier!

I'm surprised by these comments. I do strength exercise about 4x a week but I do:

Cardio
Leg press machine, 3 sets of 10 at 100 lbs
7.5 lb dumbells, various arm exercises, 3 sets of 10 each

I am 5'7", 135 and 36 years old. Do I need to increase my weight? I kind of think 7.5 in each hand feels heavy!

those are baby weights. you’ll get stronger but won’t look any different.