Weights women lift

[Italianangel]

A board I frequent had a very neat thread about the weights women lift and their weight lifting success and goals.
Here is mine! Join in and post yours!

These are all for 3-4 sets of 8-10

1. Squat 185lb
2. Deadlift, (SLDL & Trad)175lb to 185lb
3. Bench Press (Bar and DB)135 / 50per
4. Biceps 60-65lb bar or 30lb DB per
5. Triceps- tri dips with 2 45lb plates on my lap, feet up on bench.
6. Delt Exercise and Weights
overhead 70lb bar or 37.5- 40lb DB per (my gym goes up in 2.5lb increments with their DBS)
7. Back i.e. rowing weights
40-45lb DB per for bent rows
8. pushups - I do them one armed for 50+ reps or I put feet up and add weight to my back.

My goals is to get back to doing more one arm chins, and back to be able to do 4x12 pullups and chins supersets as well as reps of 4 pullups with 25lb plate on chain.

I like to leg press 5x45 per side but want to work that into fuller range of motion and am on the lower end of sets and reps on this so I want to work this to be easier.
I want to work up to 55lb DB chest press, my best was 52.5.
I want to work up to 45lb DB shoulder press, my best was 42.5.

Linda

[gYmgIrL]

Awesome idea!!

WOW YOU LIFT SOME AWESOME WEIGHT!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to use you as a goal ok!?! Keep posting when you go up weight and I'll try and keep up! but I have some distance to go yet!!!


I transposed you to kilo and compared myself (as you do) (I'm in bold!)

1. Squat 83 Kgs 50kgs oh dear! 80 is going to be dooom tough! is that Ass to grass?

2. Deadlift 83 kilos 50kgs and i can hardly set the bastard up leave alone lift it!
3. Bench Press 61 kilos 30kgs on incline, jeebus i have to double it!!!
4. Biceps 30 kgs 25kgs preacher, pretty close!!
5. Triceps - dips + 40kgs i may or may not have lots of trouble doing it without any weight :P
7. Back i.e. rowing weights 40-45lb DB per for bent rows 20kgs i did 22.5 kilo dumbel one armed rows today!!!!

Jeebus i got some work to do!!

I should add more hey?

lat pulldowns = 56 kilos
seated row = 60 kilos (can only get one set of that out though!)

hmm, i cant think of any more!

[Italianangel]

No, I used to get 90 degrees in my bend in squat but am back to partials as I Have not done this in a spell, not this heavy. I used to do 205 to 90 degrees bent. I can get ass to heels with a 45lb plate a side maybe at most.
My deads are partials too now, with 185, 20 less and I get them full but I use partials to get to fulls, gotta start somewhere and that is how I push, my body responds well to that.
Great lifts girl!!!
Linda

[pamgid]

Originally Posted by Italianangel

A board I frequent had a very neat thread about the weights women lift and their weight lifting success and goals.
Here is mine! Join in and post yours!

These are all for 3-4 sets of 8-10

1. Squat 185lb
2. Deadlift, (SLDL & Trad)175lb to 185lb
3. Bench Press (Bar and DB)135 / 50per
4. Biceps 60-65lb bar or 30lb DB per
5. Triceps- tri dips with 2 45lb plates on my lap, feet up on bench.
6. Delt Exercise and Weights
overhead 70lb bar or 37.5- 40lb DB per (my gym goes up in 2.5lb increments with their DBS)
7. Back i.e. rowing weights
40-45lb DB per for bent rows
8. pushups - I do them one armed for 50+ reps or I put feet up and add weight to my back.

My goals is to get back to doing more one arm chins, and back to be able to do 4x12 pullups and chins supersets as well as reps of 4 pullups with 25lb plate on chain.

I like to leg press 5x45 per side but want to work that into fuller range of motion and am on the lower end of sets and reps on this so I want to work this to be easier.
I want to work up to 55lb DB chest press, my best was 52.5.
I want to work up to 45lb DB shoulder press, my best was 42.5.

Linda

this is NICE!! here are my best but they are only for 1 set (my last sets)

1. Squat 140lb (some help on the last couple)
2. Deadlift, (SLDL & Trad)130lb to 140lb
3. Bench Press DB) 45 (55 but 6 reps)
4. Biceps 50lb ez-bar
5. Back i.e. rowing weights 35lb DB per for bent rows
6. Leg Press: 360x10 (have also tried 450 only got 4)
7. Hammer curls: 25x10
8. Shoulder Press 30x10

I usually start light and work my way up with 5lb increases with db as this is all my gym has. with plates it's 10lbs increases (per set) . How do you increase per set or rather how would you recommend that I increase set wise?

[JoeBAR]

Originally Posted by gYmgIrL

Awesome idea!!

WOW YOU LIFT SOME AWESOME WEIGHT!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to use you as a goal ok!?! Keep posting when you go up weight and I'll try and keep up! but I have some distance to go yet!!!


I transposed you to kilo and compared myself (as you do) (I'm in bold!)

1. Squat 83 Kgs 50kgs oh dear! 80 is going to be dooom tough! is that Ass to grass?

2. Deadlift 83 kilos 50kgs and i can hardly set the bastard up leave alone lift it!
3. Bench Press 61 kilos 30kgs on incline, jeebus i have to double it!!!
4. Biceps 30 kgs 25kgs preacher, pretty close!!
5. Triceps - dips + 40kgs i may or may not have lots of trouble doing it without any weight :P
7. Back i.e. rowing weights 40-45lb DB per for bent rows 20kgs i did 22.5 kilo dumbel one armed rows today!!!!

Jeebus i got some work to do!!

I should add more hey?

lat pulldowns = 56 kilos
seated row = 60 kilos (can only get one set of that out though!)

hmm, i cant think of any more!

You need to trash that useless no calories diet you're on, I'm sure you'll get to lift some weight once you start eating some real food

[JarheadRI]

I second what JoeBar said GG! Get rid of that crap! Stick to the Italian Angel diet of brown rice, chicken, and tuna! I lost a lot of bf on that and maintained most of my muscle while doing it!

[tooncesthecat]

Originally Posted by Italianangel

pushups - I do them one armed for 50+ reps or I put feet up and add weight to my back.

Are you kidding That's insane!

[Belsicilia]

OMG I totally love the 50 + one am pushups, thats in one set without stopping right?? Fricken beautiful- your my star Linda You know I am push ups obsessed!! So any advice for someone that wants to do the one arm push ups, but never has?? One of my goals is to become a push up queen

AND also a CHIN UP pro, I am only using the assisted machine right now. My goal is to eventually get to do 10 reps on my own- I ahve no clue how to get there. Someone at the gym told me "you just have to do the chin ups on a regular basis, frequently and then they will come along. But I can't do one on my own!!

Maybe I need someone to spot me till I can manage a few on my own.Or should I really go heavy with lat pulldown machine?? any suggestions would be great!

thanks
Piera

[wildstang]

Originally Posted by Belsicilia

OMG I totally love the 50 + one am pushups, thats in one set without stopping right?? Fricken beautiful- your my star Linda You know I am push ups obsessed!! So any advice for someone that wants to do the one arm push ups, but never has?? One of my goals is to become a push up queen

AND also a CHIN UP pro, I am only using the assisted machine right now. My goal is to eventually get to do 10 reps on my own- I ahve no clue how to get there. Someone at the gym told me "you just have to do the chin ups on a regular basis, frequently and then they will come along. But I can't do one on my own!!

Maybe I need someone to spot me till I can manage a few on my own.Or should I really go heavy with lat pulldown machine?? any suggestions would be great!

thanks
Piera

besides trying them periodicaly with own body weight and cant quite seem to get them, the lat machine will definitely help as long as you also utilize your handhold in what would be considered a pullup spacing.
using this method you will hit all the same muscle groups as if you was doing a pullup and can progessivly add weight over time and b4 you know it you will be doing pullups!

[gYmgIrL]

I was really surprised when I did my first pull ups! I had a trainer tell me to do it cause I just assumed I couldnt and she held my legs and i used straps to hold on to, she counted down from five or something and secretly let go for the last two.

A bit like when you dont know your parents arent stabilizing your bike anymore!

Wow its been a year since then! lets see how far I came!

1. Squat 50 Kgs oh, so I may have stopped working out my quads directly I also lost lots of theigh fat. And now while cutting, i highly doubt it's even 50 anymore! haha

2. Deadlift 50kgs uuuurrrmmm, well I dont do 50 anymore

3. Bench Press uhh, so i stopped working out chest too.. *clears throat*

4. Biceps 15kg dumbells! woot went up in something

5. Triceps - dips yaaay, i do heaps good on these now! i have nothing to weight down my dips though so i just superset them, but i can do a million otherwise, rather than the 1 or 2 i could do last year

7. Back - I'm better at this now too! I managed to bust out a few reps on 67 kilos and I only weigh 48kg! Jamie Eason back here I come!

[pamgid]

P I too love doing push ups....I remember however when I just started working out, I could not do even 1...was reduced to the knee ups... the bad old days.........

On another note...what's the deal with running and weight lifting. I've got a friend that was told not to combine the two. We planned to do a 6ml run tomorrow but she called me last night to say the person she was working with told her he didn't want her running...any clues from anyone or is more information needed?

[JarheadRI]

Originally Posted by Belsicilia

OMG I totally love the 50 + one am pushups, thats in one set without stopping right?? Fricken beautiful- your my star Linda You know I am push ups obsessed!! So any advice for someone that wants to do the one arm push ups, but never has?? One of my goals is to become a push up queen

AND also a CHIN UP pro, I am only using the assisted machine right now. My goal is to eventually get to do 10 reps on my own- I ahve no clue how to get there. Someone at the gym told me "you just have to do the chin ups on a regular basis, frequently and then they will come along. But I can't do one on my own!!

Maybe I need someone to spot me till I can manage a few on my own.Or should I really go heavy with lat pulldown machine?? any suggestions would be great!

thanks
Piera

Another thing to try is doing 'NEGATIVE' reps. That is stand on a bench or something holding the bar with your chin over it. Let go and try and hold it as long as you can and then LOWER yourself as slow as possible. A lot of people swear by negative reps and it's ability to get you stronger. I am one of them as I have had great success with them.

[JoeBAR]

Originally Posted by pamgid

P I too love doing push ups....I remember however when I just started working out, I could not do even 1...was reduced to the knee ups... the bad old days.........

On another note...what's the deal with running and weight lifting. I've got a friend that was told not to combine the two. We planned to do a 6ml run tomorrow but she called me last night to say the person she was working with told her he didn't want her running...any clues from anyone or is more information needed?

Tell her to stop wasting her money and get rid of the trainer!

[wildstang]

Originally Posted by pamgid

P I too love doing push ups....I remember however when I just started working out, I could not do even 1...was reduced to the knee ups... the bad old days.........

On another note...what's the deal with running and weight lifting. I've got a friend that was told not to combine the two. We planned to do a 6ml run tomorrow but she called me last night to say the person she was working with told her he didn't want her running...any clues from anyone or is more information needed?

reason most people say not to run while lifting to put on size is its known to cause atrophy. but if proper pre and post nutrition you can cut back on the amount of muscle lost. its a trade off 4 having a healthier heart (running).
not only does it make your heart healthier but it increases endurance and overall well being. for pre workout (run) a protein shake suffices for me if i do cardio after workout weights and immediately upon finish with the run another protein drink and a gatorade has sufficed untill dinner was prepared.
also known fact if one runs in the morning upon wakening and before eating it triggers the body to burn more fat as fuel since glycogen levels are lower from the long sleep period.