Weightlifting
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Roger Wright wrote:
The worst is the dumbell curls - I'm stuck at 15 kg
Most of the weightlifting I do is like that. I started lifting in my early 30's, and made progress for about 3 years or so. Since then (I'm 45 now), I've been pretty much stuck at the same weight ranges. I can occasionally bump the weight up a few pounds on a given exercise, but then I end up reducing it later because something hurts more than just simple exertion would cause.
Roger Wright wrote:
Of course you're a youngster in his prime, and I'm an old fart
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Software Zen:
delete this;:laugh::laugh: I shouldn't be too upset by my lack of progress; I've only been at it for a year, so I guess I'm still a beginner. Better late than never, they say...
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In Toronto, Smitha dragged me to her Power Gym class. A couple of dozen women, one guy who looked like he walked out of a bodybuilder contest, one very old man (I was shocked to see him there, he looked 70) and poor me. The next 60 minutes were a disaster from my perspective. I couldn't lift even the low weights and everyone else seemed quite comfortable. Worst part of it was that I was in the middle row and everyone behind me could see my struggles. Needless to say that was my last day at the Gym.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Needless to say that was my last day at the Gym.
Where's your sense of challenge? Righteous indignation? That should have been your first of a lifetime in the gym! Don't let those lifeless hunks of cold metal beat you! Not to mention Smitha...;P
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How many of you guys are into this? I was at it in the gym today and managed to up my squat to 180kg - only 2 reps mind, before collapsing - but I reckon I could of pushed it higher if I hadnt done 3 sets already. I will get to that 200kg :-D. Bench is at 110kg and deadlift at 150kg - dont have targets for those though.
Nnamdi Onyeyiri wrote:
Bench is at 110kg
That's about my max bench, too, though it was almost 10 years ago. I'm sure it is substantially less, now.
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My primary form of exercise is running and bicycling, but I do lift weights twice a week. I don't do free-weight squats any longer; I've got arthritis in my lower back, and I can't keep the weight stable :sigh:. I use a squat press machine at my gym as a substitute. You lie on your back and press the weight up with your legs. I'll either do 3 sets of 15-20 with 200 lbs loaded on the machine, or 3 sets of 8-10 with 400 lbs loaded. I don't do the heavier version very often, because it leaves my legs sore for a week.
Nnamdi Onyeyiri wrote:
Bench is at 110kg
Jeez, everybody in the free world benches more than I do ;P. Even though I'm a fairly big guy (6'1", 217 lbs), my best bench press is 3 sets of 10 with 120 pounds on the bar. It must have something to do with my long arms and narrow shoulders. I have no idea what I could do for a single lift. The one place where I seem to do well at weightlifting are upper back exercises. Lat pull-downs, bent over rows, etc. all seem pretty easy, even at weights my workout partner frowns at :cool:.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
I don't do the heavier version very often, because it leaves my legs sore for a week.
I did the deadlift on monday - after not doing them for months, and it left me with a sore back which has only today stopped aching.
Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
The one place where I seem to do well at weightlifting are upper back exercises. Lat pull-downs, bent over rows, etc. all seem pretty easy, even at weights my workout partner frowns at
*thumb up smiley*
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"Into" wouldn't be the right word. I dread it, but regard weight lifting as a part of a balanced exercise program. It's my least favorite part, but I do manage to give it a go a couple times a week. Squats I don't do except in karate class. Instead I use the leg press - a widget that isolates just the legs - and squeek out about 230 kg, 3 sets of 10-15 reps. Ditto for the bench press - I don't use the bar. But I do dumbell presses at 25 kg, and hope one day to work up to 1.5 to 2 x my own weight. I manage leg extensions at 90 kg, but don't plan to go higher than 100; the machine can't be set higher than that. The worst is the dumbell curls - I'm stuck at 15 kg and can't seem to get past it. As for deadlifts, I have no idea what those are, but it sounds like something you do to hide a body. Haven't had to do that in years... Of course you're a youngster in his prime, and I'm an old fart. Gotta have realistic goals here.:-D
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Roger Wright wrote:
It's my least favorite part
Most people I talk to say that - its my favorite. I find it relaxing.
Roger Wright wrote:
Instead I use the leg press
I used to use that occasionally, but found I could move a lot more with that than the free weight, and now I can max the machine barely breaking sweat. Strange how much extra effort a free weight squat takes.
Roger Wright wrote:
but don't plan to go higher than 100; the machine can't be set higher than that
That shouldnt stop you - does the gym not have those strange little extra free weights designed to fit onto the machine?
Roger Wright wrote:
As for deadlifts, I have no idea what those are
This[^] is a good explanation of them, it has a little animation of it.
Roger Wright wrote:
Of course you're a youngster in his prime
:-D
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Nnamdi Onyeyiri wrote:
How many of you guys are into this?
I was an amateur bodybuilder for many years, and was even in a competition! Loved it, and all the hours per day in the gym. Unfortunately, when the kids came along, I had (elected) to give it up. I just this past month started going again, but only for 45 minutes per day. It feels good to experience that burn again.
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DavidCrow wrote:
and was even in a competition!
Cool, I dont think im strong enough for a strong man type competition, and aim carrying a bit too much on the stomach for a "ooh look at me" type competition too - all being sorted now though :cool:
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In Toronto, Smitha dragged me to her Power Gym class. A couple of dozen women, one guy who looked like he walked out of a bodybuilder contest, one very old man (I was shocked to see him there, he looked 70) and poor me. The next 60 minutes were a disaster from my perspective. I couldn't lift even the low weights and everyone else seemed quite comfortable. Worst part of it was that I was in the middle row and everyone behind me could see my struggles. Needless to say that was my last day at the Gym.
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
I couldn't lift even the low weights and everyone else seemed quite comfortable.
The gym at my university is used by several national and world class athletes, as well as the cities rugby team (and recently England rugby). When I first joined I wasnt running as well as the athletes, or lifting as much as the rugby players, but seeing them do better than me is one of the things that pushed me to do better.
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I hire people to do the heavy lifting. ;)
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How many of you guys are into this? I was at it in the gym today and managed to up my squat to 180kg - only 2 reps mind, before collapsing - but I reckon I could of pushed it higher if I hadnt done 3 sets already. I will get to that 200kg :-D. Bench is at 110kg and deadlift at 150kg - dont have targets for those though.
I've been lifting on and off since I was about 10 years old. At 50, my best bench was 160kg and best squat and deadlift 200kg. Of course, I'm a fairly big guy, 195cm and 125kg, so that gives me a headstart. :) My guideline is that max squat and deads should be roughly the same weight as each other and max bench about 75 - 80% of that. If your deadlift and bench aren't keeping up, you may want to examine your technique.
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Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:
I hire people to do the heavy lifting.
I use machinery.
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Nnamdi Onyeyiri wrote:
How many of you guys are into this?
I was an amateur bodybuilder for many years, and was even in a competition! Loved it, and all the hours per day in the gym. Unfortunately, when the kids came along, I had (elected) to give it up. I just this past month started going again, but only for 45 minutes per day. It feels good to experience that burn again.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
I am happy that I am young and active. I did some heavy overhead bar tricep workout yesterday (80Lbs approx). It is painful now, but gotta love that pain :cool:
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How many of you guys are into this? I was at it in the gym today and managed to up my squat to 180kg - only 2 reps mind, before collapsing - but I reckon I could of pushed it higher if I hadnt done 3 sets already. I will get to that 200kg :-D. Bench is at 110kg and deadlift at 150kg - dont have targets for those though.
My best: Bench - 100 kg Squat - 160 kg Deadlift - 160 kg
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In Toronto, Smitha dragged me to her Power Gym class. A couple of dozen women, one guy who looked like he walked out of a bodybuilder contest, one very old man (I was shocked to see him there, he looked 70) and poor me. The next 60 minutes were a disaster from my perspective. I couldn't lift even the low weights and everyone else seemed quite comfortable. Worst part of it was that I was in the middle row and everyone behind me could see my struggles. Needless to say that was my last day at the Gym.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
C++/CLI in ActionFly on your way like an eagle Fly as high as the sun On your wings like an eagle Fly and touch the sun
The only challenge is against yourself. Every day you get out there and try is another day you build a better Nish. Everybody that looks like they are lifting effortlessly has gone through months of struggling exactly like you.
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I'll give that a try! Maybe a bigger beer mug?
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Roger Wright wrote:
Maybe a bigger beer mug?
That's the way to go. Though if you check out my direct post to the op, it's the advice my powerlifting professor gave me and it worked out quite well for her. At least I'd never think of telling her she was wrong. :omg: Even though she gave up competing she could still crush me with her pinky.
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How many of you guys are into this? I was at it in the gym today and managed to up my squat to 180kg - only 2 reps mind, before collapsing - but I reckon I could of pushed it higher if I hadnt done 3 sets already. I will get to that 200kg :-D. Bench is at 110kg and deadlift at 150kg - dont have targets for those though.
Could you lift my weights for me? *Flutters eyelashes* :rolleyes:
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I am happy that I am young and active. I did some heavy overhead bar tricep workout yesterday (80Lbs approx). It is painful now, but gotta love that pain :cool:
brahmma wrote:
I did some heavy overhead bar tricep workout yesterday...
Do you French Presses?
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brahmma wrote:
I did some heavy overhead bar tricep workout yesterday...
Do you French Presses?
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Yes, I do occassional Frecnh presses too. I just did a 200KG of leg press yesterday. I have a severely paining thighs and a painful lower back now. :cool: I never knew I could do it this much, my previous best was 125KG.
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Could you lift my weights for me? *Flutters eyelashes* :rolleyes:
Bring 'em on. ;) *stares at fluttering eyelashes*
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Roger Wright wrote:
It's my least favorite part
Most people I talk to say that - its my favorite. I find it relaxing.
Roger Wright wrote:
Instead I use the leg press
I used to use that occasionally, but found I could move a lot more with that than the free weight, and now I can max the machine barely breaking sweat. Strange how much extra effort a free weight squat takes.
Roger Wright wrote:
but don't plan to go higher than 100; the machine can't be set higher than that
That shouldnt stop you - does the gym not have those strange little extra free weights designed to fit onto the machine?
Roger Wright wrote:
As for deadlifts, I have no idea what those are
This[^] is a good explanation of them, it has a little animation of it.
Roger Wright wrote:
Of course you're a youngster in his prime
:-D
Nnamdi Onyeyiri wrote:
does the gym not have those strange little extra free weights designed to fit onto the machine?
Nope. It's a plate-type, with no extension bars. And it's only 100 lbs, actually, if you do the math on the pulleys and levers.:-D
Nnamdi Onyeyiri wrote:
Strange how much extra effort a free weight squat takes.
Not at all strange. The leg press machine lifts the weights, only, while doing squats you're lifting your own weight as well. Plus, using a leg press, because it's on a slope, you only lift a fraction of the loaded weight - P = L sin (angle). Since the angle of this one is about 60° the actual lift weight is about 87% of the loaded weight.
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