randk 2005

[randk]

hey I'm back. Had some personal stuff to take care of and then the computer melted But we are up and running again. Mz24k, thanks for the tweak, I am adding more protien...it is hard to eat all that but I am getting close. Mzl I am up to 15 reps but am pushing the last couple. I will be alert to when to bump it up, thanx. Shadow, thanks for the input as well.

 

[The Shadow]

yep

 

[Sassy69]

Ah i didnt know that. Yeah starting off a little slower would be a good idea for the first say 3-4 weeks. But what do you mean by 'lighter weights'? I'm thinking something around the 15- 16-rep range. If you can pump out more reps than that, you can probably go a bit heavier. Anyone else's opinons on this?

Generally I've rep'd in the 12 -15 range, but recently moving it down lower to 8-10. If I can do 8 solid reps at a certain weight I'll see how I feel to go up to the next weight increment -- if I"m feeling strong, I'll do it. If not I'll do another set at that weight and shoot for another solid 9-10. If I can clear 10, then I'll go up. On some I've plateaued and the available weight increments are too much to move up (e.g. for front raises + my tendonitis problems). So I'll look for other ways to make the reps I can do more intense - e.g. superset, hold the rep at the top, slow down the negative, etc. Also for some exercises that I maybe do w/ dumbbells and can't clear a weight plateau, I might move over to the equivalent exercise on a barbell, a cable or a machine. Just anythign to avoid repeating the same weight with the same equipment on the same exercise at the same rep.

 

[randk]

thanx sassy. maybe it is time for me to increase the wight.

 

[Sassy69]

I generally look at each workout to see if I've made improvements in some way -- be it weight, reps, intensity, whatever. As long as I feel I'm accomplishing something and not short-sheeting myself. The one litmus test I run is "Is my form tight?" If I was able to do the higher weight but maybe the reps were a little shaky at the end, I check myself -- was I doign them too fast to just get thru a number of reps or getting too tired at the end? If so, do your next set at the same weight but slow it up and hold the form tight. If I get tired much sooner, its probably better that I drop the weight some & get my form tight.

I guess I'm learning that you don't necessarily have to be lifting the heaviest weights, but you do need to be sure you aren't "cheating" and also that you don't have to lift heavy to get results. There are always other ways you can jack up the intensity. But don't hold yourself back because "you are a girl" or you are just getting into it. Part of what I love about weight lifting is testing my boundaries with a view to consistency & form.

 

[Miss24k]

hey I'm back. Had some personal stuff to take care of and then the computer melted But we are up and running again. Mz24k, thanks for the tweak, I am adding more protien...it is hard to eat all that but I am getting close. Mzl I am up to 15 reps but am pushing the last couple. I will be alert to when to bump it up, thanx. Shadow, thanks for the input as well.

No problem hun

You'll get used to eating that much...lol I have the opposite problem.

 

[skittles]

hey I'm back. Had some personal stuff to take care of and then the computer melted But we are up and running again. Mz24k, thanks for the tweak, I am adding more protien...it is hard to eat all that but I am getting close. Mzl I am up to 15 reps but am pushing the last couple. I will be alert to when to bump it up, thanx. Shadow, thanks for the input as well.

If your finding it hard to eat that much, buy some protein powder (I think it was already suggested) Makes it alot easier to get your proper requirments