How much weight do you lift on your sets?

[EmyyWolf]

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How much weight do you lift on your sets? And how many sets do you do for one muscle?

Im a woman who wants to build muscle and grow muscle. So I know it’ll be harder for me.

[JackCarter]

I kind of have an unpopular opinion on that
I use High Intensity Training (HIT) and it advocates "1 set to failure"
So for a muscle group it's just some warmup and then just 1 set with often 6-10 reps to failure (Note the reps in progress diary to see if it increases on next session)

You can check out the late legendary Mike Mentzer and his teachings on YouTube if needed
It has really helped me not spend hours in the gym and have time for my other hobbies

[JackCarter]

Well said

[HippieVeganJewslim]

The heaviest dumbbell I have is eight kilos. I use that one when I do squats. When I do sit-ups, I use the 5kg one.

[HighValue]

Here's some advice.

1. If a joint starts to hurt while lifting weights stop exercising that body part for the day. "Pushing through" can damage it and cause you to not exercise for weeks.

2. Everyone I have ever met in real life has lied about how much weight they can lift. Whenever I brought them to my house to lift weights, on average they over exaggerated what they can lift by 40% or more.

3. More reps with less weight can make you stronger with denser muscles.

4. Don't work out the same muscle in consecutive days. Every other day at the most for a specific muscle is best.

5. Drink milk for protein and calcium. Helps to build muscle and strengthens your bones.

6. At first you won't experience much progress. Keep going for at least 3 months consistently at least 3 days per week and you will start getting noticable results.

[patrick994]

I do powerlifting, I can tell you my maxima in the fundamentals, I train many sets and few repetitions e. g. 8 sets of 3-5 repetitions.

Bench press 100 kg

squat 130 kg

deadlift 160 kg

military press 60 kg

rower 60 kg

pull up my weight with 30 kg ballast

dip on parallel bars my weight with 35 kg ballast

hipthrust 130 kg

lunges with dumbbells 50 kg

[Curiosity2006]

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[pascal_climbs]

If you want to build muscle do series of 10-12 reps until failure. Weight does not count. Choose a weight that makes your muscles sore the laste series and reps. This is different with building strength. Then you do sets of lower reps (5-8) but with heavy weights.

[Skull_Anon]

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[Miah05]

I weigh 110lbs

All workouts 3 sets 10, 8, 6

Bench 155lbs

Squat 225lbs

Deadlift 260lbs

Shoulder press 105lbs

Barbell curl 85lbs

[Redstang88]

Depends what lift we’re talking about. My last squat set was 365lbs, dumbbell flys was 25s I think. 3-5 sets 3-8 reps per lift, usually 5-6 lifts per workout.

There’s lots of good training programs you can look at based on what you want to do

[BLP11520]

Don’t put to much stress or torque on your elbows or shoulders trust me I have lifted weights my whole life you can build muscle with lighter weights

[EmyyWolf]

But with lighter weights you have to do more sets right?

[BLP11520]

Yes but use good form and posture

[BLP11520]

I used to weigh 238 pounds at just under 6 ft i never needed very heavy weights

[BLP11520]

Make sure to stretch and have warm muscles

[ShadezMcgee]

Depends on the muscles and whether I am going for a PR or building with stamina. Usually 3 sets of 10 is the norm for me when I do resistance and weight training.

[exitseven]

I try to lift as much as possible for 8=10 reps/ for 3 sets. I try and do two exercises per bodypart. I do some compound exercises as well like dips and pull ups.

[TiaNour]

I haven’t been to the gym in a while cause of my arm, but it was pretty high

[Anonymous]

25-50 pounds for 10-50 reps depending on the exercise

[Opinion Owner]

This might change if I start lifting heavy weights again. I'm just trying out how low weight high volume works.

[Opinion Owner]

10-50 reps and 3 to 5 sets depending on how my muscles feel.

[4ngelic]

less than a kilo