Weight training for women – how much weight to start with and how much is safe?
Posted by NoChubbyHubby on April 14, 2010
I’ve just started weight training exercises and I was just wondering what is the average weight a woman can bench press and curl when she first starts, and how much weight is safe for a woman to build up to?
and I have always heard that woman can lift weights and not look like the women in body building magazines. Am I wrong? That’s not the look I’m after.
I don’t want to look like a man for God’s sake
thetexaspsycho2003 said,
It depends on your stature. I would suggest starting off doing very little weight. If you can’t easily lift it, then don’t try. Get use to lifting and you will learn what your body can handle.
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Yes, you can workout with weights and not look like a female body builder.
mistincat said,
Dont do it, for the love of god dont do it..do you want to end upo like one of those freaky female body builders with arms bigger than my legs?
It just aint right…the humanity of such a question…..
vikings_41 said,
the best way to start is to write down a list of exercises you want to do (or parts of your body you want to imporve and ask someone) then once you know how to do each exercise play with the weights a little bit until you find a weight you can do 30 times (10 repititons 3 times, not 30 in a row). Once you find that weight, make sure it isnt too easy but if you went heavier u might not beable to do it, work with that for about a week to get the muscles used to the extra work so you arent painfully stiff. After that move up little by little in weight, once you can do the next weight up 30 times, do the next one up. Don’t be a fraid of bulking up, your muscles will have to grow to get the tone you want. Once you think you have that tone, you will move to an “endurance” program. This entails lifting your most previous weights not just 30 times, but essentailly, consecutively until you cant to it anymore. This will keep your muscles active and at that level, dont just stop working out, you will lose all your hard work.
Remember, you will be tired and it will suck for a little while, but its all about getting that extra curl or press in when you feel tired. Best of luck!
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