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Can someone help a newbie?

Freedan Posts: 11 Joined: 2004/02/26	2004/02/27, 07:42 PM I just recently got into lifting weights and I have a problem with lifting. Whenever I lift (curl, benchpress, just about anything) my arm/leg begins to shake. I can never complete the excerise in a fluid movement. I'm not 100% sure why. I don't shake when I lift VERY light weights. But I know that I can lift heavier. I can still complete the reptitions but it's embarassing benching 100 pounds and having my arms shaking so much it looks like I'm gonna drop the weight. I never really lifted before... and so I was wondering if anyone ever had any kind of experience with this. Or can give me any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/02/27, 07:45 PM This is normal your stabalizing muscles need to come up to speed keep going you will be ok. - Mike -------------- I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it is gone past me I will turn to see fear's path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain
smak67 Posts: 84 Joined: 2004/02/03	2004/02/27, 07:51 PM Welcome to FT. Mike is right, when I first started lifting I had that problem and it gradually went away. Then I stopped lifting for a year and when I started again, sure enough, got the shakes. They are gone now. Just keep working on it. Good luck. -------------- Sean... strive for excellence
Freedan Posts: 11 Joined: 2004/02/26	2004/02/27, 07:51 PM Thanks alot for the reply. Do you have any idea how long that might take?
jcannuck Posts: 210 Joined: 2004/01/31	2004/02/27, 08:16 PM It doesn't take that long, depending of course on how often you lift. Couple of months maybe, but you'll see steady improvement. Hang in there! It happened to alot of us! -------------- If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.--- Desiderata, Max Ehrmann, 1927
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/02/28, 06:43 AM If it makes you feel any better I just finished a legs split and I think everyone in the gym thought I was having a seizure my quads were wobbling so much! driving home was murder
vikingchild Posts: 143 Joined: 2004/02/18	2004/02/28, 06:58 AM hey i have them now and i found if you can do lighter weights go for it as long as technique is good just do more reps.i know people who allways use light weights and go with larger reps.in time all will be fine as the others said.just keep tring and welcome -------------- Dave "lost viking seeking Valhalla"
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/02/28, 07:06 AM Perversely I quite enjoy having the wobbly legs It makes me know I've reached failure
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2004/02/28, 12:26 PM If you're shaking through the entire set, not just the last couple of reps, then I think you're lifting too heavy. Maybe I'm being overly cautious but you should be able to maintain good form throughout the set. You may be able to lift heavier, but can you lift heavier and still perform the exercise correctly, that's what I would ask myself. If you've never really lifted before you're going to need some time for your body to adjust, not just your muscles, so don't let your ego get you hurt. I've been dealing w/ a shoulder injury since July; I haven't been back at the gym long, lost a ton of strength, and trust me, it is not worth it! I'm also having to start back very light so as far as being embarassed at the gym... well, it sucks. I feel your pain.
	2004/02/28, 12:37 PM What Jessica said. Form is much more important than weight. Repeat that over and over and over.:dumbbell: -------------- Some times life is like herding cats. Charlie
myoung6470 Posts: 75 Joined: 2003/10/30	2004/02/28, 04:27 PM What Charlie said.:) However, I've been where princesslodgey has been, where my wife thought I was having some sort of breakdown. That usually happens after sissy squats. And, like the Princess, I thought it was pretty cool.:) Seriously, go light and go slow. It won't take long for your muscles to catch up and it will feel great when they do. Thanks for the laugh Princess! -------------- Happy trails, Mike Young \"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.\" — Aristotle
pimple Posts: 490 Joined: 2003/07/08	2004/02/28, 06:20 PM What myoung6470 said. Be true to the game... -------------- 8.1 o_O http://www.hotornot.com/r/?eid=GEKZGLA&key=RLE
Freedan Posts: 11 Joined: 2004/02/26	2004/02/29, 04:12 AM Thank you all. I really appreciate the advice and motivation. I will lighten the load a little and do more reps and wait for this to go away. Knowing that I'm not alone helped alot, again thank you all for responding.
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/02/29, 04:16 AM Freedan you are more than welcome! We are here for you - Mike :dumbbell: -------------- I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it is gone past me I will turn to see fear's path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain