Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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How hvy the weights?

boop59
boop59
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Joined: 2003/10/23
United States
2003/10/23, 10:35 AM
I have my new workout regime, but I don't know how heavy my weights should be. Is there a formula or something I should know about?
richardjst
richardjst
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Joined: 2002/07/13
United States
2003/10/23, 11:09 AM
Filling out your profile will help us give you a better answer...but as for weights used you have to experiment within the repitition guide...if you go above the top number to light, below it's to heavy...your reps are your guide not your absolute...and as far as formula's im against those they work good but one can become stronger than a formula and formulas just don't account for "off days" so id steer clear...hopefully some of this makes sense and helps...good luck

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Floyd123
Floyd123
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Joined: 2003/10/22
Canada
2003/10/23, 01:42 PM
hello Boop, I wondered the same thing. there is a fantastic article at the following website that was perfect. It also explains about the perfect cardio based on your body shape.
http://www.simonsays.com/excerpt.cfm?isbn=0743211448

Hope it works,
azredhead57
azredhead57
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Joined: 2003/04/11
United States
2003/10/23, 02:51 PM
That is great reading, and I agree with almost everything. What he says about hourglas shapes avoiding all resistance type exercises and heavy weights raises an eyebrow though.

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