Group: Beginners to Exercise

Beginners to Exercise
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How much weight to lift

andrewlandolfi
andrewlandolfi
Posts: 12
Joined: 2007/11/11
United States
2008/02/26, 06:17 PM
i have been doing a lot of pushup and other body work, but i want to gain some more strength. i just started lifting and i was wondering how much weight should i be lifting(my max, a little less than max,) i have no clue i need some help
Carivan
Carivan
Posts: 8,542
Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2008/02/26, 10:59 PM
Always lift a weight that you can do with proper form and that gives you the most resistance on the last three reps of the set. Remember that form is more important than weight level as you can eventually injure yourself.

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Ivan

Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)
Pemdas
Pemdas
Posts: 973
Joined: 2004/07/22
United States
2008/02/27, 01:28 PM
No where near you max, which you don't know anyway. Just pick something light to start out with and work your way up.