Benching 55 lbs:How strong am I?
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From: Unruh on 13 May 2006 18:52 Let me describe myself. I`m 35. I am 5`6 and weight about 140 lbs I went to the gym today for the first time. My bench was the bar + 5 lb weights on each side for 8 reps. My arms started shaking on the last one. My dumbell curls were 10 lbs for 16 reps. I was straining on the last one. I think I did pretty well, but the personal trainer said I was below what most people did on their first day. Is she right?
From: PFT30K@excite.com on 13 May 2006 19:00 Don't waste ur time w/ the bench press. Concentrate on the 45 degree leg press. U ultimately deliver more weight to ur nervous system and gain more. There just isn't enuff muscle/nerve tissue to stimulate as compared to ur lower body (65% of the human body's muscle mass is below the waist (glutes,quads, hams, gastroc/soleus). Muscle growth is NOT localized is systemic.
From: John on 13 May 2006 19:35 If your personal trainer made you do your max weights on your first visit, get a new one. The first visit to the gym should be with a bare bar (no weights) concentrating on form not max weights. Without good form, you will very soon injure yourself. "Unruh" <unruh27(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1147560771.915774.34350(a)i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Let me describe myself. I`m 35. I am 5`6 and weight about 140 lbs > I went to the gym today for the first time. My bench was the bar + 5 lb > weights on each side for 8 reps. My arms started shaking on the last > one. My dumbell curls were 10 lbs for 16 reps. I was straining on the > last one. > I think I did pretty well, but the personal trainer said I was below > what most people did on their first day. Is she right? >
From: PFT30K@excite.com on 13 May 2006 19:41 Don't take mine or some loser who does coward insults thru the internet. Ask Pete Sisco, he' put more muscle on more people than anyone on Google. EMG (eletrical muscle activity guage) bears out the FACT that the overall anabolic effect of squats/leg presses is MUCH higher ANY upper body exercise. IWO, u gain more overall strength by NOT directly working ur "pecs" or "lats" than directly working them thru inferior exercises. Univ of Southern Mississippi recently proved this along w/ the indisputetable fact that for size/strength purposes full range reps are unnecessary. Flame on!!! Or Bring it on??? I gotta go do a few site injects....
From: Phil Abel on 13 May 2006 19:44
"Unruh" <unruh27(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1147560771.915774.34350(a)i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Let me describe myself. I`m 35. I am 5`6 and weight about 140 lbs > I went to the gym today for the first time. My bench was the bar + 5 lb > weights on each side for 8 reps. My arms started shaking on the last > one. My dumbell curls were 10 lbs for 16 reps. I was straining on the > last one. > I think I did pretty well, but the personal trainer said I was below > what most people did on their first day. Is she right? Don't be too concerned with the amount (lack) of weight you are lifting. It's only day one, and it will take time for your muscles to get used to the new workload. If you are struggling to do 8 reps then the weight is probably too heavy. Concentrate on learning correct form to begin with using light weights, and SLOWLY increase the weight as your muscles adapt. Your PT doesn't sound like a very good motivator to me. |