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- Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:23 pm
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: What am I doing wrong?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2088
Overtraining?
swanso5 and all, I'm following the Weekly Dumbell Workout Plan to give me some basic muscle that is provided on this site before I start doing other things. http://www.shapefit.com/workout-questions-dumbbell-workouts.html The plan has been working for me as I have increased the weight by over 50% si...
- Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:58 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: What am I doing wrong?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2088
What am I doing wrong?
Hello Everyone, I'm only lifting for a couple of weeks with dumbbells and I must be doing something wrong. I appreciate your help and thank you in advance. Friday was biceps day. I did 3X10 sets of 60% of 10 rep max as a warm up, 1 set of 10 rep max, 60 second break, then max +5 to failure. From the...
- Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:50 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: Are Powerblocks all they seem to be?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2295
Powerblocks Opinion
Jonny and All, I decided to order a set of Powerblocks against your opinion Jonny and I have to tell you that they are fantastic! The space savings, change over time and the comfort of the grip have made me a satisfied customer. They come in weights up to 130 pounds each, which would be 59k for you....
- Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:16 am
- Forum: Weight Loss/Fat Loss
- Topic: Lose 28 pounds in 4 weeks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4342
New review site about weight loss pills has been launched, more info to come...Weight Loss Pills :? How can you in good conscience recommend a product that the main ingredient, in this case hoodia, with no scientific basis for it's use, no approval by any government equivalent of the FDA and no cli...
- Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:01 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: Are Powerblocks all they seem to be?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2295
Are Powerblocks all they seem to be?
Hello again, I'm new to this so please excuse me if question is redundant to you. I have been using a regular pair of dumbbells, you know the plate with the spin on locks. I'm getting tired of moving/storing plates and want to make workout more continous. In looking into the adjustable dumbbells and...
- Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:53 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: How much weight should I be lifting to grow?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2406
Thank you Sarah.
I have been lifting only a short time and working with about 35 lb dumbbells at this point for everything doing 15 reps before failure. It looks like from your answer it's time to up it a bit.
Thanks,
Thanks,
- Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:22 pm
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: How much weight should I be lifting to grow?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2406
How much weight should I be lifting to grow?
Hello All, I'm new to this great site and it's a pleasure to read some great posts here, but after many hours of searching I can find no answer to question. I'm 50 years old, quite strong but due to injuries like destroying a knee and crushing a shoulder in a fall I have become a fat old man. I'm fo...