How much weight to lift?

[gurunathpdesai]

Hi,

I am 41 year old and had been working out for about 5 months.

I have been reading everywhere that the weights should be 70-75% of your 1RM. But is it true even for us who are above 40? Or should we be a little safer & go with lower weights?

I am asking this because I have developed peritendinitis calcarea (calcific deposits on the tendon) of the left shoulder & undergoing treatment. I am off the exercise for about two weeks now & feeling miserable.

training routine is as under -

Day 1 - Chest & triceps

Decline B/B press - 3 sets
Bench press - 3 sets
Incline D/B press - 2 sets
D/B flies - 3 sets
O/H tricep extension - 3 sets
tricep pushdown - 3 sets
rev. tricep dips - 2 sets

Day 2 - Back

Bent over B/B row - 3 sets
Seated rows - 3 sets
Lat pulldown - 3 sets
D/B pullover - 2 sets
D/B shrugs - 3 sets
deadlift - 3 sets

Day 3 - Cardio / Abs

for abs, decline crunches & leg raises

Day 4 - Legs

Squats - 3 sets
Hack squat - 2 sets
leg press - 3 sets
leg extension - 3 sets
leg curl - 3 sets
stiff legged deadlift - 3 sets
calf raises - 3 sets

Day 5 - same as day 3

Day 6 - Shoulders & biceps

O/H D/B press - 3 sets
Upright row - 2 sets
front raises - 3 sets
lat. raises - 2 sets
preacher curl - 3 sets
bicep curl - 2 sets
hammer curl - 3 sets

body stats are -

Height - 5'4"
Weight - 55-56 kg
Body fat - about 12%.

Would appreciate some help from the experienced guys.

[swanso5]

age is no barrier:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=sl4uys3eUk8

wts need to be heavy for you, not a % of what you can lift...if you were doing sets of 3 then 75% would be easy...do it for 12 reps and ot would probably be hard...it all depends on your goal which detirmines rep range which detirmines the wt used

i know that calcificaltion locks up joints unless you have surgery so what you do will depend on how you respond to the treatment

that being said you've got 10 exercises that isn't doing your shoulder any favours and another 12 that i never prescribe

i suggest you get out of "bodybuilding" mode and get into "performance enhancing" mode with your training

[william4242]

age is no barrier:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=sl4uys3eUk8

wts need to be heavy for you, not a % of what you can lift...if you were doing sets of 3 then 75% would be easy...do it for 12 reps and ot would probably be hard...it all depends on your goal which detirmines rep range which detirmines the wt used

i know that calcificaltion locks up joints unless you have surgery so what you do will depend on how you respond to the treatment

that being said you've got 10 exercises that isn't doing your shoulder any favours and another 12 that i never prescribe

i suggest you get out of "bodybuilding" mode and get into "performance enhancing" mode with your training

you are right

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/ar ... ture.shtml

http://www.thaisteroid.com

[Boss Man]

Unusual because I think last years Mr Cumbria was 19. He was featured on a documentary about teenage BB's.