Weightlifting for Kiwis - Discussion and support regarding the art of swole

Eugene Tooms said:
But can you run a mile?
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I can run 21km last time I tried around 4 months ago, not fast mind you, and I ran 2 kilometers today just for fun with a border collie that I'm taking care of until monday, he was so happy to be out and running, we also played with a ball I got him, I would throw the ball, chase him around and then take the ball so I can throw it again; which leads me to the conclusion that running with your dog and playing with him is a good form of cardio.
 
Couldn't sleep, felt like absolute shit. Still went to the gym and lifted until my shirt was soaked to my belly button with sweat.
 
ThePozzedOutCritic said:
can you bench your wife?
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Mfw plaphog maxxing to chase PRs.
 
N00b question, what's the good rule of thumb for adding weight? For example, if I curl a certain weight in 3 sets of 5 reps, should I just increase the weight and see if I can handle it or should I progress doing 3x10 and possibly 3x15 first? What about when I come to a weight which feels maximal, do I add 5 reps or like 2 a week?
 
Wujime said:
N00b question, what's the good rule of thumb for adding weight? For example, if I curl a certain weight in 3 sets of 5 reps, should I just increase the weight and see if I can handle it or should I progress doing 3x10 and possibly 3x15 first? What about when I come to a weight which feels maximal, do I add 5 reps or like 2 a week?
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There is no difference when it comes to muscle gain regarding having reps or weight, if you add reps it will be easier on the connective tissue, but it will be harder to know if you are near failure because high reps are more painful and people stop sets due to pain, also have in mind that adding one rep when you are doing sets of 42 reps (going for 42 to 43) will be much much easier than going from 5 reps to 6 reps, same thing in reverse when it comes to weight, adding a small jump in weight when doing 42 reps will be much harder than the same jump in weight when doing 5 reps.

IMO add reps, and when you get to sets of 15 or something then add a small amount of weight (which will most likely make you reduce the reps depending on the exercise, but that's ok), something like: You are curling the 10lbs dumbbells in the squat rack, you get to 15 reps, you go up in weight to the 15lbs dumbbells and you reduce the reps, and then build up to 15 reps, repeat the process.
 
Wujime said:
N00b question, what's the good rule of thumb for adding weight? For example, if I curl a certain weight in 3 sets of 5 reps, should I just increase the weight and see if I can handle it or should I progress doing 3x10 and possibly 3x15 first? What about when I come to a weight which feels maximal, do I add 5 reps or like 2 a week?
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If you're only doing 5 reps with curls you're probably trying to lift too heavy.

I would say shoot for being able to do 3 sets of 10, then add enough weight to be unable to do 10 (but not so much you fail at 4) and keep working at it until you're doing 3x10 again.
 
What's a good app for putting together a workout? I currently use Strong, but it's missing a bunch of dumbbell exercises. I can substitute in the barbell version and just do it with dumbbells, but it got me wondering if there's a better app.
 
Wujime said:
N00b question, what's the good rule of thumb for adding weight? For example, if I curl a certain weight in 3 sets of 5 reps, should I just increase the weight and see if I can handle it or should I progress doing 3x10 and possibly 3x15 first? What about when I come to a weight which feels maximal, do I add 5 reps or like 2 a week?
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Depends what you're training for. Generally speaking, pure strength training likes to stay in low reps (<6), hypertrophy is a bit higher (8-15), and muscle endurance is high reps. Progress your lifts by increasing reps until you're maxing out the rep range in which you're training then add weight.
 
Banana Hammock said:
What's a good app for putting together a workout? I currently use Strong, but it's missing a bunch of dumbbell exercises. I can substitute in the barbell version and just do it with dumbbells, but it got me wondering if there's a better app.
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I just use an excel spreadsheet to track my progress

Believe it or not, not everything needs to be done via a dedicated app
 
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