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Can't Lift Much Weight?

pacer38 Posts: 2 Joined: 2008/06/09	2008/06/27, 07:57 PM So, I am not able to lift heavy weights (my arms just aren't strong enough) however I really want to gain muscle. Is there anything I can do that will still allow me to gain muscle? I'm not looking to be cut or anything like that I just want to shed 10 to 20 pounds of fat (mainly in the stomach area). I know I'm going to have do cardio as well, but does lifting help lose stomach fat at all?
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2008/06/27, 11:57 PM The amount you lift is relative. Just because you can't lift as much as an elite powerlifter doesn't mean you're weak. Lift what you can. I used to be where you are, just like most everyone else on this site. We all have to start somewhere. What I suggest you do is fill out your profile with some information about yourself (age, goals, etc) first. We don't even know if you're male or female. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
darkstage101 Posts: 2 Joined: 2008/06/28	2008/06/28, 12:07 AM neither can i but if i lift a 30 pound weight it just hurts my hips man but if i do 100 push ups i dont feel anything help and my biceps are small
angiem6 Posts: 136 Joined: 2007/12/07	2008/06/28, 07:08 AM I am female 5'2, and 120 pounds. I started out lifting only a barbell with no extra weight on it at all - because I knew I didn't have any upper body strength. I have gained 1/2 an inch in my biceps so far....start small, it all pays off with time.