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What are typical weights?

brianm1002 Posts: 2 Joined: 2004/07/19	2004/07/19, 02:21 PM I am 208 lbs, 5'11", 33% body fat, 26 yo, and working out for the first time in 2.5 years. Obviously, my goal is weight loss. I am including cardio and weights, and working toward the healthy diet. For cardio my goal is 1.5 miles in 12 minutes. I have quite a way to go. I plan to do 5 cardios a week (30 min ea), one after each of 4 weight days, and one on the weekend. For weights, I will do M,T,Th,Fr in proper rotation. I completely understand the higher reps/lower weight for warm-up, lower reps/higher weight for workout concept. I just don't know where to start on the weights. Yes, it depends on each person. I know. I am just hoping for a sort of average, baseline, typical range that you could recommend so that I'm not spending week after week on the adjusting. I know to adjust it if it is too high or low, I just would like some sort of estimate to start around for the weights per rep. Your help is really appreciated. -Brian Here is today's: 1) Wide Grip Machine Pulldowns (20, 15, 12, 10) 2) One Arm Dumbell Rows (20, 15, 12, 10) 3) Machine Presses (20, 12, 11, 10) 4) Standing Lateral Raises (20, 16, 15, 14) 5) Twisting Crunches (15, 15, 15) 6) Twisting Hanging Leg Raises (15, 15, 15):)
	2004/07/19, 02:34 PM You still just have to experiment. It shouldn't take weeks to dial in your amounts. Guestimate your first week. Adjust it up or down next week. You'll be close. If you're in this as a lifestyle change, it doesn't matter anyway. Just doing any workout at all is fine in the beginning. You may wanna cut and paste the info about yourself into your profile. It helps us to help you. Welcome to FT and good luck. -------------- Foolish consistancies are the hobgoblins of small minds. Charlie
neiltilley Posts: 325 Joined: 2003/03/09	2004/07/20, 09:03 AM 1)try 35 kilo last 2 sets 42 and 49 2)easy 25 k and see if you feel you can hit 30 the... 3)42 k and see how you go.... 4)use 8k and see how you luck is with the last set on a 10k. 5)hold 2x4k dumbells and see if it's easy or hard 6)the same as 5 in leg bands or an extra set. so if it's easy then my baseline is good as it didn't hurt- so up the weights 1/2 kilo next time.. if it's too hard then sorry for the pain but lower the weights or agree to slightly less reps if you nearly did it. best of luck mate