Working Out

[Angrist]

Hm how heavy should hand-weights be?? 3 kilogram? 4?

I'm 1.82 meter long. Last time I checked I weighted 72 kilogram. Dunno how much that is in your standards.

I'm a sprinter. I have pretty strong legs. I don't have too much endurance (or is it called stamina?). I've discovered I can lift quite some weight. Not sure how much, but some collueges were surprised by it. I'm stronger than I look.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally posted by Angrist
Hm how heavy should hand-weights be?? 3 kilogram? 4?

depends on what you use them for...

for a standing arm curl (the most basic of arm weight lifting) I use 30 pounds (13 kg or so)...

[BigJustinW]

Originally posted by Perfect Stu
But if you eat lots of protein and work your bench press weight up to 200 pounds, curls (each arm) up to 30 pounds, then you'll be a tank in no time.

Bench 200lbs but can only curl 30's?

That sounds odd... I mainly do bar curls though, on the one arm curls I started at 30 (while my bench started at 135). I guess our bodys growth rates are just different.

-EDIT-

For your info, I'm benching 315+ right now and I can curl 60s... I bar curl 130-150 depending on how many reps I wanna do.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally posted by BigJustinW
Bench 200lbs but can only curl 30's?

That sounds odd... I mainly do bar curls though, on the one arm curls I started at 30 (while my bench started at 135). I guess our bodys growth rates are just different.

-EDIT-

For your info, I'm benching 315+ right now and I can curl 60s... I bar curl 130-150 depending on how many reps I wanna do.

I don't even bench 200 on a regular basis...I can max just over 200, but I'm gonna wait until my pecs fully develop before I build up my max...don't wanna tear anything.

I like doing more reps of 180 pounds. And my max for single hand curls is 45. But I work with 30's and do 12-15 reps. I bar curl 100.

You do heavier weights than me...but you're also older I'm not even 17 yet dude

[Shiz]

im only 15 sooo i dont wanna lift anything too heavy

[Perfect Stu]

Originally posted by Shiz
im only 15 sooo i dont wanna lift anything too heavy

it doesn't really matter how low you start off with your weights...you're soon by adding more weight to your lifts when you get stronger

but yeah, you don't wanna lift too much until you're at least 18...when your body has fully developed physically

[Angrist]

I mean those little weights for one hand each. I've seen some of 1 or 2 KG, but that was pathetic. So I guess I could handle 5 KG. I'll ask my best friend, he does karate and is quite strong. But not huge if you'd like to know.

[Joeiss]

How many pounds is 5KG?

[Angrist]

http://www.escapeartist.com/Conversi...ms_Pounds.html
5 KG is 11 pounds. Keep in mind that these are 2 weights, 1 for each hand.

[Angrist]

http://www.escapeartist.com/Conversi...ms_Pounds.html
5 KG is 11 pounds. Keep in mind that these are 2 weights, 1 for each hand.

Hm that's weird, a dubble post.

I'm 158.4 pounds.

Hm about height, does 6'3 mean "6 feet and 3 inches" or "6 and 3/10 ft"?
cause this engine says that 1.82m is 5.97 feet. Cause I was wondering about your size and weights... aren't those considered serious over-weights???

I am considered average, but on the heavy side. I have to take care I don't get too heavy.

[gekko]

6'3 is an incorrect way of typing 6'3"

And that means 6 feet, 3 inches. ' means foot, " means inches.

[Shiz]

11 lbs aint much at all

[Joeiss]

yeah, 11 pounds is nothing.

[Shiz]

i should train with 20's but i dont

[Joeiss]

Why not?