Oh yeah, I was supposed to do one of those. Ah well, maybe next year.
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Dear girl, you want to do something may be no one have achieved and that would be magnificient!
Here the results of World Juniors & Sub-Juniors Women’s Championships 2017 , because in 2018 there’s only one person in your BW category and 2019 no one.
I mean - these are the results of the strongest world athelete with full equipment. And they are less than yours ! You have stronger deadlift than the strongest young girl in IPF.
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You’re a girl, that’s what’s up. You can probably knock out 10 reps at 60 kg, too.
It’s been proven that female lifters have a harder time gaining maximal strength through repetition work than their male counterparts (unfortunately). So, higher rep PRs might not be the best indicator of progress right now, although they will certainly get you stronger all the same because volume accumulation works across all genders. If you really wanna see where you’re at, I suggest doing some triples.
It could also be the case that you’re not yet adjusted to heavier rep work, which is my issue. But, you can prime yourself to get better at heavier rep work within a few weeks, so it’s always better to focus on volume accumulation if you’re trying to get stronger.
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I film myself often for technique. Fair amount of it finds its way into my log. Pretty useful to see technical gains over time
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Source for research purposes?
I thought it was for any given %1RM females will hit more reps than males. Glimpsed a post yesterdi that said something about blood supply but didn’t look at it very careful
Yeah, this is exactly what I meant. That makes it harder for women to exhibit maximal strength, even if they technically have it at their disposal. Something about muscle fibers.
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I see. I confused because talking about having strength in previous post. Having better rep capacity = harder to gain top end strength was a bit of a leap to seemingly make.
Finded it. Don’t have a MASS subscription but I don’t nerd out too hard on the science anyways
https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1113/JP278699
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Thete’re many article here in t-nation, for example. I can’t see the sources here but can be found a lot of materials in ncbi.
Yep, I see your post later, sorry :).
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It’s not about gaining top end strength, but displaying it. if they can do more reps at a given percentage, then it follows that a set number of reps at a certain weight would correspond to a lower 1rm than it would for a male. I.e a man that can do say 8 reps at 70 might have a 1rm of 100, whereas a woman doing 8 reps at 70 is working at a higher % of 1rm and might only have a 1rm of 90 or 95 despite doing the same 8rm.
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So true.
In your example with 8x70kg I expect no more than 90kg for 1 RM. In fact in my case I do 6-7 reps at 90% of 1PM and more than 10-12 at 70%. In case I have 7 reps at 67 kg bech but a very very hard attemp for 1 at 82-83kg or 5-6 reps at 92 -93kg deadlift but not more than 105kg max. It has always been strange to me how a man can pull so much more than his working sets :). Fu*king anatomy :(.
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Yeah that distinction came thru in the end. Saw gaining strength in the original post but it was meant to be express/display
Week 1: Day 4
Squat: 1x10-40, 1x8-50, 1x6-60, 1x6-65, 1x5-70, 4x4-60kg
Bench: 1x10-30, 1x8-35, 1x6-40, 2x6-45
Rows: 3x5-60kg
- Squats felt AMAZING and surprisingly light- I’m sooo happy w/ 70x5- probably at least had 1-2 more reps in the tank
I’m on my way!!!
Bench felt good and strong, rows worked back but easier than expected
@Pinkylifting This block is pretty low volume- should I just roll with it?
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I’m not sure what the question is? Are you going with the comp block? If so stick with it, low volume is deliberate.
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@Pinkylifting @T3hPwnisher how reasonably lean can I stay gaining about 1lb a month at this stage in my training?
You can stay very lean, but you probably can’t stay ‘as visibily lean’
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Week 1: Day 5??
Carries: 3x(20m-32kg Kbs+20m-28kg Kbs), 3x(single arm- 20m/arm w/28kg Kb)
Battle Ropes: 8x(20sec+20sec pushup+20sec rest)
Curls: 4x5-12.5kg
- carries felt good and pretty intense, forearms pumped, battle ropes felt good and quick- intense, curls harder than expected- still hate them
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Week 2: Day 1
Squat: 1x5-40, 1x4-50, 1x4-60, 1x3-65, 1x1-70, 75, 2x4-65
Bench: 1x10-30, 1x8-35, 5x(5 bench-40kg+10 box hops-24in)-5:53, 1x3-50, 1x4-45
Pullups: 3x5
Good Morning: 3x10-30kg w/90sec rests
For time: (10,8,6,4,2- step ups-35lb Kbs w/ 20 down by 4 burpees btw sets)-6:55
- squats felt heavier than expected- the single at 70 felt heavier than the 5 at 70, bench felt really good and strong- happy w/ 50kgx3, good mornings worked back, pullups harder than expected,
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Does your first reps usually feel hard compared to subsequent reps?
Sorry it took so long to reply, but you could gain a substantial amount of weight without concern and, in light of the threats your parents have made regarding bodyweight gain, it is worth pursuing.
The big thing to keep in mind is this: no one looks good WHILE they gain. And by this I mean in the actual “in the present” moment of gaining. I am trying to put on weight right now, and at the end of the day my stomach is extended and my abs are blurry and I feel sloppy. And then I wake up in the morning and look fine, because the bloat settled and the food digested. Don’t analyze yourself in the mirror: it’s just going to freak you out. Keep the goal the goal.
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Not usually for squats. The first workout for next week has singles at 80-85kg (100-105%)and based on how maximal 75 felt, idk if I could hit it
@Pinkylifting should I be worried?