Re: Hi, and a question

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Thanks, I was afraid of that. : ) The problem with trial and error

for me is that I feel like I'm " wasting " a workout if it doesn't go

well or I'm not dripping with sweat afterwards. I guess the key is to

make sure that I'm hitting 10s on intensity, even if I have to use

different exercises that to me seem less like BFL, and more like the

bodyweight exercises I've been doing, with a twist. I shouldn't

assume that lifting heavy is the holy grail, I guess.

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> > Hi I'm new. My name's , but you can call me Megily, since I

> > think there's another in this group.

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> > I promise that I'm not one of thousands of New Years Resolution folks.

> > I've been exercising for awhile doing low weight/high reps, and I've

> > decided to try BFL to mix things up, gain muscle definition, and

> > increase my metabolism. I'm having trouble figuring out what weights

> > I should be lifting, though. I only have DBs right now, but I'm

> > thinking about buying a barbell. Since I have a pretty good baseline

> > level of strength, what types of weights should I expect to be lifting

> > for DB squats, for example? This morning I topped out at 46 pounds

> > total (23 pounds each hand) and that wasn't nearly enough for my legs.

> > But I'm feeling the weight a lot in my triceps. On straight-leg

> > deadlifts, I topped out at 25 pounds, but could probably go higher. I

> > don't want to hurt my lower back, though. Help! I'm totally lost

> > about what I should be shooting for and what equipment I should be

> > buying! Since I'm used to lots of reps, I feel like I need to replace

> > those with A LOT of weight to get results.

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> > Thanks!

> > Megily

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