r/strengthtraining

Hi all,

I need help :)
I (35F 58kg) been squatting same weight for last 4-5 months. So, after my warm up, I used to do 3 sets 5-7reps and that helped me reach 60kg. I’m squatting a2g. When I try 65kg my form goes off and I dont feel comfortable. I can do 3reps max. I tried switching lowering weight and doing 6-5-3-2-1-1 reps with 55-60, but when I try 65 it still feels off.
Do I need to change something or just keep going until it clicks for me?
Thanks.

Are 4kilo or 8kilo double kettlebells be better for doing doubles, if you are new to doing kettle bell doubles? A bit worried as I had to stop lifting heavy weights at the gym as aging and got sciatica. Kettles look fun to get back into some strength training. Very new to kettle bells so want to make sure to get the form correctly for doubles. There are 4 kilo set for $26 and a 8 kilo set for $65. What do you recommend for someone new, looking to try kettle bell and doubles and on a budget.

So my current routine for the last 7 months has been to increase the weight I'm working with to the point where I start off with doing 5 reps the first 2 sets. With the third set being to failure. And i stick with that weight for 2 months until the next weight increase day. Obviously increasing the reps as needed. My question though is if I'm stifling my progress/losing more than I gain by doing it this way?

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There are too many work out stuff out there it's overwhelming, i did weightlifting in 9th grade now I'm in 10th and I forgot what workouts we did each day, I did pretty good for deadlift my max was about 285 struggling I really did enjoy deadlift, but I know basic form and I mostly want to build leg muscle, just something simple that works.

for context, i am a woman that has played basketball for 11 years. i lift pretty frequently (3-4x a week) and do a nice amount of cardio, but for some reason i can’t do more than 1 or 2 regular pushups. i can do about 10 or more knee pushups, but my arms get fatigued after. i badly want to build up my body to be able to knock out like 20+ but i dont know exactly where to start to actually see a difference. i have dumbbells, barbell, and a pull up bar at home (i cant do regular pull ups either smh)

any help or tips are greatly appreciated!!

So today was deadlift max day of 435 and I couldn’t do 385 and backed to 365 and that didn’t go up either when I did both I got stuck below knees and didn’t want to push further to not injure myself . even though my best deadlifts amrap based off my program were
315x9 and 355x3 pre taper when I was “fatigued”

Tbh the most I never deadlifted in terms of weight was 355 never going anywhere above that
So I belive that I have the strength capacity for it but not the skill or the adjustment of heavier weight because during my program (bullmastiff program)most of my amrap sets were mid reps like 5 and above.

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Would doing 5 reps of warm up weight 3 reps of something heavier and then 1 rep of your 1 rep max or (as close to 1 rep max as you can) twice a week get you stronger. increasing weight as your 1 rep max gets higher as time goes on.

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I've been doing both, but wondering if I had to choose one, which would it be?

For Reverse Curls: I feel my extensors i think, and a little bit of brachioradialis too I guess, definetly not feeling the brachialis.

For Hammer Curls: I definetly feel both brachialis and brachioradialis in this one, but not the extensors.

Fitness newbie. Whenever I do db incline chest press it hurts my shoulders.. I'm only pressing 8kg for a petite 5"0, 49kg.. maybe i have bad form. But I just can't seem to get it right.. what ate the other good alternatives? (Machine dosent work. I'm too small)

Pretty new to lifting. I injured my wrist and theres still some soreness when doing bicep curls with free weights. I don’t want to re-injure my wrist, but still want to work the biceps. Any suggestions?

Second class where I basically had to sit out the Romanian Deadlift. I just cannot seem to nail the posture and movement. Been over it with the class coach, know to keep my back straight and hinge my hips, but it's like my mind knows it but body won't obey?

For context I only started training for the very first time last week, having never been to a gym or lifted a weight before!

I know I'll get it in good time, and practice makes perfect, but it's a tiiiny bit embarrassing as I go over it with the coach, he shows me, I repeat, then when I'm doing it solo I just arch my back every single time :(

I only have time to do 1 legday a week and i don’t want to waste time on 2 machines that target the same muscles, so which one is better?