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baldmonkee 01-11-2008 10:38 PM

How Often
 
How many times a week do you use heavy weight for strength training? I like to do two heavy days a week and on lighter day

Jewel 01-30-2008 09:07 PM

I don't like to use many weights when I work out. I will use some small weights for when I am doing crunches or something, but I am just not the kind of person who likes to lift weights often.

tater03 01-31-2008 07:19 PM

I just use the little five pound weights when I exercise. I do like the ankle weights when I do my walking. Makes me feel like I am doing more when I am walking.

Jewel 01-31-2008 10:00 PM

Ankle weights are good for walking, but they really do start to hurt after a while. I have also tried jogging with them - not a good idea for my ankles!

MrsH 02-01-2008 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Jewel (Post 475)
Ankle weights are good for walking, but they really do start to hurt after a while. I have also tried jogging with them - not a good idea for my ankles!

Ouch that do sound painful. I have not been lifting any weights for years. I do lift and carry around a bunch of 2 year olds everyday though - do that count as weigh training? :p

ammulu 02-03-2008 03:45 AM

I never really did any kind of weight lifting and I just like to go on with normal tendency to walk, which I prefer to be the main and best exercise and other than that never really did any other kind of weight lifting works.

debrajean 02-06-2008 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by baldmonkee (Post 136)
How many times a week do you use heavy weight for strength training? I like to do two heavy days a week and on lighter day

When I was working out a lot I would do a combination of weights and cardio almost everyday. A half hour of weights and then an hour of cardio. Now I only wish I could get back into doing that.

SageMother 02-07-2008 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by baldmonkee (Post 136)
How many times a week do you use heavy weight for strength training? I like to do two heavy days a week and on lighter day

It depends on the goals of the workouts. IF you are trying to add muscles size you would work out 3 days a week with heavy weights, and the days in between would be more endurance oriented, like swalking, cycling, or jogging.

IF you are body building you are going to lift fairly heavy compared to someone looking for tone, and you will split up your muscle groups and lift heavy while working the target muscle group of the workout and do lighter exercises for the non target groups.

JeffCollins 01-22-2009 11:39 AM

I use it for 3 days in a week.

harrywatson66 05-25-2010 09:30 AM

Well i take weights thrice in a week. I do other exercise as i give more importance to yoga and Zumba. For given proper shape to the muscles a good diet also very actively matters.

Indyartist 09-30-2010 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by baldmonkee (Post 136)
How many times a week do you use heavy weight for strength training? I like to do two heavy days a week and on lighter day

Being a total girl I still like to figure out how much exercise to lose one pound, so obviously I do a lot of LITTLE lifting. I do light lifting about 4 or 5 times a week. Mostly weights to make my stomach shrink.

laxairporthotels 10-27-2010 01:39 PM

I have never done any weight training and want to continue with the normal trend of walking, I prefer the main exercise and other good and never any other type of weight lifting.

Ben_Swann77 12-14-2010 04:36 AM

I am not doing these kind of exercises because my body can't afford that. I am doing walking, cycling early in the morning. Its good for my health.

nvinita93 03-16-2011 12:23 PM

I used to do it twice in a week...:D


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