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lifting_heavy_things2011-08-12 05:07 pm
rydra_wong) wrote in lifting_heavy_things2011-08-12 05:07 pm
I wrote a thing
Iron in the blood: in pursuit of the one-rep max
Warning: this is not a how-to, it's a stream-of-consciousness ramble about what this particular mode of lifting heavy things means to me, and why I think it's good for the soul to do it from time to time.
Warning: this is not a how-to, it's a stream-of-consciousness ramble about what this particular mode of lifting heavy things means to me, and why I think it's good for the soul to do it from time to time.
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How do you determine the starting weight? I worry that if I start to low or too high (as in, won't budge), I'll be exhausted before I get into the useful range. Maybe I'm just worrying too much?
I can do 3*8 reps on 2/3 bodyweight currently, and can lift people of 1,5 times my bodyweight a foot off the floor if they cooperate... Start with bodyweight?
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