Author Topic: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]  (Read 344521 times)

Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Reply #165 on: January 08, 2026, 05:25:16 pm »
I mean, as a man, congrats but also



I had a rule, no sex for first three months of dating because there's just so much shit to worry about. Needless to say my body count is low single digits and I'm happy about that. Seriously though, I just cringe.

But again, congrats.

Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Reply #166 on: January 12, 2026, 01:17:54 pm »
Still making gains slowly. Felt great today, some exercises were getting really easy. I've quadrupled some of the exercises I do with shoulders but still only half the goal weight.

I saw they consider 50%-70% of your bodyweight in any exercise a good goal for intermediate lifters, 100% being advanced, 140% elite. I am then intermediate in pretty much anything and advanced in most, the 140% thing sounds like an injury waiting to happen. My goal is advanced but intermediate in some things may have to be good enough. I can tell you in all honesty that intermediate doesn't look like you did anything even though you might be pretty strong, and the muscle groups trained to advanced show.

Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Reply #167 on: January 12, 2026, 03:07:45 pm »
50% is easily doable as long as we arent talking one-handed. unless youre obese.

Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Reply #168 on: January 12, 2026, 04:52:56 pm »
50% 1 hand would be advanced

If you bench your weight, advanced, if you bench half, intermediate

Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Reply #169 on: Yesterday at 02:28:28 pm »
Even a weakling like host can easily do half body weight with both arms. It's 35kg. I guess full 70kg would also be possible for one or 2 reps but it's already injury territory, Half with one arm? No way. We max out at 25kg for now with dumbbells.

We'll see how the month-long gym absence will impact us, only body weight exercises for now.

Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Reply #170 on: Yesterday at 05:28:59 pm »