Am I doing enough?

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12 May 2022, 5:25 am

Is working out my upper body twice a week enough or do should I increase it?

I also work out my lower body (legs) twice a week.

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12 May 2022, 5:27 am

I've just started and seen improvements after doing it 3 times a week, for 3 weeks. How long have you been working out altogether? I hear a lot of weightlifters talking about hitting a plateau.

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12 May 2022, 5:30 am

klanka wrote:

I've just started and seen improvements after doing it 3 times a week, for 3 weeks. How long have you been working out altogether? I hear a lot of weightlifters talking about hitting a plateau.

I have been doing it for 3 years

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12 May 2022, 5:35 am

Have you been increasing how much weight you are lifting the whole time?

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12 May 2022, 5:40 am

klanka wrote:

Have you been increasing how much weight you are lifting the whole time?

Not really no. Although I did get some heavier 10 kg dumbells for Christmas.

I workout with free weights at home

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12 May 2022, 5:41 am

I seem to be experiencing beginner gainz
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I think when the gains slow down I'll just accept it, as I just need to not look scrawny, then I'll be alright.

What is your goal? After three years you might be quite bulky and any more gains past that might be pointless.

I've noticed that lifting heavier weights for less repetitions puts on more muscle than lifting lighter weights for more repetitions. I carried my daughter up the stairs a few times a month and I noticed muscles growing just due to that, that was just 15 seconds of exercise 3 times a month or less, she was heavy.

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12 May 2022, 1:44 pm

What is your goal? To get bigger or ripped? Do you follow any particular program? And do you do any cardio?

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12 May 2022, 2:32 pm

Yep....I would do cardio, too----like walking/running/biking.

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12 May 2022, 2:48 pm

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Yep....I would do cardio, too----like walking/running/biking.

I run/walk fast every day

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12 May 2022, 2:49 pm

All right. That's cool.

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12 May 2022, 3:17 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

All right. That's cool.

I do 10,000 steps a day

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12 May 2022, 4:02 pm

Imagine if you raised that to 20,000 steps?

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12 May 2022, 4:08 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

Imagine if you raised that to 20,000 steps?

What do you think would happen?

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12 May 2022, 4:11 pm

I believe you would gain endurance.

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12 May 2022, 4:16 pm

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I believe you would gain endurance.

Is that a good thing in some ways?

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12 May 2022, 4:21 pm

You don't think it's a good thing in all ways?

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