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That's all good ideas. BTW, what about chinups/pullups? Can you do those?

I wouldn't put too much thought into bicep curls.

The only thing that I would point out it that you CAN do 50 pounds. You can count reps and get caught up in intensity cycling which is what resetting the weight is.

But a simpler thing to do since you say you can already do 5 reps is to basically find ways to increase volume by different means.

For instance you can progressively increase density. Since you can do 5 reps (for one sets) you could try 50 pounds with say, 3 reps at a time.

Rest enough to maybe allow yourself to do two more sets with 3 reps.

Then the strategy is to do that same amount in less time. So decreasing the rest periods. As the rest periods get shorter you should find you can do more reps in one set.

Or, you may find benefit from stepping up the weights. So, say starting at maybe 30 for a set, going to 40, and then to 50. And then next time you try to increase the reps on all the sets. Or add a set. Or add weight to one or more of the sets. Or anything you can imagine

There are many ways to progress and this can be applied to all sorts of exericises.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.

I have never tried a chin up...glows red from embarassment, mainly because I doubted my upper body strength. I don't have a bar, but will go look for one when I am in the UK next week.

Ackkk, I am stupid, yes, I am, I never even thought of reduced reps!?! Just goes to show how a newbie needs advice.

Thank you, I shall give that a try tomorrow.

My assumption is that 50lbs per arm is mediocre for a woman, but I really am at sea on what is good or bad. I am just comparing myself to my beginning weights, and being happy with that. Something is working as I have dropped 2 dress sizes.

Do you guys and gals like progress photos? Or just the muscle definition ones? I looked back on my start photos today and was quite surprised, no I don't look like a fitness model, but I can see the progress after 3 months.