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Old 05-03-2007, 09:28 PM
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ok, I'm wondering about something here. . . most of the references I see on this site refer to the idea of actually bulking up. I weight 165 pounds, and although I wouldn't mind building some muscle mass, I really don't want to go over 180 at any point. My legs are pretty strong for my weight, I'm doing legpresses at 400 pounds for three sets of 8 reps. I'm satisfied with my abdominal strength too, doing a lot of bicycle and raised leg crunches is easy enough. However, on the bench press I'm lucky to get 3 sets done at 145 pounds, and I'm having similarly poor results for shoulder presses.

I'm just wondering what kind of results I should be going for to match the strength of my arms with the strength of my legs. I feel that if I were to get to the point where my upper and lower body strength were about proportionate, I would be satisfied with that level of strength, and then I would focus more on my endurance and doing more reps to get more solid. Anyone have any idea what level of arm exercises I should be doing to balance myself out? Right now when I walk carrying groceries or something, I feel like a weak man riding on a strong horse, if that makes any sense!
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Check out the DFT 5x5 program....its pinned. It's worked wonders for me. I promise you will not be dissapointed. If your diet is in check you will have impressive gains.
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Leg press strength isnt a good indication of real leg strength. I can press 600 for 5 reps on the press, but I'm squating under 200lbs for 5 reps. Honestly, do the 5x5 and once you reach your goals, stop raising the weight you lift and just maintain. Although I know once you reach your goals you will want more...
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The 5x5 program with particular emphasis on the big 3 (squat, deads and bench) will strengthen your whole body and get you where you want to go.
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thanks, I get a gym pass next week, so I'm going to have to take a serious look into that routine and try to understand it better so I can put it into action

this site is a good resource, people really seem to know what they're talking about a lot more than most of the athletic forums I've found on the net
it amazes me how you guys actually take the time to explain things to rookies too
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