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I usually take one of my workouts and modify it to have higher reps. Most women aren't trying to have high lifting numbers, so there's really no need for them to go below 6-7 reps. This is the workout I recommend to EVERYONE! I do a lot of different ones now (I change workouts every 8-12 weeks to keep my muscles confused), but this workout is a staple and I base almost all of my new ones off of it.

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dougs-4-day-split-workout.html

On this one, it says to do reps of 12, 10, 8, 6, which would be fine for both women and men, but since monst women are skeptical about doing high weight, low reps, you could simply adjust it to reps of 15, 12, 10, 8. The key, again for both men and women, is to make sure the last rep is the last one you could do. Ex: If you do a set of curls and are doing 12 reps and you think you could have done 13 reps with perfect form, you need to go up in weight. This means, since you're doing lower reps as the exercise progresses, you'll sometimes need to add weight after each set.

None of the workouts I do are secret or some breakthrough shit. I just find something that I can usually do in 3-4 days and doesn't take more than an hour or so to do. Also, equally as important, I make sure every muscle gets a lot of love. Gotta stay proportional.

 

I know it's fucking ridiculous... I had to rant about it, sorry.

I didn't report I was jk lol. Fuck IDC what anyone posts - YOLO

 

x2. I thought this was Amurica

 

Right on, I'll look into this workout along with modifying mine to fit her. Same workout just lighter weight with higher reps. Thanks for tips.

 

dude life is too short if you not happy with your chick move on, it's too late when you guys get married and have kid, leave while you can.

 

Anybody here is doing extra cardio this week just to justify their thanksgiving food massacre? no? just me? okay

 

I hear ya.. I'm not marrying her or having kids.. condom every time and shes on birth control I don't fuck around But really... I'm just a bitch and won't kick her out until our rent contract is up

 

My ex was like that. I would get home from the gym and she would be on the couch watching E News and eating cup of noodles and cheezits and talk about how she needs to go to the gym but never did. Said she never had time but she would be on the couch when I leave for the gym and same spot when I got back. I just cancelled her membership since I was paying for it and never told her. 2 months later she was mad that I cancelled it cause she wanted to go. I just said I was tired of paying for something she was never using outside of the 2-3 times a month she would go if that.

 

Food is to good and life is to short.
Eat food, be fat, be happy........ You could have not said it better memario1214 and it would be nice to have good abs to work off that mcdonalds big mac.

 

I'm contemplating it haha. Prob not though lol

 

http://www.t-nation.com/training/olympic-shoes-or-chucks-for-squats

 

Im just gonna throw in a little more cardio, just this week, last thanks giving i ate about 3lbs of meat and 600g of carbs. gained 10lbs doing that. gonna try to gain less than 4lbs this time.

 

i use to squat in oly shoes 2 separate pair to be exact, not anymore, i think once you gain the hip and ankle mobility squat shoes do more harm than good. just my opinion tho.

 

I usually don't get too carried away. I'm not good at eating a lot in one sitting.

I squat in Nike's. I don't ever plan on squatting like 700 lbs, so I don't think I need special squat shoes.

 

I dont wear shoes working out, i have mobility issues in my ankles, and going in my socks for OLY lifts has helped a ton!

 

This^ after the 5lb plate behind my heel phase, i was only deadlifting and squatting in socks, and you really get to feel the weight, how it shifts etc. now i just wear chucks cuz my gym floor is nasty.

 

only 10 members at my gym

 

I try to wear my vans on leg day, those or my chucks as well

 

how?