2006-07-09 06:58:33 · 7 answers · asked by winterwillow2000 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
If you were to use the weights while walking and swinging your arms, then you would find that 1# weights would give you a major workout. Just try it for a half an hour at brisk walk while swinging your arms from down at your side to below your chin and back. Use the same rythm that you walk with and feel the burn. Have fun. This is a good use of cast iron wieghts and not the padded ones, well at least here in Detroit, self defense and the appearance of one not to be triffeled with.
2006-07-09 07:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by Scary James 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
,start with none, fifteen repetitions and as many sets that make you not sore! then each day or two go up a pound or half a pound at a time, if you want tone do not go over five pounds, if you want to get big muscles keep increasing every other day but stay at a weight you can do 15 reps without being in pain!
2006-07-09 14:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by sorrells316 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start at the bottom and gradually work up. The major cause of injuries in any weightlifting is starting out to heavy and increasing too fast.
2006-07-09 14:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use 4 or 8 lb. weights, depending on what I'm doing.
2006-07-09 14:01:46 · answer #4 · answered by Julia L. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a good weight is one that does not make your shake during ur routine. single arm exercises (curls, triceps)increase by 5 lbs and multipe group (bench, shoulders) increase by 10 lbs on each side. remember.... low weights at high reps get tone and loss fat and High weigths at low reps get more mass and loss fat. ur choice
2006-07-09 14:06:31 · answer #5 · answered by james b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of people using canned food... it's cheaper than weights..
2006-07-09 20:13:48 · answer #6 · answered by Ms_E_Bunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 pound weights.....your wrist ligaments are very delicate. Just to wake them up and move on to larger ones.
2006-07-09 14:02:00 · answer #7 · answered by shawn s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋