#11: How to choose your starting weight & when to increase the weight you're lifting (& how to apply progressive overload)
40+ Fitness for Women: Strength Training, Fat Loss Tips & Healthy Aging for Women over 40 in perimenopause & menopause - A podcast by Coach Lynn Sederlöf-Airisto - Tuesdays
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One of the top questions that people new to weight training struggle with is how much weight should they actually be lifting. In this episode, I go over how to choose your starting weight for a new exercise and when to progress to a higher weight. I am using rep ranges as a tool here as I feel it is the easiest to understand and follow for those who are starting out weight training. In addition, I review the concept of progressive overload and why you should apply progressive overload an...
