How to Pick the Right Weight for You | Gym Workout

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Hi guys. This is Max Tapper again for Howcast, and today I'm going to talk about how to choose the right weight for you.

Now, this is all very important, and it's very specific to your goal. So if your goal is fat loss or endurance or building muscle or just building strength, they're all going to be very different in terms of the weights you're choosing.

If you're going for endurance, I would say you're going to choose a lot lighter weight. You're going to going to work somewhere between 15 and 20 repetitions. So you're going to choose a weight where you can get through 15 to 20 repetitions, and those last 4 or 5 reps. are going to be really tough, but you could get through it with perfect form.

Now, if your goal is hypertrophy, or muscle shaping, then the range you're going to stay in is going to be 10 to 12, and you will choose the weight according. So you're going to make sure you lift the heaviest amount of weight that you can handle under perfect control between 10 and 12 repetitions. That's how you choose it.

Now if your goal is power lifting, and you just want to be strong, then obviously your rep range is going to be a lot lower. So that means you can lift a much heavier weight, so four to six reps for someone like a power lifter. Lift the heaviest amount of weight you could handle under perfect control.

But guys you see, dependent on your goal, your weight has to fall in line with the rep. ranges that you choose, you understand? And again, start off lighter, then work your way to much heavier weight, but always be safe, cognizant of what you're doing, very careful and stable. Get out there, have a good time.

[HYITHO]

i like how this guy stresses the importance of being safe

[RaZoRxan]

his left shoulder being higher than the right one bothers me A LOT

[sahidarahim]

Thanks.. Cleared my 💯 Doubts with just 1/2 mins... Great!

[michelleludwig]

SO what about fat loss??? U only mentioned endurance

[JewelFactsEnglish]

hi man, i am men, 80kg and 5.7" height, and beginner to workout what weight drum-bell will to buy ? thank you.

[martingamer]

Don't you have to work in all rep ranges to maximize muscle growth?

[elfanman]

heaviest weight you can handle under perfect control for 10~12 reps vs. 6 reps can mean vastly different weights being lifted.

[AWaterhouse]

Just have an equal balance between chest workouts and back workouts its pretty hard to get to the stage where he is at. if you already go the problem then just stop with back and do more chest. and the other way around if your shoulders are too far forwarded.

[Nosferatu]

i am using 10 kilos for 1 dumbell to try build muscles.is this ok?

[beqamaghradze]

Hello. I'm 17 yo boy. Can you tell me how I can choose weights?

[elfanman]

I guess I didn't really clarify, so here's an example. You might be able to squat 150 lbs for 6 reps at a time, but maybe you can't squat that much for 10 reps per set, so you'd have to lift a lower weight, say 120 lbs for 10 reps, in order to do muscle shaping instead of power lifting.

[ploppyploppy]

So how do we pick the right weight? This video just told me the number of reps that are best.

[utubemanis]

hi am 65 kg man witha height of 5feet 6 inch and i am a beginner and i want to build up my power what weight of dumbell should i begin with
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[bellamarie]

doing lifting for football​ today was my first day I couldn't even lift up 25 that made me sad

[donxify]

So muscle shaping and power lifting is the same? But power lifting is just less reps than muscle shaping? 0:51 and 1:11 "lift the heaviest amount of weight you can handle under perfect control"
pretty much the same shit..

[donxify]

1:05 "...much heavier weight..." after saying 0:51...

[AWaterhouse]

His back is too strong in comparison to his Chest

[qs]

what 's wrong with his shoulders ?

[TroubleMakerH]

I want a video about "How to pee"

[rmm]

Pick it Up.. Too Heavy.. Dont Use It...