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Anonymous
Sup /fit/ people.

My stats/strength is 80kg, 184cm, 40 push-ups, 35 sit-ups and 7 hang-ups.

I'm going to start doing deadlifts, overhead presses and benchpress as part of a program. Problem is, I have no clue on what amount of weight to lift. Anyone got any ideas? Will go and exercise as soon as I get a logical answer.
>> Anonymous
By the way, I'm doing it 5 rounds of 5 lifts.
>> Anonymous
Simply put, you use as much weight as you are able to comfortable lift the required amount of times.

However, if you are new to working out, which it sounds like you are, pick a really easy weight. The most important thing when beginning a program is to use weight that won't leave you too sore to go back for the next workout.

Specifically for bench press it depends on your starting strength and weight. The weight i started with was 115 for 4 sets of 5 reps.
>> Anonymous
Start conservative. I would say 150 for deadlift, 70 for overhead presses, and 120 for bench.

If you can do 10 with good form and you feel like you could've done a few more, bump the weight up in 10 lb. increments
>> Anonymous
>>61797
I'm not new to workouts, but strength-specific workouts with weights is new. I'll try 50 kilos and then jump up a few if it feels too easy. But anyways, should I exhaust myself with one exercise before moving onto the next (that is, doing all the series of an exercise in a row, with only a little pause)?
>> Anonymous
For bench presses (if you have not done them before) lift the bar at first so you learn the technique. Then keep adding weights until you find out your maximum. A good way to develop your bench press result is to use the pyramid tehcnique. You start off the bar, add more weight, lift it a couple times, add more weight, until you reach your maximum, and then start removing weights, until you only have the bar.