Since i`m relatively new to weight-lifting (3 months) i thought i`d ask this question now, as i`m down to a reasonable (though not quite ideal for me just yet) 12% body fat:
I still can`t lift the ridiculously heavy weights some of my mates are lifting - but they`re doing it to gain size, whereas i`m doing it to gain strength ( a bit of a contradiction, yes, i know).
I`ve gone from 2 sets of cable work and 2 sets of weights to ONE cables/4 weights to try to help with the lean gains i want.
I have noticed even over a few days, my upper body has become somehow just a little more "defined", and was wondering:
Should i keep doing what i`m doing for lean mass? - (10+ reps to failure) - about 6 exercises at a time (too much? - i do mix it up though - different sets on different days etc)
(e.g. today:
overhead press with barbell
bicep curl into Arnold press, hammer curl, shrugs (dumbells), crush grip goblet squat, barbell bicep curl.)
As i say, i`m only a beginner, so for example my dumbells are only 10kg`s and my barbell is only 40kgs (please! - don`t laugh!)
i`d really appreciate any (good) suggestions to improve or comments about my sets/reps and how/where i might improve.
(and please, again, don`t laugh at what i can lift)