"Poundage" refers to a fee or charge based on the weight or amount of something.
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When you consume more calories than you burn, you store the excess calories as fat... aka
extra poundage on the scale.
You don't feel the extra
poundage on the drive, and Volkswagen has done a fine job in not making you feel it in the wallet either, with a fair fuel economy rating of 10.6 L / 100 km in the city and 8.0 L / 100 km on the highway.
I started with a warm up set of squats and worked my way up through three sets to my maximum
poundage of 140k
My [Dennis's] personal rule is never to
increase poundages more than ninety pounds per warm up set.
Deadlifts stimulate the whole back, but target the lower back the most and you'll be able to handle heavy
poundages by using correct deadlidt form.
It also explains why I
reduce poundage considerably whenever I go «stale» and need a break from this type of routine.
Not only does
excess poundage increase inflammation and cellular aging, but it raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis and some cancers.
Progress in the gym seems like a breeze when guys first start lifting and it seems as if you can easily add more and more
poundages with each training session.
«A good training partner pushes you to handle
more poundage and gives you incentive to grind out more reps per set.
Cornering is flat up to about eight - tenths, at which point the Charger's
poundage starts to make itself known and threatens to overwhelm the relatively narrow 245 - section Goodyear summer rubber at each end.
The best mechanical broadhead for
low poundage bows on our list is the Allen Spider Broadhead.
Keep that in mind when you adjust your squat
poundages up by 4 %.
Although the new Chiron is being derived from existing carbon - fiber architecture, 92 percent of the parts will be new or modified to enhance rigidity and keep
poundage off.
More importantly, not even the switch to a spread - out game has stopped the race to put as
much poundage at every position as possible.
Bill Starr, author of The Strongest Shall Survive, agrees, saying that «the trainee made faster progress if he did not handle maximum
poundages at every workout session».
If you have never done high rep squatting or deadlifting with
max poundages you will no doubt be amazed at how difficult they are.
For example, if your initial «training max» on the squat was 200 lbs., during the first two - week cycle your
squat poundages would have been 130 pounds during your 65 % workout, 150 pounds on 75 % day, and 170 pounds on 85 % day.
If on the other hand you want to specialise with weight training I will guide you every step of the way with the most up to date weight training program that increases your maximum
lift poundage's week by week so that you tick off one goal after another.
Instead of adding
additional poundage to squats, here's a way to use range of motion for the same purpose.
If you're focused on
shedding poundage, then water offers the best option for hydration, as sports drinks contain lots of calories and sugar.
Constantly testing yourself with
maximal poundages is a self - indulgent step into staleness slow gains and discouragement.
Back in the mid-1990s when I was working out with a vengeance and training with a soon - to - be NABBA Junior Mr Universe, we were slamming some
serious poundage in the «big back attack» sessions.
Despite 20 - 25 hours of cardio per week, no lean muscle was lost and
poundage did not decrease on any major lifts.
Savvy condo groups focus on temperament —
not poundage — in their pet policies.
Further, Owens's extra inches — as well as the
discarded poundage of rookie starting center Victor Alexander of Iowa State — had helped Golden State outrebound opponents in half of its dozen games.
The third lift, clean - and - jerk — which sounds like a comedy team — takes on the
highest poundages.
Most of this
unobserved poundage is distributed evenly through the arms and shoulders, the legs and thighs.
Activity level, daily caloric intake, whether you are breastfeeding and your pre-pregnancy weight all influence the rate at which you'll lose your
pregnancy poundage.
Another interesting thing illustrated recently is this is not just
about poundage and weight loss.
Beyond vanity, you feel confident because you just pressed some
major poundage.
I was going over old log books this month and noticed that some of my
biggest poundages were all the way back in 2001.
He was truly a powerlifting pioneer and a man that built an extraordinary physique by using raw powerlifting techniques and bar -
bending poundage in never - ending training sessions.
Using it with proper form should allow you to pull some seriously heavy
poundages after a year or two of training.
Your tail comes off the pad and your rounded lower back has to bear the brunt of the
unrealistic poundage.
Newer lifters would probably be better off
cycling poundage in the more traditional style.
Go mostly by rep and
poundage progress — your bodyweight will change slowly, at most 2 pounds per month.