I am not swayed by the myths, just by what I see in the mirror. I am not comparing myself to a man, just to me and how I think I ought to look lifting these paltry weights.
I actively increase my weights - I do 6-8 reps, and when I can do 9 reps, I go up. This is working well as I am increasing at least one exercise every time I train. But, my muscle strength seems disproportionate to the size - I look stronger than I am. I struggle with 8lb weights on my lateral raises, for example.
PowerJim - my arms have actually grown out of a shirt that still fits everywhere else, not 3 dress size different, I admit - that was for comic effect... badly...
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