New to lifting weights.

Is lifting till I'm feeling a burn then feel like throwing up then stopping a good way to start.

I can only do like half a set of 4 before I tap out and I physically can't lift.

@Mr_NutterButter

Once a month, test your max load. then train up to 3/4 of that. each month increasing a bit. btw, training often until failure or to your absolute max load is unscientific and counterproductive. whoever does that ignores decades of progress in medicine.

@tobias question what does failure look like. Is it me unable to lift it up because I'm exhausted or something else?

@Mr_NutterButter

yeah. flimsy shaky exhaustion. you only do that in your monthly progress test to see what's the absolute heaviest weight you can lift. or counting your maximum reps until failure with a medium weight.

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@tobias Gotcha, that's what happen the first time I did it. Hands shaking and exhausted + a nausea feeling.

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