Same weight for all exercises??

[plinerd]

I don't want to end up with really mis-proportioned body parts. I did several upper body exercises today (taken from the list on the Training for Muscles sticky) and those done with a bar were all done with the same weight. The only change was that I did pullovers with a lighter dumbbell.

 

My question is this:

Should I be using lighter weights for certain muscles (like for the shoulders/military press) versus heavier weights for other muscles (like the barbell row) or should I just do what I can now and increase in the places where I feel like the weight is too easy?

 

Thanks so much.

[Zack]

should I just do what I can now and increase in the places where I feel like the weight is too easy?

 

Yes.

[hsorlando]

Yes! Some movements are harder than others, even if it uses the same bodypart. So of course change your weight. For instance I can go heavier on a regular bench press, but I have to go lighter on an incline press, because of the angle.