I bit the bullet.
Yesterday I started my weight training program with an all out blitz on my chest. After another morning with 60 minutes on the elliptical, I planned my afternoon workout with a trainer friend of mine.
I am weak! Very weak!
We started warming up the chest and shoulders with light dumbbell presses.
4 x Bench press (135lb x 12, 145 x 10, 145 x 6, 115 x 12)
4 x dumbbell incline press (35′s x 10, 30 x 10, 25 x 12, 25 x 8 )
3 x standing free-cable flies. (30′s x 10, 25 x 12, 25 x 10, 25 x 6)
3 x dumbbell bench press ( 25 x 10, 25 x 6, 25 x 8 negatives, 20 x 8 negatives)
3 x decline bench machine ( 50 x 12, 50 x 8, 50 x 8 negative, 50 x 5 negative)
I was pretty ashamed of how weak I was. It felt good to lift, but my head was down from embarrassment. I’m a little sore today, but I can still lift my arms. I guess the cardio I have been doing has helped a little.
I will be lifting 3 days a week (Mon, wed, Fri)now that I have a workout partner. Best part is he is a very experienced trainer too, so I know he’s not going to lead me down the wrong path.
Now, what the hell is wrong with the weather in this country? It was 28 in Tampa when I woke up yesterday! It’s damn cold this morning as well. It is really hard to stay motivated when all I want to do is crawl under a big blanket and sleep. I am facing it head on, waking up early so I have a chance to wake up and warm-up before working out.
Tomorrow is my official weigh-in day, I think I will be around 290 or so. That will leave me only a few days to drop the additional weight to meet my first goal. I can do it though!
How is your year starting off? Are you sticking to your resolutions this early, or are you brushing them off?
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Mike, I started my strength training on 12/11 after 2 months of cardio and I too was a bit embarrassed about how much I could lift. I have seen some improvement, but I need to keep reminding myself that this is going to take time! Good luck tomorrow with your weigh-in I am pulling for you! Everyday I pass the scale I want to jump, but Sunday is my big day for weigh-in..
Colt
Thanks Colt! Yeah I try not to focus too much on my weight, but it is a good measuring tool! Strength training is just as important as cardio right now. I don’t want to be skinny fat! lol
I’m loving the summer here in the Southern Hemisphere.
Yeah, rub it in! lol. 50 years from now when the Tampa Glacier starts to thaw from global warming, you will find me frozen on the elliptical machine!
i’d love to wake up to it being 28 degrees outside right now! I woke up and it was 5 degrees today here in WI. little higher than what we’ve been having lately lol.
Thats not normal! You are supposed to VISIT the cold, not live there!