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Date Posted: 19:07:18 07/07/02 Sun
Author: Sherry
Subject: Working out

Hi all. Just finished my workout. It always amazes me how wonderful I feel when I have finished pushing those weights around.

It amazes me too how it seems to get easier and easier (even though the weights get heavier) the more you do it. The first couple of days that I lifted I felt achy and sore the next day. That never happens anymore even though I am increasing the weight, the reps, the sets.

My son started the pull down some time back with 70 pounds. I'm up to 80 now. I started last month with 50. Amazing how fast you improve.

My new activity for this week is lunges with one leg about 2 feet in front of the other, bending both knees and lowering the back leg close to the floor with 45 pounds of weight on the bar on my shoulders.

Last week's new activity was squats with the 45 pounds on the shoulder. Only did it once last week. Once today, in additon to the new leg excercise for this week.

I had to get my son to help with the removal of the weight from my shoulders. I was pretty tired by then. Good to have a spotter. He wasn't as much help as I needed, he only helped with one side, should have stood in front and helped with both sides. I guess I need to teach him how to be a better spotter. Oh well. I've been teaching him how to lift properly. He's never been to the gym, hasn't picked up the things I have. But he is working out a lot lately.

My ab crunch machine has a range of motion that allows for too much rest between sets for instance. He said "that doesn't do anything". I showed him that it DOES if you do it right. The motions on that machine are supposed to be small, and you are supposed to keep the ab muscles under stress the whole time, not move them so far that they get a chance to relax. Sort of like doing situps which aren't as good for you as crunches. They allow the muscle to relax too much between the hard parts.

Anyway I feel GOOD. All this blood rushing around in my veins is giving me a natural high right now. Wish I could bottle this feeling and sell it.

Anyone who hasn't tried lifting weights I urge you to give it a try. The feeling is amazing.

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Tell you what, if you find a way to bottle it and sell it, I'll gladly buy it! (NT) -- Kel, 19:48:26 07/07/02 Sun