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Date Posted: 21:36:25 09/29/05 Thu
Author: Adriana
Subject: Re: Weightlifting
In reply to: Jen 's message, "Re: Weightlifting" on 15:25:13 09/27/05 Tue

>>If the 10 lb weights are working for you,
>>that's awesome, but from how it sounds, you could use
>>15's or 20's and cut your time down.
>
>I've started to use 20lbs recently. It's HARD! I now
>do 3 sets of 10 with curling.

Wow, nice, that's almost as much as i do, you'll get a lot stronger faster with that method. I am thinking of increasing all the weights i lift for October.

>
>>Don't worry about
>>getting bulky, us girls don't have the testostorone to
>>build bulk, not like one day you're gonna wake up and
>>people will think you're a contestant for those
>>world's strongest man contests LOL.
>
>Maybe not gaining bulk but....weight gain concerns me.
> I DO NOT wanna gain weight, that'll REALLY SUCK. Cuz
>if you lift more weight....your muscles wanna be
>nurished more so...causing you to EAT MORE. So I'm
>being really careful.

If you continue to exercise you won't get fat. So what if you gain a few lbs? I'd rather be how i am now than lose 10 lbs and lose my definition.

>
>>but hey could you do me a favor and give me ab
>>training advice? I want to get my abs more defined,
>>maybe you know something i don't.
>
>Well I'm no ab expert but, what I do is. I do sit-ups
>with 10 pounded weights in my arms and I cross em over
>my chest and I sit up fully for 2 sets of 25. This is
>a very intense exericse and right now I need to take a
>break from this cuz I'm in alot of pain.....YOU REALLY
>FEEL IT. Another thing I do is bicycles and the other
>one I do is lifting my legs up from the ground and
>crunching up. I try to work the abs everyday. Matt
>says I have a 2 pack but, pffffft he's seeing things I
>say. LOL

Oh hey that's cool i did that for awhile i've been expirimenting with all kinds of things. I'm in ur situation but i gotta ask where do you find good plaes for bicycle riding? Around where we live there really aren't any, so please tell me what kind of places you find for that, i'm interested.

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