Weightlifting
I got to workout with a buddy yesterday at the Y and it was fun! The time on the elliptical machine went by so fast in 30 minutes while we chatted and exercise. When you exercise alone, sometimes it can seem like the time is really slow. We decided to do some weightlifting afterwards and I was shocked to find out that I wasn't able to pull or push 50 lbs weights like I used to do in college. I didn't realized how much muscle I've lost in my arms.
When I was in high school, I used to do weightlifting everyday in gym class. I would do legs 3 days and arms 2 days like every other day from Mon to Fri. When I got to college, I remember people asking if I was into sports, I was like no, just exercise on my own. At that time, I didn't realized how much of a good shape I was in. I continued to weightlift while I was in college but my eating was terrible, far worse than it was at home. Of course I gained the 15 lbs the first year and continued to do so. Even though I didn't gained quickly during college, once I graduated, I went downhill. There was no more free gym to go to.
After I had my baby, I tried working out on my own at home but I just couldn't get motivated doing it on my own. I like the atomsphere of the gym where everyone is working out and I feel like working out when I'm there. So I joined the Y and now getting back on track. I didn't weightlift for a while because I just didn't feel like it but now that I am trying to improve my running, I realized how important I need to go back to my weightlifting. It just never occurred to me how much muscle I lost and I could only lift 30 lbs which is the same weight my daughter weighs now. Now my arms are really sore and I'm ready to go back to the Y tomorrow and do more arm weightlifting.
Hope everyone have a happy Thursday and getting closer to their goal.