Nasty!
Oh boy there is a stomach bug going around! I caught it unfortunately on Sunday. The good news is, im feeling alot better now.
I wasn't able to train yesterday which now means four days straight of hard weight training without a day off in the middle. I know I can do it regardless.
Today is the beginning of my half way mark woohoo. I have completed 6 weeks straight and have 6 to go. Not only have I followed my diet perfectly without eating anything that wasn't listed by my trainer but I have also been to the gym and worked hard 5 days a week for the last 6 weeks. That part just dawned on me today lol.
My training schedule for the week is as follows: weight training 4 days a week followed by cardio 4 days a week with an extra "spin" class on Saturday's.
Today I achieved a big hurdle. JD put my weights up again. He wanted me to pick up the 20kg dumbells for my incline db presses. After reading that he wanted me to do this I totally freaked out. Only last year I remember two guys (my training partners) tried to help me with this same weight and I couldn't even hold them. It was a disaster.
So today I was so frightened of making a full of myself. I asked a complete stranger to help me as Deejay (my spotter) wasn't there today.
I explained to him that it was my first time picking them up. His reaction was "oh boy they are big weights for you". Grrrr, this wasn't helping. Thanks for the confidence boost lol.
So I took his 20kg DB's (since he was using them at the time) and went to sit on my incline bench. I told him to only help me get them up and nothing else as I wanted to know if I could do at least one rep. I didn't even know if I could hold them up actually.
Success, their up with his assistance. I brought them down slowly then pushed them back up, then repeated that again, third rep I needed a tap to get them back up.
I completed two on my own. Hooray! Now I know I can do more next week for sure. And to think I couldn't even hold them up with two blokes helping me about 8 months ago.
JD has worked me up to this level over the last 6 weeks. Only a few weeks ago I couldn't lift the 17.5kg Db's on my own, and now I power through them.
I feel like I have entered the boy's section of weights lol. I know this might not be much to some of you reading this but I am stoked, they are big weights for me anyway 
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Now im off to catch up on other blogs.
Congradulations on the big weights. I on the other hand have not lifted big upper body free weights as yet, will be achievable in the near future.
Great to hear that you are coming along just fine.
Posted by
Tracey |
11:50 AM
I know what you mean about being in with the boys!! And its a great feeling and you should be proud of your fast progress:)
Em
Posted by
Em |
1:19 PM
Hi Tracey, trust me, lifting free weights comes with time and experience. I have been weight training on and off for many years now :-)
Hi Em!!
Thanks for popping in :-)
And thank you for being proud of me lol, I do appreciate it and hope to see you around some more.
Posted by
Splice |
2:37 PM
WOW 20kg! That's incredible . . . . you must be so proud of yourself Splice. It's the little things that matter to us and I know exactly how you are feeling. Let me guess you STRUTTED out of that gym this morning like you owned the place? LOL!! As Arnold would say, "keep pumping that iron".
Lia :o)
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:58 PM
Lol Lia, it's funny you should mention Arnie as I just recieved I DVD on him today!
Yes it's a great feeling making achievements like that.
Take care.
Posted by
Splice |
11:19 AM
Arnie DVD??? I used to think he was soooo cheesy when I was growing up (apart from the fact that Predator was one of my fav films!) and now I can totally respect what he has done for the sport :) Have you read his book? Know if it's any good? I've had few people recommend it....
PS Thanks for the comment you left on my blog - I feel awesome after my run now :)
B xx
Posted by
Sekhmet |
2:05 PM
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