Hiromi_X
Feats of strength
I haven't done any weightlifting for years because it bores me shitless. It's so damn repetitive. Instead, I maintain muscle strength through yoga and pushups. But now, I'm tired of that, so I'm back on weights for now. I'm doing machines, anyway; I don't feel like buying weightlifting gloves and all that, and anyway, free weights take up too much time. I don't have the patience of my early 20s, when I enjoyed being one of the very few females in the mostly male domain of free weights and disdained those who used machines. Well, screw that; I don't feel like spending hours in the goddamn gym. It's hard to find a gym with a pleasant atmosphere.
Allow me to brag. Last night, I decided to see the max weight I can lift. I did 120 pounds on the chest press machine! Three times! That's my body weight. The dude who used the machine next took weight off! Eee! I love being strong.
120 pounds! I spent the rest of my workout doing high weight, low rep exercises. I'll do different shits later this week. Today, I'm mildly and pleasantly sore, so I didn't overdo anything.
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I will forever hate free weights because of the gross men that hang around them, so very gross *shudder*. I've gotten exceptionally bored with push-ups recently, and have found that attempting one armed push-ups is a good diversion. If you can bench 120 you could probably get in at least one on each arm.
1. Posted by Aimee on May 15, 2008
I will forever hate free weights because of the gross men that hang around them, so very gross *shudder*.
At the gym I go to, people pretty much give you your space. To the point that the whole experience is strangely alienating, like you're in a muscle factory instead of a public space. Just about everyone has ear buds in, or else they're with their own tight group. It also vaguely reminds me of public transportation: everyone warily doing their own thing.
I get bored pretty quickly, so when I move, I hope I find groups of people to do different kinds of fitness-y types things with. I need an exercise buddy.
2. Posted by Hiromi on May 15, 2008