Saturday, September 14, 2013

Day 123: Lifting Weights

We hit the gym today after work and instead of my normal cardio I decided to hit the weights.  Even though it had been a while I turned it up and kept the weights at what I was at the last time I lifted.  It felt good, however due to how crowed the gym was I had to lift out of sequence which meant that I had to start with my chest.  My triceps were shot by the time I got to my shoulders.

The thing about the sequence is that it allows a muscle group to rest while you work another muscle group. Without this rest your muscles hit fatigue faster and you are unable to lift the amount of weight you want to. 

I stretched it a little with my legs.  I built up to maxing out the machine; since again the free weight leg press was taken I had to use the machine.  It maxes out at 410lbs. That is what I did.  3 sets of 12 at 410lbs.   

In the end I over did it a little and felt sick. It wasn’t until I was able to eat a protein bar that I started feeling better. 

Daily recap:
Matt: Full Body Work Out

Kelly: 1 hour with personal trainer, 30 min on treadmill

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