Resistance Training #1: I Will Not Make The Obvious Joke

[serinde]

In which I determine I need some device to record what I'm doing as or after I've done it, because otherwise it blurs together. I was thinking "notebook", but sweh points out that a mini-recorder might serve better. And indeed, my MP3 player has that feature.

Warmup: 5 min. on the exercise bike, heart rate ~130.

modular shoulder press: 2 reps of 10 @ 2lb
A thing supposedly for abs, but felt more like it was coming from my arms: 1 rep of 10 @ 1lb, 1 rep of 10 @ 2lb
combination deltoid/pectoral whatsit that I'm fairly sure I did wrong, because the directions were utterly unclear. 1 rep of 10 at I forget what weight, probably 2lb
the lateral whatsit for shoulders: 2 reps of 10 @ 1lb
leg extension (quadriceps): 1 rep of 10 @ 1lb, 1 rep of 10 @ 2lb
leg curl (hamstrings): 2 reps of 10 @ 1lb
assisted dip: 2 reps of 10 @ 115lb

There may have been one more machine in there. Did I mention I need a way to keep track on the fly?

I think I hurted myself, slightly. My upper body is sore already.

(Now I need an icon for doing weights. Feh.)

Comments

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

There's times I suspect that if you scratch any given weight-training fanatic, you'll find a masochist underneath. :) Just don't scratch 'em too hard, as they're probably strong enough to bend you into a pretzel....

[syringavulgaris.livejournal.com]

But but I'm not a fanatic. I just don't wanna have arms like limp noodles any more...

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Aren't you more sado than maso, though? Or kinda neutral on that particular spectrum?

Oh, and I've made a fair amount of progress towards de-noodling my arms with just a couple of 3 pound freeweights and some exercises nightly while sitting at the computer. If the pace here is too much for now, try something like that to ease into it.