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CherylWriter · 01-02-2009, 05:08 PM

Passed my first exercise hurdle today--I was tremendously reluctant to re-enter the weight area of my local gym. Not sure why, but I always feel really self-conscious there. But I repeated my mantra--no one's looking at me, and if they are, who cares?--and got over it and lifted. And it went great!

Here's my workout (straight from the book):

A: Barbell squats, 10 lb, 2 x 15

B1: Pushups, 45 degree angle, 2 x 15
B2: Seated row, 40 lb, 2 x 15

C1: Step-up, 2 7.5 lb dumbbells, 2 x 15
C2: Jackknife on balance ball, 2 x 8

I rested 60 seconds between each set.

I definitely could have done more weight on the squats and seated row and, midway through my second set, I realized that I was doing the jackknife with incorrect form (which might be why they were so easy!) but I still feel like this was a successful workout. My purposes were 1) to find an approx. weight for each exercise, 2) to figure out how long the whole process (travel, exercise, and shower) takes, and 3) to get myself past the mental hurdle of feeling silly in the weight room. (Anyone else deal with this?)

So...not an impressive workout, but a successful one!

01-02-2009, 05:08 PM	#18 (permalink)
CherylWriter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 302	Workout #1: NROLFW Passed my first exercise hurdle today--I was tremendously reluctant to re-enter the weight area of my local gym. Not sure why, but I always feel really self-conscious there. But I repeated my mantra--no one's looking at me, and if they are, who cares?--and got over it and lifted. And it went great! Here's my workout (straight from the book): A: Barbell squats, 10 lb, 2 x 15 B1: Pushups, 45 degree angle, 2 x 15 B2: Seated row, 40 lb, 2 x 15 C1: Step-up, 2 7.5 lb dumbbells, 2 x 15 C2: Jackknife on balance ball, 2 x 8 I rested 60 seconds between each set. I definitely could have done more weight on the squats and seated row and, midway through my second set, I realized that I was doing the jackknife with incorrect form (which might be why they were so easy!) but I still feel like this was a successful workout. My purposes were 1) to find an approx. weight for each exercise, 2) to figure out how long the whole process (travel, exercise, and shower) takes, and 3) to get myself past the mental hurdle of feeling silly in the weight room. (Anyone else deal with this?) So...not an impressive workout, but a successful one!