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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 746104" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>I just wanted to update to say: I have stuck with my new weight training routine for the last 3 weeks and I AM ALREADY SEEING RESULTS. It's just 30 minutes 2x per week so far, and just with light dumbells and isometrics, but I already feel firmer. </p><p></p><p>This is a big victory for me, because I HATE weights. Hate, hate, hate them. I can do cardio for an hour no problem - or longer if I'm in shape. I used to run half marathons several times a year. With running or even my indoor machines, I can just put on a podcast or music and go. I'm in my own little world and don't have to pay a lot of attention to what my body is doing. But with weights, you have to actually focus and pay attention, and I find it boring as all get out. Plus, I just don't find it as motivating as trying to run a faster mile or up my distance. As a result, I have no upper body strength. </p><p></p><p>But I'm doing it, and I'm seeing results. So I'll keep it up. Maybe I'll try to add a third day. I think I'll move up to heavier dumbbells next week. (As in, five pounds and eight pounds instead of three pounds and five pounds - I am Superwoman! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) </p><p></p><p>For anyone interested, I am using Lumowell videos on Amazon Prime. (I think they also have an app.) They are not fancy - cheesy animated Barbie doll accompanied by a badly translated computer voiceover - but somehow they are just what I need. No-frills, just lead you through the routine and tell you what to do and not do. A lot of combination exercises (e.g. squat/shoulder press or lunge/bicep curl), done in short intense bursts (40-50 seconds) followed by a few seconds rest and then switch to the next. In parts of it, my heart rate is higher than when I'm on the elliptical. </p><p></p><p>I figure I'll stick with these videos for a while and then maybe I'll be ready to start some more ambitious weight training in 2-3 months.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 746104, member: 23349"] I just wanted to update to say: I have stuck with my new weight training routine for the last 3 weeks and I AM ALREADY SEEING RESULTS. It's just 30 minutes 2x per week so far, and just with light dumbells and isometrics, but I already feel firmer. This is a big victory for me, because I HATE weights. Hate, hate, hate them. I can do cardio for an hour no problem - or longer if I'm in shape. I used to run half marathons several times a year. With running or even my indoor machines, I can just put on a podcast or music and go. I'm in my own little world and don't have to pay a lot of attention to what my body is doing. But with weights, you have to actually focus and pay attention, and I find it boring as all get out. Plus, I just don't find it as motivating as trying to run a faster mile or up my distance. As a result, I have no upper body strength. But I'm doing it, and I'm seeing results. So I'll keep it up. Maybe I'll try to add a third day. I think I'll move up to heavier dumbbells next week. (As in, five pounds and eight pounds instead of three pounds and five pounds - I am Superwoman! ;)) For anyone interested, I am using Lumowell videos on Amazon Prime. (I think they also have an app.) They are not fancy - cheesy animated Barbie doll accompanied by a badly translated computer voiceover - but somehow they are just what I need. No-frills, just lead you through the routine and tell you what to do and not do. A lot of combination exercises (e.g. squat/shoulder press or lunge/bicep curl), done in short intense bursts (40-50 seconds) followed by a few seconds rest and then switch to the next. In parts of it, my heart rate is higher than when I'm on the elliptical. I figure I'll stick with these videos for a while and then maybe I'll be ready to start some more ambitious weight training in 2-3 months. [/QUOTE]
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