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lifting_heavy_things2011-08-09 02:28 pm
owlectomy) wrote in lifting_heavy_things2011-08-09 02:28 pm
Lifting ... slightly heavier things?
Hi! It's my first post!
I was on the brink of finishing stage one of New Rules of Lifting for Women when I changed my work schedule (so I had fewer mornings free) and came down with a bad cold, and when all was said and done I decided to start stage 1 over again. (I'd been considering doing that anyway, because I wanted to get stronger before starting stage 2 -- some of those exercises are scary.)
Squat - 30 lbs (That sounds low, but I had a very crunchy knee. I think it's getting better, but I've had to be super careful about form and not overdoing things.)
Seated row - 55 lbs
Push-up - I haven't made it past knee push-ups yet!
Step-up - 30 lbs
I'm not doing the jackknife thing at all, since my gym doesn't have Swiss balls.
Deadlift - 30 lbs
Shoulder press - 30 lbs
Lat pulldown - 55 lbs
Lunges - 0 lbs. See aforementioned crunchy knee. I have gone up from sets of 6 unweighted lunges to sets of 10 unweighted lunges, though! It's a start!
I was on the brink of finishing stage one of New Rules of Lifting for Women when I changed my work schedule (so I had fewer mornings free) and came down with a bad cold, and when all was said and done I decided to start stage 1 over again. (I'd been considering doing that anyway, because I wanted to get stronger before starting stage 2 -- some of those exercises are scary.)
Squat - 30 lbs (That sounds low, but I had a very crunchy knee. I think it's getting better, but I've had to be super careful about form and not overdoing things.)
Seated row - 55 lbs
Push-up - I haven't made it past knee push-ups yet!
Step-up - 30 lbs
I'm not doing the jackknife thing at all, since my gym doesn't have Swiss balls.
Deadlift - 30 lbs
Shoulder press - 30 lbs
Lat pulldown - 55 lbs
Lunges - 0 lbs. See aforementioned crunchy knee. I have gone up from sets of 6 unweighted lunges to sets of 10 unweighted lunges, though! It's a start!