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Lucy ([personal profile] cereta) wrote in [community profile] lifting_heavy_things2010-06-04 07:45 am
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Weekly post: What did you do?

My apologies for missing this last week. I'd had some minor surgery (which is why I won't be contributing this week, bleh).

So, what did you do?
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[personal profile] laurashapiro 2010-06-04 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Squats at 35 lbs now, and flys with 15 lb in each hand, but I can only do about two of those so I'm not sure it's time to move up yet. (:

Maintained or increased weight on everything, but I only went to the gym once this week (holidays and IBS screw me up).

Best news: liberated some free weights from my parents' garage! Today I'm going to try my first home workout!
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[personal profile] rydra_wong 2010-06-04 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Best news: liberated some free weights from my parents' garage! Today I'm going to try my first home workout!

\o/
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[personal profile] laurashapiro 2010-06-04 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I need to figure out how to replace the gym's benches with furniture I have around the house...
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[personal profile] rydra_wong 2010-06-04 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
FWIW, I've found that one of those large inflatable exercise balls substitutes nicely for a bench for most purposes.
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[personal profile] laurashapiro 2010-06-04 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll be all wobbly! On the plus side, if I have a yoga ball, I can do squats. Hmm...
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[personal profile] rydra_wong 2010-06-04 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Wobbly is good! Means you have to work all sorts of subsidiary stuff to stabilize yourself!
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[personal profile] laurashapiro 2010-06-04 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I know, I just freak so much about hurting my back, is all. I like to be stable when I lift, both feet planted firmly on the ground, obsessing about form. Then I know I won't injure myself. Wobbly is scary!
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