tryingto’s BodyBlog

I’ve seen a new and very exciting show going on right at my gym!  The shear talent is amazing and just as thrilling.  I’m talking about the new show called Dancing With The Weights!  Yes and I’m sure you’ve seen such a show at your gym.  If you haven’t you’re in for a thrill.  Here’s how it goes.  A guy at the gym puts way too much weight on the benching bar.  They sit, then lay and finally grip the bar.  They strain to lift the bar, lower it and without pausing, manage to press it back up.  Now, while all this is going on, notice the legs and feet being lifted off the ground, almost stomping in place.  And why?  Hmm; maybe WAY TO MUCH weight?  And, if you’re really lucky, you’ll catch it with dumbells too.  And not just the bench press, but shoulder press and even work the on pec deck too!  Once you’ve seen it, you’ll crave more.  One thing though, don’t laugh out loud.  It might upset the person and give them a lower score.

sometimes, I wonder why I do this?  workout hard, which I know I do and not just weights but cardio too.  ( I did choose to up my cardio 20 minutes before my workouts and two days of 30 minutes; my "off" days)  I look at where I was last year before I started and as the months went on, I dropped lots of weight–from 288 to 250.  And then, a few months ago, i was gaining weight and am now up to 273.  I know I still have fat to loose and sometimes I now get discusted that I’ve hit some platue and things aren’t moving forward anymore. Should I get sad?  I do.  Will I give up?  HELL NO!!  It’s war and it ain’t over till it’s over!! (and even then it’s not over!)

That’s how I see so many guys at my gym lift. I mean with great speed, high weights and with lots of momentum behind it all.  I’d like to see these same guys, with the same weight, take it slower and use strick form to do it with.  I’d bet dollars to doughnuts they wouldn’t be able to.  I mean, if they want to hurt themselves, that’s their business.  But that’s not for me and never will be.  I know I used to see these guys as being strong and making me feel like I was a weakling.  That was until I took a good look as to how they work out.  I don’t even know if there’s any benefit to lifting like that either?  I guess they feel like they must be doing something good for themselves? 

that’s what I decided I need to do.  I’ve been doing 30 minutes, three times a week.  I’m now switching things around and doing 20 minutes, four days a week, before training and my off days, Wed and Sat and doing 30 minutes those days.  My hope is that it’ll help lose more fat.  I’m keeping my fingers and toes crossed!!