Nothing Like It
Tonight was my first weight training session in about two weeks. I looked forward to it all day. Worked chest and shoulders. Hit em hard. Even tried some things I hadn’t done before…Arnold Presses and DB Incline Front Raises…liked them both, especially the front raises…really got a good burn…totally awesome.
Seriously, it was a great feeling to hit the weights again and I was extremely pumped, mentally, afterwards. I don’t know why so many women spend time just doing cardio or playing with the girly weights. I’ve been doing the cardio only thing for the last week and while I do really sweat when I do it, it’s just not the same as lifting. That’s another thing, rarely do I see women in our gym really sweating at all. I mean, maybe a little perspiration, but real sweat, not usually. When I first started working out regularly I overheard a trainer telling one of his women clients that when she finishes her cardio she should be drenched in sweat. Being a women not afraid to sweat, I thought, amen to that and I’ve always kept that in the back of my mind when doing the cardio. More women need to sweat AND lift weights.
There’s nothing like it and I am just tickled pink that I could train today. Can’t wait until Wednesday!!
July 23, 2007 at 7:29 pm
I feel that! I hate it when I see women walking on the treadmill like they are shopping for shoes! Its one thing if thats where your fitness level is at the moment but if you are doing that so you don’t sweat, why did you show up? My clients always leave like they just got out the pool!
July 23, 2007 at 8:23 pm
I’m there to bust my butt and sweating comes with the territory. If I’m not sweating I know I didn’t bust my butt! And for those women out there that think they look cute on the treadmill as cjk302 put it "shopping for shoes", your not cuz the guys love the girl that dripping in sweat. To them that’s sexy!
July 24, 2007 at 5:19 am
I can’t speak for other guy’s and maybe I’m weird but I have to agree with what bull.dogz said…..I do love a girl dripping in sweat and I do think it’s sexy. Congrats Shannon on getting back in the gym and hitting the weights again. How did you like the Arnold presses??? They are my favorite sholder exercise!!!
July 25, 2007 at 6:50 am
Sounds like you are finding your mojo again! Enjoy your workout tonight.
July 25, 2007 at 8:20 am
Glad to see you’re back in it!
My wife is learning the value of adding weights into her workout.
July 25, 2007 at 8:26 am
Woot! Glad to hear it girl!!! Imma hafta make my way over your way and catch a workout with ya sometime…we could show those girls what lifting’s about…I remember when I worked out there, I would be the only female in that li’l back corner where all the weights were…guys looked at me like I was crazy…