Sat, May-22-04, 19:00
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Plan: Metabolic Surge
Stats: 170/139/?
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Progress: 100%
Location: Canada's Wet Coast
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Originally Posted by helena_c
So, yesterday I met with one of the trainers at the gym...today I woke up quite sore.  I did 30 minutes on the elliptical trainer thingy, and then he had me do 150 crunches...ouch, followed by starting some very basic lifting, a little bit of bench pressing, only 15 pounds, but for someone who hasn't done any of that ever, I'm definitely feeling it... |
Doesn't matter - "heavy" means "heavy, for you".
Good for you!
Oh, and a little tip: do your weights first. Especially since you're low-carbing - you want as much of your blood sugar available for the lifting as possible.
I know, I know, they always tell you to do them after you're warmed up, but you'll actually burn more fat the other way around, and you'll warm up fine just by doing the weights. I always do them this way, myself. And I haven't hurt myself by not being "warmed up" yet. Really!
Consider telling your trainer you'd like to try it the other way around.
Good luck!
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