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March 2015 Question #8
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mort_83:
"When did you start lifting weights? What kind of equipment do you have (heh!)? What is your program like?"
I started lifting weights back in 1994 when I joined my first gym. However, I usually did the weight machines and didn't change my diet at all, so the results were pretty weak. I joined a fancier gym in 1996 in Kansas City during my time there and I started to see more progress, but I also did the "body pump" classes which helped. I actually remember getting ogled (for lack of a better term) by a female coworker or two at the time.
I felt back into old habits when I moved back to the Cincinnati area in 2000 and my weight and state of fitness fluctuated.
In 2011, my gym "lost" my membership and I decided not to renew as the gym was falling apart. In response, I bought a set of adjustable 50 lb weights, along with two sets of 25 lb and 15 lb free weights. I also bought the P90X system for a program. I shed a lot of fat and gained good muscle in the right areas. I think I was in the best shape of my life with that program.
I still follow the program in a sense. I still do the workouts for arms, shoulders, chest, and back. I admit, I slack off for the legs part, but I tend to run outside for my cardio. Right now I lift two to three days a week with two or three days of cardio on alternating days. I seem to be maintaining muscle in the right places, but I need to get rid of the thickness of my midsection that has crept up over the last couple of years.
Lately, I have thought of rejoining a gym so I could have access to heavier weights and different cardio equipment.
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mort_83:"When did you start lifting weights? What kind of equipment do you have (heh!)? What is your program like?"
I started lifting weights back in 1994 when I joined my first gym. However, I usually did the weight machines and didn't change my diet at all, so the results were pretty weak. I joined a fancier gym in 1996 in Kansas City during my time there and I started to see more progress, but I also did the "body pump" classes which helped. I actually remember getting ogled (for lack of a better term) by a female coworker or two at the time.
I felt back into old habits when I moved back to the Cincinnati area in 2000 and my weight and state of fitness fluctuated.
In 2011, my gym "lost" my membership and I decided not to renew as the gym was falling apart. In response, I bought a set of adjustable 50 lb weights, along with two sets of 25 lb and 15 lb free weights. I also bought the P90X system for a program. I shed a lot of fat and gained good muscle in the right areas. I think I was in the best shape of my life with that program.
I still follow the program in a sense. I still do the workouts for arms, shoulders, chest, and back. I admit, I slack off for the legs part, but I tend to run outside for my cardio. Right now I lift two to three days a week with two or three days of cardio on alternating days. I seem to be maintaining muscle in the right places, but I need to get rid of the thickness of my midsection that has crept up over the last couple of years.
Lately, I have thought of rejoining a gym so I could have access to heavier weights and different cardio equipment.
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March is question month. If you'd like to ask me a question, just ask it here.