Never Give Up

     Another positive thing about the gym is the air conditioning. If I had to work out at home in this heat I probably wouldn't have been able to do half of what I did tonight. Good things happened. Here's what got done:

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INCLINED BENCH:

65lb x10

(85lb x5) 3x

(95lb x3)

DECLINED BENCH:

95lb x10

115lb x4

115lb x3

115lb x4

FLAT BENCH:

65lb x15

95lb x7

115lb x3

115lb x4

65lb, 1.5 reps x10

85lb 3 Board x10

85lb 3 Board x7

MACHINE FLY:

(80lb x7) 4x

MACHINE CHEST PRESS:

50lb Mid Grip x10

50lb Wide Grip x6

50lb Narrow Grip x6

ROTARY TORSO:

(80lb x10) 2x

70lb x12

MACHINE CRUNCH:

70lb x15

(70lb x10) 2x

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     I am super pleased that I was able to hit the 95lb on incline. I wasn't even going to try, but I felt like I had a little something left in me. Plus I knew I had Frankie there to spot me so I wasn't going to kill myself. I may have only gotten 3 reps, but it made me feel good. 

     I'm please, actually, all the way around. The numbers have gone up nicely and there's no denying that is progress. Now that we've been at it for a few months now, I'm starting to throw in more of the variations of each lift to hit weak areas, etc. Plus, it adds that variety that keeps the fun there. 

     I am far from fit and strong, but there is still that pride that comes from being a woman in the weight room. I know that nobody is really watching, but I feel like I owe it to myself to work hard and earn my place there. That may sound stupid and a little grandiose to some, but pride is important to me. If people are allowed to proud of being gay - something that they have no control over, than I can be proud of pushing myself to both my physical and mental limits. I never wanted to settle for ordinary and I suppose I shouldn't start now. Frank ribs me and gives me a razzing over me saying that I'm fed up and that I want to quit, but he knows that I won't. I already spent too much time being a lazy potato. Now is time to be an active potato.