Do you know what the most amazing feeling is?
Being able to lift more weight.
Being able to run longer distances.
It is absolutely amazing. I've been thinking about how much physical progress I have made since I started working out, because it has been around a year since I joined the gym. I compared before and after photos and I am so happy. But it's not just the way I look, it's what I can do.
When I first joined the gym, I was doing 8lb bicep curls--- that is a really small amount. I was extremely weak. Now I am doing 22.5lb bicep curls. Which is higher than most people at the gym do. Usually I see women doing 10-15lbs.
When I first joined the gym, I did like 75lb on the back extension. Now I am doing 195 lbs.
It's so crazy.
The craziest thing is how much easier it is for me to lift barbells now. Lifting and carrying a 40lb barbell for me at one point was a little bit of a struggle. Yesterday I was doing shoulder presses above my head with a 40lb barbell.
It's so hard to explain the way it feels. Lifting a 20lb dumbbell at one point felt really heavy, and now it is so light.
Recently I ran 30km for the first time. I was so worn out afterwards. I felt that same way after running my half marathon (21.1km). Yesterday I ran 21.2km, and today I was in no pain whatsoever, and I ran it 14minutes faster as well.
It's so crazy what your body can do if you just push it a little bit more each time.
Here are some pics of my progress. It's been a year and that is crazy.
I'm so excited to begin my second year.
Being able to lift more weight.
Being able to run longer distances.
It is absolutely amazing. I've been thinking about how much physical progress I have made since I started working out, because it has been around a year since I joined the gym. I compared before and after photos and I am so happy. But it's not just the way I look, it's what I can do.
When I first joined the gym, I was doing 8lb bicep curls--- that is a really small amount. I was extremely weak. Now I am doing 22.5lb bicep curls. Which is higher than most people at the gym do. Usually I see women doing 10-15lbs.
When I first joined the gym, I did like 75lb on the back extension. Now I am doing 195 lbs.
It's so crazy.
The craziest thing is how much easier it is for me to lift barbells now. Lifting and carrying a 40lb barbell for me at one point was a little bit of a struggle. Yesterday I was doing shoulder presses above my head with a 40lb barbell.
It's so hard to explain the way it feels. Lifting a 20lb dumbbell at one point felt really heavy, and now it is so light.
Recently I ran 30km for the first time. I was so worn out afterwards. I felt that same way after running my half marathon (21.1km). Yesterday I ran 21.2km, and today I was in no pain whatsoever, and I ran it 14minutes faster as well.
It's so crazy what your body can do if you just push it a little bit more each time.
Here are some pics of my progress. It's been a year and that is crazy.
I'm so excited to begin my second year.
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