Ok. I've been working out consistantly for about 2 weeks now and figured it was time for a gym log.

I just got a treadmill and have been jogging at least 10-15 minutes at 5 mph and doing a fast walk (about 4 mph) if I get tired/winded. Total time being 30 minutes. I'm actually pretty proud of doing this much. I used to be a heavy smoker and could barely make a block without feeling like I was going either die or puke.

I can tell my endurance is getting a little better. My goal right now is to be able to jog the entire 30 minutes (with a warm up and cool down of course).


Yesterday I decided to try using my home gym to lift weights. I've never lifted weights before so this is really new to me........so I started out really light. I just didn't want to over do it and be really sore the next day.

So, what I did was:
Seated Lat Rows: 60lbs 5 x 10
Incline Bench Press: 40lbs 5 x 10
Biceps curl: 30lbs 5 x 10
Pulldowns: 60lbs 5 x 10
Triceps pushdown: 40lbs 5 x 10
Leg press: 160lbs 10 x 10 (I felt like I could do these all day - so maybe next time I will add more weight)

I woke up expecting to be sore this morning but I wasn't. I'm wondering if that means I did it right? lol or.....maybe I need to add more weight.

The hardest ones for me to do were the bench press and the pushdowns. That's why I went down in weight. I don't think those muscles have ever been used. ha

I'm also not sure if this is something I need to do every day. I thought that when you lifted weights that you were only supposed to do it every other day to let your muscles repair? (or something like that?)

Ok.....so that's the beginning.

I will enter today's workout later.

Nice start Gibbi!

Thanks, girl

Great start Gibbi!

Okay, you have 10 x 5. Sets are usually listed first. Are you doing 10 sets of 5 reps or 5 sets of 10 reps?

Yes, you should bump up the weight on the leg press if you felt like you could do them all day.

Oh......ok. I'm doing 5 sets of 10 reps.
So I need to list it like this? 5 x 10?

If so, I can go back and edit it.

That would make it less confusing for anyone looking at your log, yet.

I know you were being cautious because it's new for you, but put some more weight on everything next time and don't do so much. (More is NOT always better, especially when we're talking about lifting.) Raise the weights to were you can only do 3 sets of 10 reps before you feel like you're going to die.

Ok. Will do more weights next time.

And.......for just starting out, how often should I be lifting?

No more then 3 times per week, but 2 would be good.

Ok.
Thanks, girl........I appreciate your input and advice.

Just let me know when you're ready for something really challenging.

Forgot to log in exercise for yesterday.

30 min on treadmill
Running ~ 5.0+ mph/Walking 3.5-4.0 mph

Total calories burned - 247

33 minutes on treadmill today:

17 min ~ 5.0mph
13 min ~ 3.5 mph

additional time was cool down - 2.5mph
Total calories burned - 222

Ok.....talk about dork

I realized today that on my initial post I entered in the wrong weight. I only entered in half of the weight (one side/resistance bars)

So, I went back and edited it.........except for the bicep curls.

Ok...today was part work out, part experiment on how much weight I could do.

So, this is what I came up with:

Seated shoulder press: 40lbs 3 x 8
Pulldowns: 100lbs 3 x 8
Incline bench press: 50lbs 3 x 8
Seated Lat Rows: 100lbs 3 x 8
Triceps pushdown: 50lbs 3 x 8
Biceps curl: 35lbs 3 x 8
Leg press: 260lbs 3 x 8

I've also determined that some of these muscles have obviously NEVER been used. lol
Workin on triceps is a b*tch

Makes more sense now!