OK...so close out was yesterday here at work and I was sitting here at my desk this morning with nothing to do but to look at my bi's...on my right arm you can see the muscle when I flex but it felt mushy not firm like I want it too..and the left still has a long way to go...so i'm sitting here flexing my arm, thinking if I just had a dumbbell I could be building myself up more while here at work...I looked around the office & warehouse to see if there was anything that I could use but everything was way to light...
SOOOOOO. at lunch I took a little ride over to WalMart (my fav store that has everything)and picked up two 15# dumbbells (nice big silver metal ones)...they didn't have any 20#'s...I take them to the check out and the girl there could hardly pick them up..then she put them in plastic bag (using both hands to pick up one) and went to hand them to me...of course the bag broke and they fell on the floor...she looks at me...and I just shook my head and took them in one hand and my bag with the rest of my stuff (raquetballs and a new pair of workout gloves)in the other hand and walked out....OK so i was showing off a little but what the hey...of course I parked at the end of the parking lot as far away as I can so had a little trip to carry them and by the time I got to my truck I was feeling it in my left arm from carrying 30#s...but I did it..
So now I'm back at my desk with my dumbbell sitting in front of me...wondering if it would really hurt me to do some overhead presses with them since I did work on tri/bi's & chest last night at the gym with 20/25# dumbbells...
The weird thing is these 15# dumbbells feel as heavy if not heavier than the 20# at the gym...I did one set of 15 and I definately felt it...
I'm going to go on line and get a workout plan that I can do while sitting at my desk...Pretty soon you should be able to see my muscle....whoooohooooo!!!!
Oh yeah, I'm also thinking about painting the number 15 a bright pink just in case someone decides to "borrow" my dumbbells here at work...ya think that might be a problem or am I the only "crazy" that would have dumbbells at work?
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LOL just be careful. Remember that weight training is not like cardio - you can't do it every day and more isn't always better.
You can over train and cause problems. The muscle needs about 48 hours to heal itself appropriately, before lifting again. If you just keep damaging the tissue over and over without letting it repair itself, you will go backwards in progress.
Also remember that while some muscle visability is related to the amount you have (case in point, how much body fat I am carrying and yet you CAN see SOME of my musclemass) - the majority is related to your body fat. The less you have, the more you'll see. It's an unfair thing, but it's true. *sigh*
Damn Kyra, You just won't let me have any fun, will ya??? ....LOL
Yep, I knew about the 48 hrs but I figure I only really work out my arms once a week at the gym (usually on Tues) so that leaves me Thurs that I can do some more here at my desk..And I rarely get in shoulders (time wise & besides I hate working shoulders, one of my weakest muscles) so I can get some of that in too. I'll try to keep in mind your reminder but it sure is tempting to pick those babies up every day to just do a few and feel those muscles pop...
And Thanks for reminding me about my FATtie arms...But I want to at least be able to feel some FIRM muscle under all that fat...and I AM starting to see some defination (if I turn my arm a certain way ROTFLMAO)....You're are so right it's an "unfair thing"...damn..I guess I'll have to get back on track and lose the rest of this weight...
Sue
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