Weightlifting

As readers of my blog you might have been able to tell that I have recently taken up weightlifting. I started in June and have been doing a specific routine, Starting Strength the last month or so. Looking back at my past experiences with weight rooms I can remember myself walking into the Snow College weight room seven years ago, and barely being able to bench press the bar, weighing in at 45 pounds.

The last few months of working with the weights have paid off though. In June I maxed out the bench press at 105; meaning that I couldn't do one rep at my weight higher than 105.

So to make sure I continue progressing and getting my butt to the gym I signed up for a weightlifting class this semester. Today we were maxing out our bench press and squat weights so that [I'm assuming] the teacher will be able to pair us up with partners who can lift about the same amount of weight.

I maxed out my bench press today at 125, and my squat at 205. I must say that I am indeed very pleased with these numbers. I've gone up 20 pounds in the bench, and although I've never maxed my squat before, as a girl 205 has got to mean something pretty good, right? I listened in to the other six girls report their numbers, and I was way above any of the rest of them, even ones that had taken the class before. So, strength wise I'm feeling great today. Heath wise however, I have a cold. :(