Yesterday I decided to work out for the first time since my basketball season has ended. I'm looking to grow stronger during my off season since I'm naturally petite, but I don't really have much experience on how to bulk. My friend Lilian regularly weight lifts and invited me to join her so she could show me the ropes. We decided to meet each other at the PUC weight room at 9pm to work out together. Once we both arrived, she informed me that it was leg day which gave me both feelings of anxiousness and excitement. We started off with hip thrust with 50lbs weight, and one-legged thrusts with 30lbs weights. We did 7 sets of these with 20 reps for each of these exercises. My legs and butt were on fire by the end of a total of 14 sets at this point, and while I thought by the end of these brutal sets we would call it a day, it was to my surprise to find out that it was only the beginning of many other exercises she had planned.
After finishing, we moved on to biceps curls with 30lbs and duck walks with 40lbs. Again, 7 rounds of both of these exercises with 20 reps. I thought the one-legged hip thrusts burned until I had to do the duck walk. Not to be dramatic, but it was literally the death of me. While I was SUPPOSED to do 20 steps back and forth all-in-one go, I could only manage 10 at a time before my legs would start to literally shake to the point where I was slowly crumbling to the ground. It was one of those exercises where you know you're going to feel sore before you even leave the gym.
With the help of God, I was able to get through all of my sets and finish strong. We ended off our workout with some decompressing stretching, which was much needed. Overall, it was a great workout with a good balance of challenging yet still manageable. Now that it is the next day, I definitely do feel sore when I walk up the many stairs of PUC or bend down to grab something. But I definitely plan on going back tonight because you know what they say, no pain, no gain.
- JAZ
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