It’s about two weeks since I joined the new gym and started lifting weights, and so far it’s going pretty well. I’ve been told to expect pretty good progress in the first couple of months before it slows down, and so far that seems to be true.
Here’s a quick update on what I’m lifting now.
Exercise | Weight | Reps |
Hack Squat (replacing leg press) |
240KG 270KG |
8 4 |
Shoulder press | 30KG x2 (+7.5) | 7 |
Lat pulldown | 90KG | 5 |
Chest press (Smiths) | 70KG | 8 |
90KG | 3(!) | |
Chest press (bench) |
70KG 80KG |
6 4 |
Military press | 60KG | 5.5 |
Bicep curl | 22.5KG x2 (+5KG) | 6 |
Tricep pulldown | 50 | 10 |
You’ll notice a lot of those haven’t changed, and that’s because I haven’t done them since. Thanks to my training partner, I’ve been doing a lot of other exercises, such as weighted lunges (40KG), lat raises (15KG x2), bent over rows (45KG) and other delightful ways to knacker myself.
Most importantly I’m still really enjoying it. My technique is still woeful, and I need to get the stability in my wrists and forearms for the bench pressing and shoulder pressing, but it’s coming along 🙂