Ok, I've been doing Jillian Michael's 30 day shred (workout 1 only) off and on for the past couple of months. It's usually that or DDR that I do in between running days. Little did I know that I've been cheating, doing the weenie version. You see, I've been using 2 lb weights, cause that's all I had. And it was pretty hard with 2 lb weights--but I never felt like the strength training with the weight lifting was that strenuous. It was hard to do the combo exercises (lunges with the weights) but most of the stress and feeling of "working out" was coming on the lower body side--not the arms.
Well today, I brought the dvd to my parent's because I want to make sure I keep up with working out. All my mom had was 5 lb weights, and as soon as I picked them up, I knew I was in trouble. Now, here I am, my arms are sore, and I'm thinking "what the heck, that was SUPER hard." The same exercises--the rows, the lunges, the side lunges while raising your arms--kicked my ass literally. I couldn't even FINISH the side lunges while raising my arms. They felt like noodles. Wow, I didn't even know what I was missing. I'm actually excited because I really want to work on my arms, and now that I actually did 30 day shred for real, they're going to get some definition for sure. :)
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