September 10, 2013
An Ode to Lifting and Resistance Training
Dumbbells, barbells, weight benches, squat racks, bumper plates, pull up bars, chains, ropes, resistance cords...I LOVE YOU. Yes, this may seem a little forward, but we have been in a serious relationship for the last two years. Walking into a weight room or getting ready to do a resistance training workout, I get nervous and excited. I know that all of the equipment is going to tear me down and make me mentally want to give up and physically shaking and sweating; but in the end, all of that pain and struggle is to make me a better me.
Plug in, game face on, workout written, tear it up. I crave the euphoric feeling that I can during workout, when I am pushing myself to the max and right after when my limbs feel like jello.
Two years ago, I was a cardio junkie, spending hours on the treadmill, spin bike and elliptical, not understanding why my body wasn't molding it into what I wanted. Then, I discovered tire flipping, front and back squats, power lifting and HIIT training and I...WAS...HOOKED!
If you are just getting into interval training or weight lifting, stick with it, I promise you, taking your aggression, feelings, goals, and motivation to an intense interval workout or a piece of iron will change your life. It changed mine.
A really easy way to start is by diving up your week with your workouts. For example, MWF, you do HIIT training . On Tues, Thurs, Sat, you do resistance training and/or lifting. You are still getting in the cardio you crave, while giving your muscles a bit of their type of cardio: weight lifting.
So now, I tell myself I have gone from workout enthusiast to bodybuilder. You do not have to compete to be a bodybuilder, if you are molding and sculpting your body, then you are one!
So, here is my ode to lifting and resistance training. "Oh lifting, how I love you so, if I did not have your iron to throw around, my muscles wouldn't grow."
Activate BEAST MODE!

