Hey, Miss J!

Daily writing prompt

Are there any activities or hobbies you’ve outgrown or lost interest in over time?

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I’ve not exactly outgrown or lost interest in weight lifting, but I’m physically unable to do it anymore.

I have my old tracking notebook in my room (I think,) but it had an extensive list of what I used to do. I would alternate leg and upper body days. I might take a day off. I averaged 6 days a week in the gym though, for about 2-3 hours.

I only benched once because the woman spotting me was so focused on drooling over the man giving her a tour of the gym… Yes, I know, bad idea to have someone who wasn’t a member. But the only other people who could have spot me where the men, and I didn’t want to be near anyone’s cheese-scented crotch.

I benched about 50 lbs… or 55 lbs… before she dropped the weight ON ME.

I curled 35 lbs. At home, I curled 25 lbs iron dumbbells. I stopped buying higher weight because I had the packages sent to my dad’s place and he about near died trying to pick them up.

I am not joking either. I had a set of 20 lb and a set of 25 lb dumbbells delivered on the same day.

I leg pressed 418 lbs.

With my upper back, I could move 300 lbs.

I worked the deltoids, triceps (30-35 lbs on the dip), the quads, glutes, adductor and abductors (200-215 lbs–which was light for me) … and pulled on the low row (150 lbs) and rowing machine.

I squatted 240 lbs, when I weighed 245 lbs myself.

~J. Lyst

Do I miss the weight lifting? Yes. Genetics dictated that I couldn’t have my joy for very long though. 😦