Can You Feel The Burn??? (Gym Blogging Time!)

After completing 4 weeks of my newly modified weight training (lowered to pussy weights *argh!*, more reps - apparently I hurt myself carrying heavy weights.. *ugghhh*), my boyfriend-cum-trainer has put me on 4 sets of even higher reps for each routine of my weight training. Instead of doing 15-12-10-10 or 12-10-10-10 or even just 12-10-10 (3 sets), now he's got me doing 15-15-12-12 for everything. On top of that, I had to hold & squeeze the weights for bout 1/2 a second for each rep!

So yesterday was my 1st day of training with the higher reps - Back & Triceps day. 1st exercise -- front lat pulldown, weights: 14.5kg (yeah, yeah I know it's nothing compared to the 50-60-70-80kg the guys are pushing)... ooooooo!!!! OUCH!!! I felt the burn & it felt good!!! Got me all sweating & out of breath! Heh! Now I know it's working.... mwuahahahahaaaa!!!! Ouuuwww....

Then it was on to the cable rows at 14.5kg.... and now the burn is beginning to hurt. By the time I did the one arm row, it hurt really bad... I could feel all that lactic acid being excreted into my muscles... it burns... really, really burns... for the last few reps I had to grunt & scream to push & finish the set, collapsing to the floor after each set. And all I was carrying was 3kg... ffffuuuucccckkkkk!!!! Fucking pussy weights!!!! And I use to do the one arm rows with 17.5lbs! Damn you pussy weights!!!! Damn you muscle strain!!! Damn you joints!!! AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

Anyway, next I did hyperextensions... and damn! I can't believe my lower back is so weak! Only managed to do 12-12-10-10 and it fucking hurt! Got to rest a few minutes while my gym buddy did his lying French curls & tricep dips (I'm not allowed to do them... yeah you guessed it... weak joints... argh!),before moving on to do my triceps....

Cable tricep pulldowns... one with metal V-bar at 7.5kg... and the other with the rope at 5kg... both I managed to complete the 15-15-12-12 reps. But towards the last 2 sets... it nearly killed me! Grrrr!!! I can feel the burn now! Yeesssss!!!! Burn you stubborn fat! Burn, burn, burn!!! Build you muscles, build!!!! HELL YEAHHH!!!! I can't wait to see me muscles!