14
Jan
14

Torn Between Two Loves

Here lately I’ve been struggling.  No not with food, that’s dialed in quite nicely actually.  I’m torn.  Torn between my love of bodybuilding and my love of barbell building.  When I do one with serious focus, I feel like I’m cheating on the other.  It sounds so silly but really it’s not.

Every morning I get up at 4am.  Spend about 15 minutes getting ready to head out to the gym.  If I do not have an iron clad plan of what I’m going to do in a given workout, I will falter.  Monday and Friday are hard-core bodybuilding lifting days because I have much more time.  Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, I teach at 5:30am class so that only gives me about 30 solid working minutes after I’ve warmed up.  Saturday or Sunday when I’m afforded the time, I’ll sneak in another good workout and it rotates between barbell and body building.  Here lately, I’ve decided to use those 3 shorter training times for barbell work.  Man I love it.

I’m reminded every time I pick up the bar that I’m strong, but the bar can be stronger.  I’m also reminded that my training over these past few years has really changed my functional fitness and ability level. At almost 51 years old I can do things I wouldn’t have dreamed of doing in my 30’s.

I read an article the other day that really struck home for me.  It talked about the fact there are no studies showing eating healthy and exercising will prolong your years.  Then it went on to talk about the quality of your life with strength training versus quality of life with out it.  I already knew this, but it was quite gratifying to read it in black and white.  I don’t care how long I have left, I just want that time to be spent as fit as I can possibly be.

So more motivation to lift!  And more motivation to stop trying to choose between the two disciplines.  I fully believe they compliment each other.  The video below in particular reminds me of my functional ability.  My form isn’t perfect, but my technique is improving with practice.  If you have any doubts about whether weight training is for you, at minimum look into it.  It will make you sore some days, those days will simply remind you that you are growing in your fitness.  I look forward to being the little old lady in the corner lifting.  Absolutely.


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