March 14, 2000 -- 10:23 PM EST

Ok, I better confess right now: I couldn't take it anymore. I was trying to avoid it, but I couldn't stand it any more and then I had to do something about all these broken links around my website. Guh. So yeah, here I am remodeling again. Good thing I like it, because I have well over a thousand files to sort out!

I had a good day today. I'm a little sore in my back and a lot sore in my butt. Good sore. I did all my weights today and I really enjoyed it. Somebody on CyberDiet was asking what different people do as far as weight training. Here was my reply:

I do one set of about 12 reps, maybe 15. The thing is that I do each set to failure -- where I can no longer do a rep and still keep good form. I also lift slowly. Rushing through a rep uses momentum, not muscle to get through the lift. Another reason that I prefer one set to failure is because it takes less time. I rather go quality over quantity, and keep my time in the gym to something manageable. When it gets too easy and I can keep lifting way more than 12-15 reps, it's time to bump up the weight.

Here is what "heavy" is to me:

• Bicep curl and tricep extension -- 16 lbs
• Leg press -- 135 lbs
• Hip adductor -- 115 lbs
• hip abductor -- 90 lbs
• Chest press -- 60 lbs
• Lat pull down -- 45 lbs
• leg extension/leg curl -- 60 lbs
• Back extension -- 80 lbs
• Ab Roman chair thingie -- 50 lbs

This of course, will change for the individual. I certainly didn't start out at these numbers. I know there are a couple ones I missed too -- I can't remember them all. I do the whole body on the same day. So weight day for me is tuesday and friday. I don't do cardio that day. I do yoga. The other days I do cardio.(MWR) and on Saturday I bike. Sunday I take off.

HTH!

Astrophe

Got the current issue of Women's Sports and Fitness. I'm really starting to like that magazine.

Back to tidying up around here...

~Astrophe