I did my first upper body workout last night with plans to alternate one running day with one workout day so I have something to do every day of the week. I never knew that 12 lbs. weighed so much! While lifting the 12 lb weights was fairly hard after so many years of inactivity the worst was trying to do crunches. A crunch is basically a modified sit-up were you lay on the floor with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor. Cross your arms across your chest and then try to lift yours shoulders to the same level as your knees while keeping your back straight. Damn I couldn't even do one proper crunch. I used to joke that having a keg was better than a six-pack but this was just pathetic. I'm sure in time I'll improve but until then I'll do these workouts the best that I can even if it means just going through the motions until I can do them properly.
Posted by chrisw at November 19, 2002 03:33 PM