Was that my muscle crying?

So my co-worker Amy and I decided we were finally going to hit the gym after work today. She tried to talk me out of it at the end of the day, but she really wants to go down a few sizes before her wedding in October so I wouldn't let her. So at 3:15 we were off to go try this out.

So we get down there and changed... me in my rock climbing pants that I had used the night before and were COVERED in chalk (even smelled of it) because I had been attempting route 5 again, which I am proud to say I have now successfully completed 3/4 of it! Yay me!

Anyway, Amy basically showed me all the machines as she used to use them (or ones quite similar) at another gym. She made me do 15 reps at least at the highest weight setting I could go at on all the machines we tried.... which were a lot!

We tried the following: Ab machine which you twist around in, pull down weight machine, thigh press weights, leg curl weights, a weird machine where you are lying down and pushing the weight up with your legs, straight weights while lying down and then standing up (squats), and then behind our head while sitting down., arm press machine thing..., and another one where you basically use your upper body to support your lower body while moving.

It was a good day... however my abs have started whimpering which pretty much guarantees they are going to be crying tomorrow... along with many other muscle groups. Should be interesting. Amy wants to go at least three times a week, so I have to motivate her with the cardio and she is going to motivate me with the weights. So Monday, Wednesday, Friday is going to be gym, and two other days somewhere in there (where I am not in complete pain) is going to be my rock climbing days (which are so much more fun!). We shall see how this goes...

My rock climbing has resorted to mostly bouldering as people have gotten more busy or unable to join me. This is okay I guess as I am getting quite a bit of time in on the under hangs where I am learning to use more of my leg strength and co-ordination to get around corners while hanging upside down. Hopefully good news to come soon....

Way to go Melanie!