A little encouragement goes a long way

I’ve been sticking with the routine I posted. I’m still getting used to it. I find a new routine can take me about 3-4 times before I’m really familiar with it and look like I know what I’m doing. Well, I learned from my most recent workout that I didn’t do everything right last time. I mixed up the 12 and 15 so I was using 12 lbs for some of the free weights. I thought it was odd when I used them the first time because Shanny said she was making me work with 15 lbs but I figured maybe she changed her mind. No such luck! Thankfully even for the 12 lbs it was a good workout but this time I stuck to the 15 lbs.

I worked really hard and was breathing heavily through the whole thing. I was on my third round (of 4 total rounds) when another gentleman at the gym started talking to me. He was an older gentleman working out on his own which I admire, but he said to me “You are doing a tough routine, good for you!” I thought that was really sweet and it was nice to hear some encouragement. It gave me a little push of energy to get through to the last round.