Lifted "real" weights for first time yesterday

[kagoscuba 0]

So, yesterday was the first time I've touched real weights (anything over 20 pounds) in about 6 months. I was banded 9/27, and yesterday was my green-light day from my doctor. Wow...what a difference. I was struggling to bench-press 135 pounds for a set of 12. Between the layoff and losing a ton of weight, my strength definitely got sapped. I'm not upset though. This will just give me another reason to push harder. The workout was about 45 minutes involving mostly chest and arms, and it felt great the entire time. Today is for legs and back, and in a couple of weeks I see a good routine being settled into. Considering I've been doing cardio for almost three weeks, the legs should not be as tough as the upper body for the first day of weightlifting. I LOVE IT!! :biggrin1: