My legs and heart are at their best fitness in a long time but my arms… not so much. I’ve been struggling with my eating disorder for a while which isn’t aided with my picky eating. In my recovery I have been feeling less dizzy, have been able to stay awake without feeling drowsy for longer periods of time and have even been able to help with some physically demanding tasks. However, when the time comes to replace the water jug I struggle a lot. I struggle with all lifting for that matter.

My arms are the skinniest part of my body and have very little muscle mass so I want to change it. I have started doing more arm related exercises at the gym, and instead of focusing on how much weight I can curl, I focus on how long I can do it for.

My plan

I choose a weight that doesn’t feel to heavy but still gives me something to push myself with and do 3 sets until failure. This means that 1 rep counts as as many reps I can do without giving up. I then wait between each set and continue on. My plan is to continue doing this and changing the weights as they get easier to keep it a challenge.

I need to ensure I stay motivated to go to the gym so I have planned to go with my mother so we hold accountability for each other.

Even though this is a new focus for me, I am still going to be pairing it with my leg exercises so I get a full body workout every time I go to the gym. That way if my body does end up aching after working out, I don’t have to deal with a pain filled ‘leg day’.

 

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