Last night was another visit to the gym. I brought my normal gym buddy, Becca, though she wanted to take the dance class (umm...no!), so I decided to work on legs with the weight machines. Luckily I wasn't alone, I happened to bring a new friend, my iPhone, which happens to be loaded with a new app called Gym Buddy. You know how I've been complaining about not keeping very good track of my progress, well this app promises to do just that and tonight was it's trial run.
It took me only a few minutes to add each of the machines I was going to use and build "My Leg" workout. Gym Buddy comes preloaded with a number of exercise types, but I found it easier to build ones to match exactly which machines I use in the gym. Then it was time to start pumping iron, started my music and let the sweating and grunting begin. It was super easy to pick which exercise I was doing, enter the weight and the number of reps I did per set. I won't say I breezed through the exercises, but it didn't add any hassle to my workout at all. In fact, now I feel sorry for the people who walk around with a little log book. Music and log all in one place. Now if I could only add the iNeedWater app for my phone, it would eliminate carrying around my water bottle!
I think this gym buddy is going be a perfect partner to keep track of my progress. Too early to chart any progress, but this screen is showing my totals for the night. The number that jumped out at me was 3,375 for total weight I lifted (okay, so it took me 408 reps to do it). Obviously, no point of reference there, but to lift over a ton of weight I think is impressive! I never put any thought into how much total weight is lifted in a given workout, I'm always thinking about the total per exercise. If I'm at a about a ton and a half now, wonder how long before I can get two tons out of my legs?
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