Strength Train Part 2

So I have found it most beneficial to my health and strength to attend a weight lifting class at the Idaho Athletic Club. It is 45 minutes three times a week. In a perfect world, I would make it to all three classes, but more realistically I only get there once or twice. When I had my first baby, this is the class I blindly went into one Saturday morning and said to one of the pretty fit girls in the class, "Do you think I can handle this, I haven't worked out in a while?" She didn't think I could, but luckily someone else piped in and told me to stay, and do what I could. I think I did half of what everyone else did, but I kept going back and the results were so good. Weight started really coming off and I was getting really strong, fairly quick.
The nice thing about these classes are they are high repitition, and low weights. Which means you don't bulk up from doing them, but you get more cut and defined looking. I think we end up doing like 50 squats, and lunges some nights. And equal amounts of bicep curls, shoulder work, and abs. This class is so great because I don't have to remember 5 million different routines, or how to properly do everything because the instructor is right in front of me doing it. She mixes things up and gives a variety of different moves. It is hard, it burns, but it feels really good knowing I just worked my whole body in an hour. I always do atleast 30 minutes of cardio before or after and this my friends, is a great work out for me.
It may be intimidating at first... it was for me, but know that every single person there was there for the first time at some point. No one does everything perfectly and just like in life, we all have to learn at some time. If you ever want to hit a strenth training class with me, I'd love a partner. In fact, a friend of mine, Lindsey went to kick boxing with me this week and it was SO FUN to have a partner there, someone I knew was counting on me to be there so I wouldn't flake out and cancel.
Even if you don't go to the IAC, I highly recomend checking this class, or another one like it out!