So this is the second week of my lifting class (sorry Francine that I couldn’t do one at a time that worked for you!).

And I’m loving it. But the best part is…SO ARE THEY!

And I don’t think all of them expected to…

I have one participant, Lois, who is also one of my personal training clients. We started working together in August and I’ve watched her get stronger and fitter and more confident in herself each and every time we meet.

And while Lois never gives up and is always willing to give an exercise a shot, I have to admit that I was blown away by her strength and determination in our  lifting classes so far.

We’d stuck to a lot of functional weight training in our personal sessions together and hadn’t yet done barbell bench press, barbell deadlift or barbell back squat.

But last week, Lois attempted all of them for the first time and excelled! I was more impressed/excited/proud than I could even express to her at the time.

And she continues to impress me. At the class today she deadlifted with the best of them. And she survived the killer auxiliary lift circuit we did, making the necessary modifications, but never giving up.

And the best part is that after both workouts, she has walked up to me and said that it was hard, but that she enjoyed it!

I think it surprised her actually how much she enjoyed lifting super heavy weights!

So if you’ve been shy about heavy lifting, give it a shot! I think you will be pleasantly surprised by how much you love it.

Also, I just want to give a big shout out to all of the members of my class. You all are AWESOME! 🙂

P.S. Lois if you read this post since I know you occasionally visit Man Bicep….KEEP IT UP! I’m so proud of you! 🙂