Strength Training Progress – March 20 2023

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March 20, 2023

Strength training begins.

I’m dealing with heartbreak. I might go into that more in another post, but for now, I’m using this blog to track my strength training progress. During my healing journey, I’ll be focusing on my mental and physical health. I have a goal to gain 20 lbs.

You might have seen in a previous post from a few months ago that I was 94.4 lbs. I’m currently 85 lbs. Heartbreak will destroy your body and mind. I’ll admit that I haven’t cared for my body in the past few days. But I am now making it a goal to prioritize my health and work towards gaining 20 lbs over the course of who knows how long.

Let’s just fucking do it.

I am thankful that I have my dad to train me in the gym. I will try to document my progress, pictures & work out routines.

We will be focusing on the following muscles groups:

  • Biceps
  • Triceps
  • Chest
  • Back
  • Legs
  • Abs
  • And a little bit of shoulders

Going forward, I’ll be tracking each gym day routine and my weight that day. Let’s start with this day, March 20th, 2023.

Weight – 3/20/2023

85 lbs

Like I mentioned, I’m going through break up. It’s been hard to eat and sleep, so naturally I’ve lost some weight. However, I have consistently been 85-90lbs in recent months/years.

Workout Routine – 3/20/2023

To start off my first day back in the gym, my dad wanted me to get an all-body work out. We will eventually be focusing on separate muscles as I get more familiar with working out and a little bit stronger.

Warm up

  • Walk on treadmill 5-8 minutes
  • Arm raises (both with grip facing up and down) – 3 sets of 10 reps
    • Weight: yellow bar?

Chest

  • Push ups on bench – 3 sets of 10 reps
    • Weight: bodyweight
  • Chest press on bench – 3 sets of 7-10 reps
    • Weight: big black bar

Back

  • Rows on bench – 3 sets of 6 reps
    • Weight: 20?
  • Back extension machine – 3 sets of 10 reps
    • Weight: 40?

Biceps / triceps

  • Cable machine (biceps) – 3 sets of 10 reps, each arm
    • Weight: 7.5
  • Cable machine (triceps) – 3 sets of 10 reps
    • Weight: 10, 12.5, 15
  • Bicep curls – 3 sets of 10 reps
    • Weight: smaller black bar?

Legs

  • Lunges – 3 sets of 12 reps
  • Prisoner squats – 3 sets of 12 reps
  • Calf raises – 3 sets of 12 reps

Abs

  • Leg lifts on bench – 3 sets of 20 reps

Progress Pictures – 3/20/2023

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