Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 21:12     Subject: Feeling strong!
Anonymous wrote:That is so dangerous to carry anyone over 25 pounds up stairs! What were you thinking???


You’re kidding right?
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2024 14:14     Subject: Feeling strong!
That is so dangerous to carry anyone over 25 pounds up stairs! What were you thinking???
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 15:06     Subject: Feeling strong!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP that is awesome.

Can I ask what you are lifting in your Orange Theory workouts -- I have also been trying to increase my weights in workouts and have a similar build to you (though I'm a smidge taller).


I’ve stopped being afraid of the 50 or even 60lb weight for things like sumo squats. Usually 40s for deadlift I think. 20s for benchpress and shoulder press. 40s for step ups. I went through a kick recently where i bumped up the weight of at each one exercise in every class until everything was at a higher weight. I figured I could always drop back down after the first set but usually didn’t need to


* at least one exercise every class
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 15:05     Subject: Feeling strong!
Anonymous wrote:OP that is awesome.

Can I ask what you are lifting in your Orange Theory workouts -- I have also been trying to increase my weights in workouts and have a similar build to you (though I'm a smidge taller).


I’ve stopped being afraid of the 50 or even 60lb weight for things like sumo squats. Usually 40s for deadlift I think. 20s for benchpress and shoulder press. 40s for step ups. I went through a kick recently where i bumped up the weight of at each one exercise in every class until everything was at a higher weight. I figured I could always drop back down after the first set but usually didn’t need to
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 10:36     Subject: Feeling strong!
OP that is awesome.

Can I ask what you are lifting in your Orange Theory workouts -- I have also been trying to increase my weights in workouts and have a similar build to you (though I'm a smidge taller).
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 10:27     Subject: Feeling strong!
I love this kind of win where you see your hard work pay off in real life situations. Way to go, OP!
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 09:35     Subject: Feeling strong!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m a 41yo woman - 5’2 and 125lbs. I’ve been working on increasing my weights lately (I do orange theory). Last night my 5 and 7yo boys both asked me to carry them upstairs - so I randomly decided to see if i could carry both (they were in weird needy moods, I don’t usually carry them at all).

Easily made it up the stairs with 95lbs of kid on me. I think I probably could have done 3 flights before it started to get really hard. It feels amazing to think I can carry 100lbs like it’s nbd


get it OP! do you deadlift?


Sometimes as part of orange theory but it’s not quite real deadlifts to me
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 07:33     Subject: Feeling strong!
Anonymous wrote:I’m a 41yo woman - 5’2 and 125lbs. I’ve been working on increasing my weights lately (I do orange theory). Last night my 5 and 7yo boys both asked me to carry them upstairs - so I randomly decided to see if i could carry both (they were in weird needy moods, I don’t usually carry them at all).

Easily made it up the stairs with 95lbs of kid on me. I think I probably could have done 3 flights before it started to get really hard. It feels amazing to think I can carry 100lbs like it’s nbd


get it OP! do you deadlift?
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 07:30     Subject: Feeling strong!
I’m a 41yo woman - 5’2 and 125lbs. I’ve been working on increasing my weights lately (I do orange theory). Last night my 5 and 7yo boys both asked me to carry them upstairs - so I randomly decided to see if i could carry both (they were in weird needy moods, I don’t usually carry them at all).

Easily made it up the stairs with 95lbs of kid on me. I think I probably could have done 3 flights before it started to get really hard. It feels amazing to think I can carry 100lbs like it’s nbd