Anonymous wrote:I am a 57 y o woman. For 10 months this is my regimen each week:
[b]-1 hour of weight lifting 2X a week (5 reps of 3, 80lbs of weight all major muscle groups with 5 minute breaks every 20 minutes),
-2 days of 50 minute moderate to high-intensity pilates workout,
-and 3 days of 1.25 hours of Vinyasa Yoga level 2.

I had a high-intensity vinyasa level 2 yoga class (pouring with sweat in a 65ºF room) yesterday and I'm not sore! I used to always be up until the 8 month mark when I kick my regimen up a notch wi3 days of yoga instead of 2. Why aren't I sore today??? Am I not challenging myself enough in the workout?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm confused about the 5 reps of 3, 80 lbs of weight all major muscle groups part. Can you clarify? Have you been doing the same weight in your workouts for the last 10 months- that would easily be a reason you don't feel sore. Also, it doesn't make sense to use the same weight for all major muscles?

If you want to keep getting results, you will need to make a change somewhere in the routine.

OP here. Thanks. We do Nautilus (I'm a weenie, I know!) Ha! I started out at these weights:

15 on biceps,
10 on longhead triceps,
30 on rhomboids,
25 on abdominals
25 on pecs
25 on deltoids and traps,
30 on abductors and glutes,
15 on inductors and gracilus,
30 on vasti and quad area,
40 doing squats--so a bunch of muscles there

My DH started at twice the weight and has doubled or tripled his weights. Neither of us had done any real lifting before but we have a trainer.

I'd love to see photos of how you work your inductors.

haha I bet you would--bad boy!

No- I’m a woman, and it’s a joke- inductors are car parts.

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Anonymous wrote:Did you stretch pre and post work out?
Did you rehydrate?
Did you have a protein shake and replenish enzymes?

I stretch pre-but never post-
I rehydrate only with water no enzymes
Never had a protein shake

Then you should start doing all the above especially post work out stretching - SUPER important and probably one of the main reasons you're sore.

Since you're doing an intense muscle work out, consider a protein shake. It's tremendously helpful in muscle recovery.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm confused about the 5 reps of 3, 80 lbs of weight all major muscle groups part. Can you clarify? Have you been doing the same weight in your workouts for the last 10 months- that would easily be a reason you don't feel sore. Also, it doesn't make sense to use the same weight for all major muscles?

If you want to keep getting results, you will need to make a change somewhere in the routine.

OP here. Thanks. We do Nautilus (I'm a weenie, I know!) Ha! I started out at these weights:

15 on biceps,
10 on longhead triceps,
30 on rhomboids,
25 on abdominals
25 on pecs
25 on deltoids and traps,
30 on abductors and glutes,
15 on inductors and gracilus,
30 on vasti and quad area,
40 doing squats--so a bunch of muscles there

My DH started at twice the weight and has doubled or tripled his weights. Neither of us had done any real lifting before but we have a trainer.

I'd love to see photos of how you work your inductors.

haha I bet you would--bad boy!