{"id":13984,"date":"2017-08-11T12:02:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T16:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com\/?p=13984"},"modified":"2017-08-11T12:02:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T16:02:37","slug":"i-weightlift-for-my-sanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/i-weightlift-for-my-sanity\/","title":{"rendered":"I Weightlift For My Sanity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The. Weight. Room<\/em>. Hearing those three words used to immediately transport me into a male-dominated turf riddled with loud grunts, motivational tank tops, and a ton of unnecessary flexing. Not exactly a welcoming visual. I had never actually worked out in a gym weight room for that reason\u2014it never seemed like the right place for <em>me<\/em>\u2014but all of that changed in the past year. And then, so did my life.<\/p>\n<p>My wellness journey is deeply rooted in the need to feel calm, beyond building my strength and endurance. I\u2019ve always been anxious and I also spend a lot of time managing my depression. I use medication, but I also turn to fitness for its feel-good hormones\u2014I\u2019ve done yoga, running, and swimming. For the longest time, I never felt the need to be ripped or to be able to show how much I could lift, so I never even considered adding lifting to the list of activities that could support my mood.<\/p>\n<p>And because lifting never made sense to me, I kept sequestering myself to those other workouts, or to Cardio Island, where my routine felt safer. On that island there were fewer chances for me to incorrectly use dumbbells or show off my poor deadlift skills.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>My wellness journey is deeply rooted in the need to feel calm, beyond building my strength and endurance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The fear of messing up or really hurting myself took over my thoughts, too. 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It was seriously getting in the way of my workouts, so I decided to see a trainer for the first time in my life. Maybe she could help me run in a smarter way? I was determined to correct the pain for fear of not being able to run at the gym\u2014I mean, what would I do if I couldn\u2019t do <em>that?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/21\/size-18-healthy-body\/\"><strong>My Size 18 Body Doesn\u2019t Mean I\u2019m Unhealthy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Besides helping my knee, the<em> first<\/em> thing she did was place a set of eight-pound weights in each palm. She stood before me and mimed the proper way to do bicep curls. I tried to hand them back, explaining that I was only here to help figure out the pain caused by running, but she didn\u2019t back down. She really believed I should be lifting.<\/p>\n<p>One set of 10 reps with eight-pound weights was barely a test. <em>Simple. <\/em>So I did another set. Not so simple. At that point, everything started to get a little shaky. I couldn\u2019t curl those eight-pound weights after the second set\u2014I really wasn\u2019t as strong as I thought I was!<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I didn\u2019t like the lifting at first. Mostly because I wasn\u2019t very good at it. I always had to slow down every rep to get the mechanics just right and I got frustrated when I couldn\u2019t find my balance during weighted squats or lunges. I\u2019d get annoyed and then I\u2019d find myself rushing (which only ever leads to pulled muscles).<\/p>\n<p>So, I compressed and iced and elevated my body and went back to training. It was a great lesson, actually. For someone who strived for serenity, I was really putting a lot of pressure on myself to speed through the reps just because I found them to be challenging.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It was a great relief to find something that actually made me feel<em> still,<\/em> all while watching myself do overhead extensions in a gym mirror.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I kept up with the training and really dived into lifting smarter: That meant no hunching on dumbbell rows, no lazy curls, no swinging my arms to use momentum when the lift got difficult.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/28\/cardio-anaerobic-aerobic\/\">There Are Two Types Of Cardio\u2014Here\u2019s Why They Both Matter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then I started noticing something amazing: I was falling asleep faster\u2014an issue I\u2019ve had trouble with since I was a kid. I was less emotionally reactive at work, and had a generally better attitude throughout the day (I never felt this way when I was running).<\/p>\n<p>Another major benefit? My confidence was boosted. I would walk into work a little taller knowing I was increasing my squat-weight steadily overtime. And as a person who is constantly aware of my own mental health state, it was a great relief to find something that actually made me feel<em> still,<\/em> all while watching myself do overhead extensions in a gym mirror.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I started with eight-pound weights! I can now deadlift 200 and squat lift 170.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So I stuck with it. I now head to the gym, turn on a podcast, and go through my routine. I treat it almost like a form of therapy. I even track my progress in a tiny notebook, and it\u2019s a real trip to see where I started at and where I am now. Remember: I started with eight-pound weights! I can now deadlift 200 and squat lift 170.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m still not in the market for ripped arms and I don\u2019t really want to be able to lift a car (though, that would be pretty cool). I have a lot more autonomy over my range of motion and I\u2019m definitely the person my friends call when they need help moving out of their four-floor walkup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/search?search=protein%2Bpowder\">Shop protein to fuel your next workout.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I breathe easier, sleep better, and find myself more open to trying different workouts because of the chance I took with weightlifting. It\u2019s not going to erase all of my hard days and restless nights, but it makes it a whole lot easier to mentally manage them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I started with eight pounds. 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