Okay, I decided to give you a small update on how I'm doing XD
Kinda obviously, I don't have any visable changes... however, as you may/may not know, I do have quite the amount of body fat so I'm probably not going to SEE visable changes for a long long time.
Thus, no photos.
But. I've noticed a few things;

I used to get tired and too hot pretty quick, but that's not happening anymore. I'm getting used to this :grin:
Although my asthma was pretty bad yesterday, but it was pretty humid...

Arms feel a little more solid (again, I can't show you. Closest thing I could do would be to let you poke me..lol)
Example, my brother felt my bicep the other day and noticed that, hey, I'm not as puny as he thought I was XD
Also, yesterday my friend John asked to feel my left arm- and as I tensed it he was kind of impressed, my arms are more solid than I thought! (but that is.. under some fat XD you have to feel it to believe it ^^; )

Also, my legs feel more solid, but I love working on them ^^; and I can do a LOT more with them than my arms... like, I was using I think.. 79lbs yesterday on the leg press, and that's stepped up from 60lbs that I was using last week.

I FEEL stronger in myself, like, I can do more for longer on the machines, only a little more, but still it's something.


I think if you think positively about what you're doing, changes in things make you happier and you get more of a buzz out of it. I'm not huge, but I feel great that I feel stronger and feel like I'm really doing some good.


And also! As Mike knows.. heh, I have been trying to get my hands on some weights of my own, so that when I don't go to the gym I can still do some good.
Had problems with Mum on that subject :roll: because I asked her to buy me some because of some exam results that were good... but I've told her, she has one more chance to try and find me some cheap ones (she's tried two times already and nothing..) or she can forget it, and I'll be going on ebay to buy MY weights, with MY money, using MY card, however much she HATES internet buying. I have enough money to do it, and trust me, I will.
Because she has to realise I'm really determined about this.


So yeah~

Superior strength in the lower body is a norm for the species.    The legs support the entirely of the body and substatiate stability.  Also they are longer. 

     Congratulations, Kulli.  What's your favorite load/reps ratio for weights?

Sounds wonderful Kuli, keep up the good work and be patient!! above all be patient...

Yates, as I'd mentioned in the past, I don't want to loose loads of body fat...
I LIKE being heavy, I just want to be powerful aswell.


As for the workout buddy thing.. well. It was hard enough getting one. I've tried asking friends (and even my brother!) to come with me too, but there's always some reason why they can't, or just plain won't.
So if they can't motivate themselves, I'm not going to waste MY time trying. I'd rather save that for me.

Too late for the home equiptment though, I got some already. But I love them, I really do, because I prefer using my own! (I have OCD, so I can't help being a bit of a clean freak, especially when it comes to touching things with my hands.) And the ones at the gym are always overcrowded.
Plus my half-brother (who is only 13 ^^; ) likes having a go at them, too, and he's a terror (he's ADHD and we never do stuff together), so honestly that's motivation enough!