faithrunner

This month I have been lifting weights with a couple of NFL Alumni . Well, mostly with one of them...a 6'5" 300-lb lineman. I look like his scrawny dad when we are walking around the gym from station to station. He has been kind enough to show me the ins and outs of his lifting regimen, which I have not done since High School football days. (I graduated in 1971.) I joined them at the start of this year because I need the extra strength for my one big goal of summitting Mt. Rainier in August.  I have learned you grow stronger through lifting by literally tearing the muscle as you lift . As the muscle heals over the next 24-48 hours, it becomes stronger. Learning not to tear the muscle too much while increasing the weight is part of the practice. You also become stronger by covering all the muscle groups with a variety of motions. Soreness is also part of the strengthening process. If you are not sore, you are not lifting enough to improve. (There's a spiritual p