Tiny NSV

Graelwyn75

My gym has been holding contests weekly this month, and I finally entered one to see who could hold a lateral raise the longest (holding a dumbbell in each hand, above shoulder, out to the side, as long as possible).

I won for the females, with 2 minutes 5 seconds, which got me a month of free membership.

Small, but it meant a lot to me.

traynorj82

That is great! You should be proud.

Cookie_4

That's awesome! Bragging rights! :glasses:

NaomiJFoster

That's pretty awesome.

And now I'm curious how long I could do it.

How much weight did you hold?

Mhgretsch

Nice!

BraveNewdGirl

That's too awesome! Congratulations!

Graelwyn75

That's pretty awesome.

And now I'm curious how long I could do it.

How much weight did you hold?

It was only 2kg per hand, but my gosh was it harder than it looked.
The girls got 2kg weights, the guys got 4kg.
I mean, I have done some heavy lifting, so I was quite surprised at how difficult it is to hold them aloft for just a few minutes.

MireyGal76

That's an awesome NSV!!
WAY TO GO!

lmhbuss

I don't think that's tiny at all. I think you should totally be proud.

Graelwyn75

Thanks guys

darrensurrey

And this morning you can't put on a t-shirt without help. Was it worth it? Huh? HUH? )

NaomiJFoster

That's pretty awesome.

And now I'm curious how long I could do it.

How much weight did you hold?

It was only 2kg per hand, but my gosh was it harder than it looked.
The girls got 2kg weights, the guys got 4kg.
I mean, I have done some heavy lifting, so I was quite surprised at how difficult it is to hold them aloft for just a few minutes.

That sounds hard! But you've inspired me. I'm going to see what I can do this morning.

AmyZ46

Nicely done ! My trainer has me do that sometimes. It is so hard !!

Graelwyn75

Nicely done ! My trainer has me do that sometimes. It is so hard !!

Yep, by the end, I literally could not keep my arms up, they sort of went all rigid and then that was that. It is deceptively difficult. I was walking about and moving to try and distract myself. I managed longer than quite a few of the guys actually, but then they had the 4kg. I reckon I could still have outdone a few of them if I had gone for the 4kg though, but then I would not have won for the females. When I was told I had to beat 2 minutes, that was it, I was determined. I am VERY competitive. Had I kept up my boxing this year, and the heavier weight training, I probably could have managed longer.

Graelwyn75

And this morning you can't put on a t-shirt without help. Was it worth it? Huh? HUH? )

Actually, the day after, I had no DOMS at all.

cfl68

That's awesome.

darrensurrey

And this morning you can't put on a t-shirt without help. Was it worth it? Huh? HUH? )

Actually, the day after, I had no DOMS at all.

Not being able to feel your arms for the rest of your life isn't a good thing!

NaomiJFoster

I just tried it. 2 minutes, 25 seconds with 2 pounds in each hand. At about the 45 second mark, I realized that this was going to be much harder than I'd thought.

ProfessorCurlz

Yessss, Winning! Do it again!!

Amandawith3kids

awesome!

Graelwyn75

I just tried it. 2 minutes, 25 seconds with 2 pounds in each hand. At about the 45 second mark, I realized that this was going to be much harder than I'd thought.

Nice one. I had 2kg dumbbells which is about 4.4 Ibs each.

Graelwyn75

Yessss, Winning! Do it again!!

Aiming to start trying this with 4kg ones and build up, lol.