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Newbie starting my journey towards lifting!

dainali
dainali Posts: 10
edited February 13 in Introduce Yourself
Hi :)
So this year was officially the year that I told myself I am finally going to get up off of my lazy bum & start officially working out.
I'm currently a graduate student, working towards my Master's in neuropsychology, & have plans to then go on to get my Ph.D., so that (sadly) does leave very little room in my day for working out, especially since I have a part time job as well.
But, I want to start lifting. Granted, I'm not very strong right now, but I was a former athlete when I was a couple years younger, so those 10 years of soccer surely haven't gone away from my body totally, & I think I can get back into shape with some hard work :)

Anyone who is looking to get stronger, I'd love to be your friend :) I need as much guidance & help understanding the realm of lifting, especially for females, so anything is appreciated.

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  • SatiaRenee
    SatiaRenee Posts: 798 Member
    I'm wanting to get into the habit of strength training as well. If you don't mind having an older MFP friend, feel free to add me. I try to post every day. I am currently participating in a boot camp and am committed to my weight loss goal as well and my determination to make strength training a part of my routine. I don't like doing it. I find it boring. But that's no excuse. And I think my other MFP friends would say I am definitely encouraging.
  • dainali
    dainali Posts: 10
    I'm wanting to get into the habit of strength training as well. If you don't mind having an older MFP friend, feel free to add me. I try to post every day. I am currently participating in a boot camp and am committed to my weight loss goal as well and my determination to make strength training a part of my routine. I don't like doing it. I find it boring. But that's no excuse. And I think my other MFP friends would say I am definitely encouraging.
    Of course! I don't care about age, gender, etc., since I think people who are in it for the same thing...well, that's good enough for me! :) Oh wow a boot camp. That's impressive. I'm working towards being able to do that one of these days (even crossfit intimidates me a bit haha). Well I'm the opposite side of the coin in that I dislike cardio or anything of that nature yet love weight training, so at the very least we can be good motivations for what we don't enjoy haha. I would love to add you. Thanks for your post! :)
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