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For several months I've had the semi-arbitrary goal of being able to press twice my body weight on the Nautilus leg press machine. Today I managed it: 390 pounds, 12 reps.
I'd already reached 240 pounds on the plate-loaded machine, and I suspect those numbers have more to do with reality. It's also a different position: the plate-loaded machine I use has me standing, and puts pressure on my shoulders, whereas the Nautilus I do lying back.
An arbitrary number, but a goal reached. Most of my goals have been the more prosaic and in some ways more difficult "keep doing this" or "go back, it's only been 2 (or 3) weeks, you haven't lost much yet."
I swore off dieting years ago (it only made me miserable). So it's been a long time since I had a weight-related goal. This one I'm proud of.
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I'd already reached 240 pounds on the plate-loaded machine, and I suspect those numbers have more to do with reality. It's also a different position: the plate-loaded machine I use has me standing, and puts pressure on my shoulders, whereas the Nautilus I do lying back.
An arbitrary number, but a goal reached. Most of my goals have been the more prosaic and in some ways more difficult "keep doing this" or "go back, it's only been 2 (or 3) weeks, you haven't lost much yet."
I swore off dieting years ago (it only made me miserable). So it's been a long time since I had a weight-related goal. This one I'm proud of.
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