I passed the 1,000,000 pound mark in my strength training program today. On August 13th, a couple of weeks into my weight loss program, I started the strength training portion of my plan. I started light, lifting a total of 6,750 pounds over 4 exercises. I’m now up to 22,110 or 24,075 pounds lifted in a day depending on if it is my upper day or my lower day. Today’s workout pushed my total lifted weight to 1,010,430 pounds. Over 500 tons.
What, you thought I lifted it all at once? There I go with the misleading headlines again!
I’ve documented the details of my strength training plan here. Of course the secret to lifting one million pounds is longevity - over time it adds up, particularly if you slowly bump the weights up and stick to the plan. This week I lifted every day and my max for the week is now 135,495 pounds, meaning if I was able to stick to the plan every day it would take less than 8 weeks to get another million in.
Keep in mind I’ve never been very strong, and these weights, while having been increased, are still pretty light. Guys like Israel or John probably lift this much in a week. But it’s a big milestone for me.
One million pounds.
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