Lifting Weights & Lunch with mom

Caution: Mini Story!

So today’s workout at the gym went well, but not only that, my mom decided to stop in for the second time at the gym this morning — and she got to meet my boss (the owner of the gym) for the first time, which went over very well. Small background on my mom’s fitness journey — she was a softball player all throughout her life practically, even in adult years until her life took a turn (which is how I got started in softball at such a young age because she was my coach for the longest time) and she loved playing but then as time progressed.. it wasn’t until maybe my freshman year of college or a little before that, she decided to join a gym. We both decided on joining Planet Fitness (it was just arriving in our town) and the membership was cheap enough we both could afford it and it was  a  way for me to lose weight at the time and for my mom to keep up with her health & wellness. For the longest time we both worked out at the same times and sometimes together but normally separate workouts, because obviously I was younger and could manage more than she was willing to do at the time. Fast forward a couple of years later and I got hired at the “Anytime Fitness” gym here in my town and that gave me a free membership at my job! yay! well for a while I was making it to both gyms, thinking why not, but soon enough I got sick of going to both and ended up just working out at Anytime Fitness each morning. My mom on the other hand stayed at Planet Fitness and did her own thing but as time went on, she stopped attending the gym all together. Fast forward to now, and here we are, she is now working out again and very happy about it, she misses it and will gradually get back to where she was comfortable and more confident with herself. I am more than proud of her for starting back up again and the fact she will be working out at MY GYM instead of Planet fitness, because I think with me being around, it will continue to motivate her and give her a reason to continue this lifestyle once again. Today was day two of her returning to the gym and she did well, she did a whole hour and a half workout with minimal assistance and tried some new equipment as well. Happy for ya mom 😀

On a even better note, I invited my mom out to lunch after out workout and we decided on Denny’s, which normally I am not a huge fan of because their service sucks and food is “eh” but today, the food was very tasty and customer service wasn’t bad. It was nice to spending time with my mom, we only live one life, so I want to make the best of what I have with people I love when I am able to. Don’t forget to spend time with loved ones 😀

Now back to my workout…

• DB chest press: 5 x 8-10, 70 lb
• DB incline press: 5 x 8-10, 50 lb
• Barbell reverse bentover row: 5 x 8-10, 100 lb, 70 lb

• push ups: 5 x 8-10
• Seated cable low row: 5 x 8-10, 90 lb
• DB shrugs: 5 x 8-10, 80 lb

• One arm medicine ball slam: 4 x 20, 10 lb
• vertical leg raises: 4 x 20