My friend Michael, who just finished his first round of P90x and is starting it again (mad man), gave me some good advice before I started. He told me to buy dumbbells of differing weights and not a set where you have to slide weights on and off. I didn't follow his advice because of the cost. I should have.
Today's workout was Shoulders and Arms and it required differing weights for different exercises. I tried to use the same weight for all of them and, trust me, it was a VERY bad idea. So, in the middle of the workout I switched to using a band for the exercises that needed lighter weights. I have to say that I was impressed with how good a workout you can get with the band. I'm already using them for pull-ups (for now) but it really worked with straight-arm shoulder flies and some triceps work.
Bottom line, today was not a great work out. I was tired and sore and tired. And sore. But I powered through and, thanks to the workout bands, I was able to make it. However, a trip to Sports Authority may be in my future.
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