Nancy Barrios

Knott-Silva
KIN 43
January 28, 2024

Area Exercise Weight Repetitions Heart Rate THR

Chest Floor Press 80 lbs 10 112 127
Shoulders Shoulder Press 30 lbs 14 89 127
Back Dumbbell Row 20 lbs 22 92 127 I
Biceps Dumbbell Curl 20 lbs 28 101 127
Triceps Dumbbell Extension 7.5 lbs 20 108 127
Squats Barbell Back Squat 10 lbs 20 115 127
never reached my THR through any of these exercises, but my Fitbit did read “fat burn”
whenever my heart rate got past 100. I used exercise equipment that I already have at home, so I
was a little limited on the weights. My boys play baseball, and one of them plays a little more
competitively (travel baseball), so I did have things on hand because of the work that he puts in. I
feel like what I do have did work for what I was doing. My older son is 11, and I’m both happy
and embarrassed to say that his equipment works for me.
After the floor press, I felt good. I surprised myself by being able to do 10 reps. I
consider my upper body the weaker half of me. I didn’t leave too much time in between each
exercise, so the prior exercise may have also affected how I did. The shoulder press was
probably a little easier for me, but I did get to the point where I felt like I had done enough. The
weight got lower as I did most exercises. The dumbbell row and the dumbbell curl felt similar. I
probably could’ve done a dew more repetitions of each, but I knew I had more to do. Once I got
to the dumbbell extension, I had to lower the weight drastically. I know this was not just because
I had done other things, but because that’s an area of my muscles that I don’t work out often or
use regularly. I couldn’t even to do one good repetition with the 20 lb dumbbell when it came to
the extension. As soon as I tried, the dumbbell was wobbling all over the place. For the squats, I
wasn’t sure if I should incorporate my own weight into the weight. I used the barbell, and of
course my own weight is included in that. I am 5’7” and overweight at 204 lbs. I was surprised
by the squats because I’ve always felt that my legs are strong, but I wasn’t able to do as much
more than I thought I would be able to.
This was fun, though. Even as I’m typing this, I can feel the effect on mt muscles.
They’re all a little tingly and I feel like maybe I should take a drink of coconut water to get some
electrolytes in. Also, my boys were here watching me the whole time, asking me what I was
doing. They know that I hike, but they rarely see me lift their weights. They were shocked when
they learned that I was doing homework.