With a Friend

Working out, as I've experienced, is so much better when it's done with another person. Everyone wants to look good and impress someone else, so I've found that when I'm exercising with another person, I push myself to do more reps or use heavier weights just so I don't look stupid in front of them.

This is what I've found with the Dirty Thirty weight. While at the wellness center, I've upped some of my workouts to use the Dirty Thirty, and so the soreness is setting in all again. Today while doing the workout with my fiancee and cousin, I did probably half the workout with the 30-pounder. He and I are becoming better friends.

But yeah, because my fiancee and cousin were present, I pushed myself harder than I would if alone. I've found that during the week, I have a hard time wanting to do my goal amount of reps, or having a hard time wanting to do one more exercise simply because I'm alone, and I'd rather be somewhere else or doing something different. So I try to keep things short and sweet.

Either way, a lifestyle change is taking effect, and I keep losing weight. So that means I'm doing something right.