Push It

This week at the gym I used 10lb weights for my arm workouts  instead of my usual 8lbs. A couple of years ago I was working out with a friend and he suggested I try using 10lb weights- pointing out that due to the amount of lifting that I do for my job, 8lbs probably isn't much of a challenge for me. While I've used 10lb weights occasionally since then, they've always felt a little too heavy for me to use consistently. It's true that I lift a lot for work (40lb cases of bananas! 50lb cases of potatoes!), but somehow at the gym, the 10lb weights just felt too heavy...
This week, however, I decided to give the 10lb weights another try, and to my surprise, they didn't feel too heavy at all. They were challenging, but totally manageable. I'm going to credit the amount of yoga I've been doing with helping me develop better arm and shoulder strength.  I want to keep using the 10lb weights and see if I can eventually work my way up to 12lbs. Goal #40-  to use 10lb weights for my primary arm and shoulder exercises, doing 3 sets of eight reps for each exercise.