I’ve started weight training.
Last week I sat my foot in a gym for the first time in my life.
I still have about 20 more kilos to lose and with my mountainbike rides being vastly more cardio training than strength training I needed to add something more to my training plan.
On previous occasions where I have tried to start running again like I did when I was teenager I’ve always run into problems with neck, back and shoulder injuries.
It’s my plan to run Eremitageløbet this October like I did every year when I was young, so I need to build up some strength in my upper body before starting any running schedule to prevent injuries stopping me dead in the tracks.
I also need more leg strength to be able to handle all the hills we’re climbing on our bikes because it’s the hills that are killing me.
Lastly I want to lose all my belly fat because it is quite frankly disgustingly looking – running around with a belly that hides my belt is just not attractive.
So, I went to our company gym last week for an hour of introduction with a trainer and to have a plan made to my training just wouldn’t be random sets with random reps and random weight.
So I now have a very basic and simple weight training plan (although I’ll be switching it out for another training plan once I have spent some time looking at a few complete weight training systems)
Got my instruction Tuesday, went to the gym Thursday afternoon to train on my own for the first time and was stunned my the number of people working out.
I have no clue if it’s safe or recommended to change the order of the exercises, so I spent quite alot of time waiting for *my* machine to become available 
Friday was recovery day, and the Saturday I hit the gym again – at 06.30 in the morning.
First one there, and during my training session only one more showed up to train so there was no waiting for the machines this time.
I’m heading there again today and this time I’ll see how crowded it is at 21.00 in the evening.
So my next steps will be to pick out a suitable weight training program and to find a suitable diet program as well.
I’ve already looked into a few muscle building programs and have looked at a few diet programs as well, but I’m not yet convinced which one to choose.
Alot of these programs seem to contradict each other, plenty of them promote the discovery of “hidden secrets” and very few – if any – seem to be based on scientific evidence and studies.
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