☕Don't you think being a trainee is kind of cool?

Click! ( *´艸｀)

I ordered some power grips yesterday.

Power grips.

Just hearing the name,
don't they sound suddenly strong? lol

No, it's not like I'm going to enter a competition,
and I don't want to become a bodybuilder.

(Thanks to everyone who was worried about me.)

But recently, while doing back training, I thought,

"Wait? Am I pulling this with my arms?"

That's what I thought.

For rowing,
or lat pulldowns,
even though I really want to target my back,
my hands, arms, and grip strength get tired first.

That's not it.

I didn't come here today
to train my palms.

It's my back.

I want to target my back.

Thinking that,
I bought some power grips for about 3,000 yen.

You know.

When you buy stuff like this,
don't you feel a bit like a trainee? lol

☕It's not just about wanting to lose weight anymore

At first, I just wanted to lose weight.

I want to drop some weight.
I want to do something about my stomach.
I want to do something about my upper arms too.
I want to lose body fat.

Anyway,
I had a lot of "I want to do something about it"s.
Is gravity too strong? (lol)

But lately, things have changed a bit.

I don't just want to be thin; I want to have good posture.
I want to improve my posture.

I want to define my back line.
I want to lift my glutes.
I want to shape my legs.

In other words, I want an hourglass figure!

It's not just about the numbers,
but how I look in the mirror,
how I feel in my clothes,
and my posture when I walk.

I've started wanting to pay attention
to those things properly, too.

Am I being greedy? (lol)

I've started wanting to treat
my body with care.

☕ I don't want my palms to get rough

The good thing about power grips is that
they compensate for a woman's grip strength.

I want to target my back,
but my grip strength gives out first.

This happens quite often.

So, by getting a little help with my grip,
I can properly target the muscles I want to work.

That alone is good enough, but...

there is one more thing that is quietly important.

My palms.

When you train,
you're gripping and pulling bars,
so it's easy to get calluses on your hands.

I know it's proof of hard work.

I get that.

But still.

Isn't it kind of a bummer when your palms get all rough? lol

I want to build my back.

I want to lift my glutes too.

I want my legs to look cool.

But I don't want my palms to get all rough!

I want to be strong.
But I don't want to be rough around the edges.

I mean,
there's the whole question of whether you'd even want to hold hands with someone who has rough palms, right?

I mean, not that I have anyone to hold hands with, lol.

But,
including those little details,
I want to take good care of my body.

Power grips might look a bit hardcore,
but they're actually pretty gentle gear, and they're definitely items that beginners would find helpful to have.

They help with your grip strength,
make it easier to target your back,
and even protect your palms.

What's not to love?

That's actually kind of cool ( *´艸｀)

☕Buying gear might be a little declaration

Just because you bought power grips,
doesn't mean your back will be ripped by tomorrow.

It's not like magic.

But buying gear like this,
feels like a little declaration.

I'm done with,
“Maybe I won't stick with it anyway”
“Maybe it's impossible for someone like me”

I have no intention of going back to that place.
I don't plan on returning there as I am.

I want to get better.

I want to make sure I'm hitting the muscles properly.

I want to learn how to use my body,
little by little.

Before, even just drinking protein,
I used to wonder, 'What am I even aiming for?'

Now, I'm buying power grips
for my back workouts.

My evolution is quietly impressive.
I might have reached Raichu level by now lol

☕Trainees are probably actually pretty cool

I don't think having a cool body
is just about getting ripped.

It's about trying to understand your own body.

It's about trying to move a little more carefully than yesterday.

Eating properly on days you're tired,
letting your muscles rest on days they're sore,
and coming back again.

That's pretty cool, too.

You don't have to compete with anyone on weight.

You don't have to compare yourself to anyone else's body.

To my back,
to my glutes,
to my legs,

little by little,
'Hey, I'm right here,'
I'm bringing that sensation back.

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Don't you think trainees
are kind of cool?

Actually, maybe it's more than just 'kind of'.

They're actually pretty cool.

Thinking that,
I'm waiting for my power grips to arrive.

When they arrive,
I might just take them with me with a bit of a smug look on my face ( *´艸｀)

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