Coffee and Curls

 

 What can I say. I love drinking coffee and I love doing curls. I used to be like a coffee junkie back in the day. When I was first diagnosed with Ménière's disease I had to give up coffee entirely. It was a very difficult thing to do. There was a list of things I had to give up as I was forced to adhere to a low sodium diet that was pretty brutal. 

 As time passed and I was getting to know more about Ménière's disease and how it was effecting me I eventually was able to start drinking coffee again just a lot more moderately.  Bottom line not drinking coffee wasn’t helping me much at all. Once I did start to drink it again I did realized I couldn’t drink as much as I had before though. Too much coffee would trigger an attack of vertigo. As long as I kept it down to a cup or two per day with some time in between then I was good to go. 

 A good cup of coffee just gets me going in the morning like it does for countless others. Even though it was now June, the garage was still chilly in the mornings so a warm cup of java really hit the spot. As far as curls go, I was strictly doing light weight with high reps with as perfect a form as I could possibly do. 

 A lot of people think that heavier weight with low reps is the way to go. I used to think the same heavy weight and 8 to 10 reps doing 3 sets. It is now said that lifting relatively light weights (about 50% of your one-rep max) for about 20–25 reps is just as efficient at building both strength and muscle size as lifting heavier weights (up to 90% of one-rep max) for eight to 12 reps. I like doing the higher reps to better build endurance. It pretty much boils down to what you want and feel is best for you. 

 When I was younger I of course was looking more to gain strength and build up muscle mass so lifting heavy doing low reps was definitely the way to go. These days first and foremost I am just starting out and I am also looking to build up my endurance so lighter weight with high reps suits me better. I don’t want to build bulk I want to rather build a lean physique which I feel is better for me and what I am into. I like boxing and kick boxing so I better look to build endurance while keeping my flexibility and speed and again I feel light weight and high reps will help achieve this better. I do from time to time throw on a few plates to go heavy for a set or two because I of course want to build up some strength, but low weight high reps will also build up your strength it just takes a bit longer.

 I can’t stress it enough that what is most important is that you take the time out to find what works best for you. The more time you spend finding what works best for you and what you like to do the better chance there is that you will stick to it. Consistency, consistency, consistency! AND plenty of coffee! Thank you for reading.