It's kinda embarrassing - in my group fitness I just can't keep up with the weights the other guys can lift - and I'm not talking young bucks in their prime, either, in fact, at 49, I'm the youngest guy in there of 6. We do strength training 2 days a week, and cardio the other. They are all pressing 70-100, I'm doing like 45-50, maybe 60 on a chest press. Lat pull downs - they do the same, 80-100, I can do 70 tops. Don't even get me going on bench press - I'm stuck at around 100 most days, I can go 120 on my best days for like 1 or 2 reps.

OK, it's more than embarrassing, it's downright awful. And, we always work in rotation with a partner, and it's fast, with like a 10 second transition, so it's a pain for both of us, I try to adjust back up to the weight my partner is using, but still ...

Sorry to any lurking women but ... I feel like such a girl! It sucks. After doing this for 2 years regularly, I should have a lot more muscle. Maybe I'm just weak and always will be.