Quad weight (cat) lifting

{visual description: Book cover reads "Catflexing: A Cat Lover's Guide to Weight Training, Aerobics and Stretching " showing photo of a standing woman holding a very large black and white cat out in front of her mid-air.}


That's right. I lift weights.

I don't have any special equipment like some of my quad friends who use this 3000 dollar device called an Uppertone to do it on. Not me.

I use my cat. The cat weighs about 23 pounds although it might be a bit less. He is pretty fluffy so he may just look heavier than he is.

But he's no lightweight. And although I haven't been able to lift much over 10 pounds in free weights (which has taken me a while to work up to ) I can lift that darn cat. I think it's because his weight is balanced better and he just doesn't slip. He lets me lift him with my elbows - kind of sits there in the crook of my arms and lets me lift him up, down, up , down.

Sometimes he sighs. I think I've seen him roll his eyes at me. Once he fell asleep while I was doing it.

But I'm not deterred. I think he's heading toward 25 pounds soon. And that will be a new personal best for both of us.