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Another workout post.
Another Friday half day. Went to Chinatown for lunch, and found my usual place very crowded (I got downtown around 1:30, and it's a bright, not oppressively hot day). So I wandered, and picked someplace semi-randomly, which wasn't quite what I wanted, but I had roast pork over rice. Then, after further indecision, decided I might as well go to the gym as not, so I did. An uncrowded gym is nice, but at the same time, it seems like there are other, better things to do with an afternoon off. Part of the issue here is that the price for those afternoons is working until six the other four days, and the gym is very crowded if I work out then.
Improving the weights some, but fewer exercises than ideal. Tradeoffs: my left elbow has been aching lately.
Cardio, 16 minutes plus one cooldown, top heart rate 138
Leg press, 220 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Chest press, 55 pounds, 12, 7
Calf raise, 80 pounds, 15; 70 pounds, 2 sets of 15. 70 is the right weight for me on this, at least for now: the motions are smoother than at 80, I'm lifting the weight plates further, and it doesn't put unwanted pressure on my buttocks.
Balance ~fly, 65 pounds, 15 with each leg forward
Crunches, 2 sets of 30 [it's harder getting through these when I have menstrual cramps]
Back arches, 2 sets of 17
Tree, 6 sets of {3 on each leg}
Balance lateral raise, 2.5 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15
Biceps curls, 10 pounds each hand, 20, 16. Stopped because a muscle in my left arm, I think the triceps, was sore in an "I've done too much" way, and the second set may have been a mistake.
Stretches
Another Friday half day. Went to Chinatown for lunch, and found my usual place very crowded (I got downtown around 1:30, and it's a bright, not oppressively hot day). So I wandered, and picked someplace semi-randomly, which wasn't quite what I wanted, but I had roast pork over rice. Then, after further indecision, decided I might as well go to the gym as not, so I did. An uncrowded gym is nice, but at the same time, it seems like there are other, better things to do with an afternoon off. Part of the issue here is that the price for those afternoons is working until six the other four days, and the gym is very crowded if I work out then.
Improving the weights some, but fewer exercises than ideal. Tradeoffs: my left elbow has been aching lately.
Cardio, 16 minutes plus one cooldown, top heart rate 138
Leg press, 220 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Chest press, 55 pounds, 12, 7
Calf raise, 80 pounds, 15; 70 pounds, 2 sets of 15. 70 is the right weight for me on this, at least for now: the motions are smoother than at 80, I'm lifting the weight plates further, and it doesn't put unwanted pressure on my buttocks.
Balance ~fly, 65 pounds, 15 with each leg forward
Crunches, 2 sets of 30 [it's harder getting through these when I have menstrual cramps]
Back arches, 2 sets of 17
Tree, 6 sets of {3 on each leg}
Balance lateral raise, 2.5 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15
Biceps curls, 10 pounds each hand, 20, 16. Stopped because a muscle in my left arm, I think the triceps, was sore in an "I've done too much" way, and the second set may have been a mistake.
Stretches
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