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Doing pretty well:
* 100 pounds on the hip adduction, and 90 on the hip abduction, 3 sets of 15 for each.
* 21 or so minutes of cardio, that being how long it took me to finish what I had to read.
* bench-pressing 45 pounds, again 3 sets of 15, though the third set was difficult
* got through 3 whole sets at 60 pounds on the leg curl (no cramping)
* took the adjustable row up to 90 pounds, and did 3 sets of 12
* a set of tricep pull-downs at 70 pounds with the straight handle, then 2 sets of 45 (a 5-pound increase) with the weird rope handle. 15-rep sets, again
Not doing so well:
My back started hurting partway through the second set of crunches, so I stopped. I don't like crunches, but this has never happened before. Did a few stretches after that, then went over to the seated leg press. The first set, at 180 pounds, was difficult, so I figured "it's not monotonic" and took it down 20 pounds. Still not great, so I stopped: my knees weren't happy, and neither were the quads that machine is supposed to exercise.
So I stopped, showered and changed, and went over to Amy's Bread for a snack. A cup of tea and a chocolate-challah twist, a nice after-gym, afternoon sort of snack. I also bought ginger snaps, and more rolls and such so we'll have breakfast tomorrow morning. I then made an unsuccessful attempt to find a nice, short-sleeved blouse suitable for a job interview. I think I have something, but most of what![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
eleanor helped me buy is long-sleeved, because we went shopping in the Fall.
Overall score: 4 successes (a quick stop at the bank, the gym, the bakery, and buying stamps) and one failure (clothing shopping).
And it's COOL outside. Actually cool. As in, "I'm underdressed, I should be wearing long pants". Tomorrow, into the hills to look for late raspberries, early blackberries, and eagles.
* 100 pounds on the hip adduction, and 90 on the hip abduction, 3 sets of 15 for each.
* 21 or so minutes of cardio, that being how long it took me to finish what I had to read.
* bench-pressing 45 pounds, again 3 sets of 15, though the third set was difficult
* got through 3 whole sets at 60 pounds on the leg curl (no cramping)
* took the adjustable row up to 90 pounds, and did 3 sets of 12
* a set of tricep pull-downs at 70 pounds with the straight handle, then 2 sets of 45 (a 5-pound increase) with the weird rope handle. 15-rep sets, again
Not doing so well:
My back started hurting partway through the second set of crunches, so I stopped. I don't like crunches, but this has never happened before. Did a few stretches after that, then went over to the seated leg press. The first set, at 180 pounds, was difficult, so I figured "it's not monotonic" and took it down 20 pounds. Still not great, so I stopped: my knees weren't happy, and neither were the quads that machine is supposed to exercise.
So I stopped, showered and changed, and went over to Amy's Bread for a snack. A cup of tea and a chocolate-challah twist, a nice after-gym, afternoon sort of snack. I also bought ginger snaps, and more rolls and such so we'll have breakfast tomorrow morning. I then made an unsuccessful attempt to find a nice, short-sleeved blouse suitable for a job interview. I think I have something, but most of what
eleanor helped me buy is long-sleeved, because we went shopping in the Fall.Overall score: 4 successes (a quick stop at the bank, the gym, the bakery, and buying stamps) and one failure (clothing shopping).
And it's COOL outside. Actually cool. As in, "I'm underdressed, I should be wearing long pants". Tomorrow, into the hills to look for late raspberries, early blackberries, and eagles.
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Is there someone at the gym who knows enough medicine to advise when something starts hurting that hasn't hurt before?
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back pain from crunches
In kempo class, we were told to put our hands under our rears for all crunches, situps, 6-to-90s (legs out straight 6 inches off the floor travel smoothly to legs up (90 degrees off the floor) and back), and similar exercises. The extra elevation helped prevent back pain, and we were told it also prevented back damage. If you have poor circulation or are doing a lot of crunches, a thin pillow would probably be easier.