Mixed feelings about today's gym visit

[redbird]

The workout itself was excellent, but as I was getting off the A train on my way home afterwards, I realized I didn't have the cardigan I'd set out with this morning. I have called the gym, and they're going to keep an eye out for it, and call me if it turns up. It's a boring black thing that I refer to as the "all-purpose cardigan," washable and easy to pack and handy for layering.

I decided to ease back into doing upper-body stuff, after a bit over a week off at my GP's suggestion, with about half my regular upper body exercises. It seems to have worked okay, both at the time and based on how my elbow feels right now. (I'm still taking the prescription NSAID and may do so for a few more days.)

Since I put some of the upper stuff back in, and kept all the lower-body stuff I did last time, including the machines I hadn't been using, it came out to a longer workout than usual, both in the number of things I did and in how long I spent at the gym.

Cardio, 19 minutes, top heart rate 133
Rolled out IT band etc.
Hamstring bridge, 4 sets of 9
Psoas exercise, 3 with each leg
Ab work on large ball, 3 sets of 10
Squats leaning on smaller ball, 3 sets of 15
Calf raises leaning on smaller ball, 3 sets of 15

Some balance stuff on the foam roller, both lying on it and standing on it
Opposite arm/leg balance exercise, 9 pairs
"Flight" back exercise, 10
Lunges, 2 sets of {10 with each leg forward}

Biceps curls standing on blue thing, 10 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15
Lat pulldown standing on balance platform, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 12; 50 pounds, 12 on each foot
"Hug a tree" on balance platform, 20 pounds, 2 sets of 12

Glute machine, 37.5 pounds, 12 with each leg
Cross-body pull (for rotator cuff) using "free motion" machine, 10 pounds, 12 with the right arm
Hip adduction, 70 pounds, 2 sets of 13; 60 pounds, 13
Hip abduction, 55 pounds, 2 sets of 13

Stretches

Comments

[amaebi]

I hope you'll see your cardigan again. My missing awfully expensive ski glove reappeared!