redbird | Family, and a gym post (Reply)

adrian_turtle just visited me and

cattitude for a day and a half. We took things pretty quiet, including a few walks in the park and plenty of conversation. On the subway downtown this morning, Cattitude asked if we had thought about Thanksgiving, and got a yes from each of us; this doesn't mean we have specific plans yet, but it's nice to have explicitly confirmed that the three of us will be spending the holiday together again. (He was headed to work, and I was playing native guide and bearer for Adrian on her way to a long-distance bus.)

I have some muscle soreness that suggests I either overdid gym stuff this week (three workouts) or climbed too many stairs, mostly on the subway. Or both. My knees are significantly better than they were a year ago, and I am using some subway stations that aren't wheelchair-accessible (rather than limiting stairs as much as possible) but my leg muscles aren't properly used to stair-climbing. For values of "properly" meaning I get around by subway but live in an elevator building: call it eight flights today.

Cardio, 16:20, top heart rate 126
Hamstring bridge, 4 sets of 9
Psoas, 3 with each leg
Balance work lying on foam roller (still having trouble with the right-footed ones)
Squats, 3 sets of 15
Crunches on A-bench, 2 sets of 15
Calf raises, 3 sets of 15
Opposite arm/leg, 12 pairs
Standing on half roller for balance
Standing on foam roller for balance
Lunges, 2 sets of {10 with each foot forward}

On balance platforms:
Lat pulldown [round platform], 57.5 pounds, 2 sets of 12; 50 pounds, 12 on each foot
Hug a tree, 25 pounds, 3 sets of 12
Back exercise, 35 pounds, 2 sets of 12

Glute machine, 42.5 pounds, 12 each (possibly a mistake, this is yet another thing that while it's mostly for something else involves quadriceps)