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roadnotes in the hospital yesterday, and again today. They removed her breathing tube while I was there yesterday (though they made me and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
baldanders and I leave the room for the actual process), which made her feel a lot better, and made communication much easier. (She'd been writing brief notes on a pad of paper, but they were hard to read, not like her usual neat handwriting.) She's likely to be in the hospital for another couple of weeks, recovering from the surgery and rebuilding her strength.
I did about half a workout yesterday afternoon (when I got back from the hospital) and the other half this morning. This isn't quite as emotionally satisfying as doing it all at once, but I suspect it's equally good for me.
On the way back from the hospital this afternoon, I got off the bus a couple of stops early to pick blackberries. I ate a bunch as I gathered—ripe, sun-warmed berries are wonderful—and put some in a plastic bag to bring home. Either nobody else is gathering there right now, or the berries are ripening incredibly fast. Possibly a bit of both; yesterday was both hot and sunny.
Squats, 3 sets of 15
Crunches, 3 sets of 15
Calf raises, 3 sets of 15
Row, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Leg curls, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 12
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8/5:
Rolled out IT band only
Walk, 106th up to bagel place, then to gym, some of it fast enough to count as cardio exercise
Squats 15
Biceps curls 15 pounds each, 15; 10 pounds each, 20
Crunches 15
Lat pulldown 40 pounds 12 on each foot, 7 on each
Chest press 60 pounds 12, 55 pounds 12
Pushups, 2 sets of 12
roadnotes in the hospital yesterday, and again today. They removed her breathing tube while I was there yesterday (though they made me and baldanders and I leave the room for the actual process), which made her feel a lot better, and made communication much easier. (She'd been writing brief notes on a pad of paper, but they were hard to read, not like her usual neat handwriting.) She's likely to be in the hospital for another couple of weeks, recovering from the surgery and rebuilding her strength.I did about half a workout yesterday afternoon (when I got back from the hospital) and the other half this morning. This isn't quite as emotionally satisfying as doing it all at once, but I suspect it's equally good for me.
On the way back from the hospital this afternoon, I got off the bus a couple of stops early to pick blackberries. I ate a bunch as I gathered—ripe, sun-warmed berries are wonderful—and put some in a plastic bag to bring home. Either nobody else is gathering there right now, or the berries are ripening incredibly fast. Possibly a bit of both; yesterday was both hot and sunny.
Squats, 3 sets of 15
Crunches, 3 sets of 15
Calf raises, 3 sets of 15
Row, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Leg curls, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 12
——
8/5:
Rolled out IT band only
Walk, 106th up to bagel place, then to gym, some of it fast enough to count as cardio exercise
Squats 15
Biceps curls 15 pounds each, 15; 10 pounds each, 20
Crunches 15
Lat pulldown 40 pounds 12 on each foot, 7 on each
Chest press 60 pounds 12, 55 pounds 12
Pushups, 2 sets of 12