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Good news: three outstanding invoices (all for work done for the person in Japan, in October and November) were paid into my Paypal account this morning. That will make things much more relaxed.
I got out of the house later than I'd planned, which meant I didn't get to the gym until almost 3:00. I had a somewhat abbreviated workout, because I couldn't find a comfortable position on the exercise bike--the same bike I used with no trouble at all plenty of times before, but my thighs were tender, or something.
Cardio, 11 minutes before I gave up in frustration because the seat edge was hurting my thighs. Call it a warm-up for the weight-lifting.
Bench press, 50 pounds, 13 reps, then 8+5; 45 pounds, 8+5
Seated leg curl, 70 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Adjustable row, 100 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Crunches and arches, 3 sets of 15 each; half a dozen cat-and-camel (basically a stretch useful after the mat work), and the yoga tree exercise. This time I had better balance standing on my left leg.
Bicep curls, 35 pound bar, 2 sets of 15; 30-pound bar, 1 set of 15.
Wrist curls with the one-pound weight, 3 sets of 15 on each side. (This is supposed to be good for the forearm muscles.)
Tricep pulldowns, 35 pounds, 3 sets of 15
My usual stretches on the Precor stretch machine.
This timing meant I got a late lunch (or early tea) at Amy's Bread about 4:30. The advantage of that is that their sandwiches are half-price between 4 and 6 p.m. I had tea, a sandwich, and some chocolate bread while finishing the proofs for the upcoming issue of NY Review of SF. Thence downtown in the rain to the bank, and back up (one whole subway stop) to the Flatiron Building, where Kevin and I put labels on envelopes while other people read proofs. And then home and hot chocolate and I really ought to make some pasta or something.
I got out of the house later than I'd planned, which meant I didn't get to the gym until almost 3:00. I had a somewhat abbreviated workout, because I couldn't find a comfortable position on the exercise bike--the same bike I used with no trouble at all plenty of times before, but my thighs were tender, or something.
Cardio, 11 minutes before I gave up in frustration because the seat edge was hurting my thighs. Call it a warm-up for the weight-lifting.
Bench press, 50 pounds, 13 reps, then 8+5; 45 pounds, 8+5
Seated leg curl, 70 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Adjustable row, 100 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Crunches and arches, 3 sets of 15 each; half a dozen cat-and-camel (basically a stretch useful after the mat work), and the yoga tree exercise. This time I had better balance standing on my left leg.
Bicep curls, 35 pound bar, 2 sets of 15; 30-pound bar, 1 set of 15.
Wrist curls with the one-pound weight, 3 sets of 15 on each side. (This is supposed to be good for the forearm muscles.)
Tricep pulldowns, 35 pounds, 3 sets of 15
My usual stretches on the Precor stretch machine.
This timing meant I got a late lunch (or early tea) at Amy's Bread about 4:30. The advantage of that is that their sandwiches are half-price between 4 and 6 p.m. I had tea, a sandwich, and some chocolate bread while finishing the proofs for the upcoming issue of NY Review of SF. Thence downtown in the rain to the bank, and back up (one whole subway stop) to the Flatiron Building, where Kevin and I put labels on envelopes while other people read proofs. And then home and hot chocolate and I really ought to make some pasta or something.