Gym

[redbird]

I went to the gym today, partly because it's good for me and partly to give cattitude some time alone at home. I've had better workouts, but it wasn't bad--except for coming home in the cold wind afterwards.

I didn't do as well at focusing on the actual motions and sensation as last time, but I think that's more a mental benefit than something necessary to the exercise: I did pay enough attention to get the form right on the adjustable row, for example.

Cardio, 16 minutes, top heart rate 127
Vertical chest press, 65 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Calf machine, 75 pounds, 13, 9; 70 pounds, 13
Adjustable row, 80 pounds, 3 sets of 15

I set the leg press to 300 pounds, like the last couple of times, and by the second rep my knees told me quite clearly that this was a bad idea, so I stopped and unloaded the plates.

Lower back "bench" exercise, 2 sets of 10 (Ten being the most I can manage at once, so far. I'd like to get it to 15.)
Wrist curls, 30 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Tricep pulldown, 50 pounds, 15; 40 pounds, 15, 12 (I used the set-up that doesn't have five-pound increments)

Crunches, 4 sets of 20
Back arches, 3 sets of 17
Tree, 4 sets of {3 on each leg}

Bicep curls, 25-pound bar, 3 sets of 25
Seated leg curl, 85 pounds, 15 (it seemed a plausible, knee-sparing substitute for the leg press)

Stretches