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I had an annoying couple of days recently (Friday and a recurrence Sunday, with Saturday spent largely restoring my equilibrium before Sunday broke it again). I figured that part of the problem was lack of exercise; fortunately, today was a gym day.
It was a pretty good workout, lots of different exercises and I got myself back on the leg press, which I'd been missing (to spare the right heel), though at a slightly lower weight than I'd hoped for.
After the workout, I went down to Chinatown for one of my usual lunches, and a pot of tea; then over to the West Village, where I bought a half pound of golden Assam tea, had a "killer chocolate" cone at Mary's Dairy, and discovered that Varsano's is closed on Mondays in the summer. Thence home, air conditioning, and possibly further over-scheduling this week.
The over-scheduling is the result of several different people who I want to see being in New York briefly (three Californians and a Londoner), and my having cheerfully bought theatre tickets for this coming Sunday before I realized this. I will cope, but it's just as well that there's nothing at all scheduled for the following week.
Workout details:
Cardio, 22 minutes, top heart rate 147. It was mostly at or near 133 until near the end; I'd set the machine for 20 minutes, then pushed the resistance back up from 4 to 8 for about 90 seconds during the automatic cool-down because I wanted a little longer at the high heart rate.
Vertical chest press, 75 pounds, 12, 7
Calf lift, 75 pounds, 3 sets of 13. Back where it should be, if I can stabilize this maybe take it up to 80 pounds in a few weeks, or try for sets of 15 next week.
Leg press, 270 pounds, 3 sets of 15. I tried 300 pounds, and it was manifestly too much for me right now; will need to work back up to that.
Adjustable row, 80 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Balance ~fly, 50 pounds, 15 with right leg forward, 20 left, another 5 right.
Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arch, 3 sets of 17
Tree, 4 sets of {3 on each leg}
Balance lateral raise, 5 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15; 2.5 pounds each, 15. No slippage.
Hip abduction, 90 pounds, 2 sets of 13
Hip adduction, 110 pounds, 13, 8; 100 pounds, 4 (trying to complete the second set of 13, but didn't make it to 5)
Bicep curls, 30 pound bar, 3 sets of 20. This is two workouts in a row where I hit a bit of a mental wall and had to talk myself into/through the second and third sets on this exercise. I don't know if it's a hopefully temporary dislike of this exercise, or its location late in the workout. Try rearranging things Thursday.
Tricep pulldown, 50 pounds, 15; 45 pounds, 2 sets of 15
Wrist curl, 40 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Stretches
Then I got to move my stuff from one locker room than the other, because they'd closed my usual one halfway through my workout. The trainer I asked assured me that there'd be no safety problem just going in, but I shouldn't change in there. I also asked for an icepack for my right heel, and she gave me a slightly different shape/style than usual, which I was unable to activate. I gave up after a couple of minutes, threw it away, and iced the foot when I got home.
It was a pretty good workout, lots of different exercises and I got myself back on the leg press, which I'd been missing (to spare the right heel), though at a slightly lower weight than I'd hoped for.
After the workout, I went down to Chinatown for one of my usual lunches, and a pot of tea; then over to the West Village, where I bought a half pound of golden Assam tea, had a "killer chocolate" cone at Mary's Dairy, and discovered that Varsano's is closed on Mondays in the summer. Thence home, air conditioning, and possibly further over-scheduling this week.
The over-scheduling is the result of several different people who I want to see being in New York briefly (three Californians and a Londoner), and my having cheerfully bought theatre tickets for this coming Sunday before I realized this. I will cope, but it's just as well that there's nothing at all scheduled for the following week.
Workout details:
Cardio, 22 minutes, top heart rate 147. It was mostly at or near 133 until near the end; I'd set the machine for 20 minutes, then pushed the resistance back up from 4 to 8 for about 90 seconds during the automatic cool-down because I wanted a little longer at the high heart rate.
Vertical chest press, 75 pounds, 12, 7
Calf lift, 75 pounds, 3 sets of 13. Back where it should be, if I can stabilize this maybe take it up to 80 pounds in a few weeks, or try for sets of 15 next week.
Leg press, 270 pounds, 3 sets of 15. I tried 300 pounds, and it was manifestly too much for me right now; will need to work back up to that.
Adjustable row, 80 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Balance ~fly, 50 pounds, 15 with right leg forward, 20 left, another 5 right.
Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arch, 3 sets of 17
Tree, 4 sets of {3 on each leg}
Balance lateral raise, 5 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15; 2.5 pounds each, 15. No slippage.
Hip abduction, 90 pounds, 2 sets of 13
Hip adduction, 110 pounds, 13, 8; 100 pounds, 4 (trying to complete the second set of 13, but didn't make it to 5)
Bicep curls, 30 pound bar, 3 sets of 20. This is two workouts in a row where I hit a bit of a mental wall and had to talk myself into/through the second and third sets on this exercise. I don't know if it's a hopefully temporary dislike of this exercise, or its location late in the workout. Try rearranging things Thursday.
Tricep pulldown, 50 pounds, 15; 45 pounds, 2 sets of 15
Wrist curl, 40 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Stretches
Then I got to move my stuff from one locker room than the other, because they'd closed my usual one halfway through my workout. The trainer I asked assured me that there'd be no safety problem just going in, but I shouldn't change in there. I also asked for an icepack for my right heel, and she gave me a slightly different shape/style than usual, which I was unable to activate. I gave up after a couple of minutes, threw it away, and iced the foot when I got home.