Despite being tired, I went to the gym after work (I've been tired all week, and not letting that stop me from too much). I went to a branch near my office, which went fine except for the very end, when after doing most of my stretches I adjusted the device so I could do the one for my quads, and discovered that the seat wasn't bolted on properly. I found a gym employee and showed him the problem, and he thanked me. (He also complimented my tattoos, especially the cardinal.)
Cardio, 13 minutes plus one cooldown, top heart rate 153
Leg press, 225 pounds, 3 sets of 15
A weird two-axis chest press machine, 55 pounds, 8, not smoothly.
My normal chest press machine, 55 pounds, 11
Seated calf raise, 80 pounds, 11; 75 pounds, 11, 8; 40 pounds, 11. I'd hoped to do a lot more at that lower weight, but hit the "edge of cramping" that that device often gets me before I finish a set of 15.
Balance ~fly, machine set to 5/25 (I'm guessing that's 25 kg, so call it 55 pounds): 2 sets of 15 with each leg forward
Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arches, 3 sets of 17
Tree, 5 sets of {3 on each leg}
Balance lateral raise, 5 pounds each hand, 15; empty hands, walking in place, 15
Biceps curls, 10 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 20
Wrist curls, 2.5 pounds each hand, 15 with palms up, 15 with them down; in conversation this morning,
cattitude pointed out that the two positions work different forearm muscles and thus it's worth doing both.
Hip abduction, 90 pounds, 9; 80 pounds, 11
Hip adduction, 75 pounds, 2 sets of 15
Triceps pulldown, 35 pounds, 15, 11
And that's more different kinds of exercise than I've done in one session in quite a while, even counting the two chest press machines as one kind, and the two sets of wrist curls as one thing.
Stretches, except for the one for quads
Cardio, 13 minutes plus one cooldown, top heart rate 153
Leg press, 225 pounds, 3 sets of 15
A weird two-axis chest press machine, 55 pounds, 8, not smoothly.
My normal chest press machine, 55 pounds, 11
Seated calf raise, 80 pounds, 11; 75 pounds, 11, 8; 40 pounds, 11. I'd hoped to do a lot more at that lower weight, but hit the "edge of cramping" that that device often gets me before I finish a set of 15.
Balance ~fly, machine set to 5/25 (I'm guessing that's 25 kg, so call it 55 pounds): 2 sets of 15 with each leg forward
Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arches, 3 sets of 17
Tree, 5 sets of {3 on each leg}
Balance lateral raise, 5 pounds each hand, 15; empty hands, walking in place, 15
Biceps curls, 10 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 20
Wrist curls, 2.5 pounds each hand, 15 with palms up, 15 with them down; in conversation this morning,
Hip abduction, 90 pounds, 9; 80 pounds, 11
Hip adduction, 75 pounds, 2 sets of 15
Triceps pulldown, 35 pounds, 15, 11
And that's more different kinds of exercise than I've done in one session in quite a while, even counting the two chest press machines as one kind, and the two sets of wrist curls as one thing.
Stretches, except for the one for quads
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