Fun with pieces of metal

[redbird]

I got back to the gym today. I wanted to say "Finally!" but it had only been nine days between workouts, nothing if I'm away or busy. It's different if you want to, have the time, and still can't.

So I went, did a short workout, and had a fine time. Everything was shaped by my uncertainty as to how long my feet would be comfortable in sneakers-and-socks instead of sandals or nothing.


Five-minute cardio warmup, top heart rate 136

Then I did the "XpressLine", to get a lot in quickly. I managed 12 reps on everything, even the overhead press where I wasn't sure I'd get to eight. Based on the last numbers I wrote down for this, that's:

Seated leg press, 200 pounds, 12 reps
Leg extension, 40 pounds, 12 reps
Leg curl, 80 pounds, 12
Lat pulldown, 70 pounds, 12
Shoulder press, 35 pounds, 12
Chest press, 45 pounds, 12
Bicep curl, 35 pounds, 12
Tricep curl, 35 pounds, 12

Crunches, 3 sets of 15 (a week away from these seems to have cost me)
Back arches, 3 sets of 15

Reverse wrist curl, 15 pounds, 2 sets of 15
Calf machine, 30 pounds, 3 sets of 15

Stretches


If I'm sensible, I'll go back Saturday. Tomorrow is tempting, though. Either way I can go to the Greenmarket afterwards.

Comments

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I've found that it's easier for me if, if I haven't been to the gym for over a week, I do something DIFFERENT with the weights than I had been doing.

Like, this last time, I dropped the weight I was doing a little, and then did each rep excruciatingly slowly. Like, four or five seconds out, eight or ten seconds back. Did that to exhaustion, usually 8-12 reps, then immediately banged out three or five quick reps. (because the slow one exercised ONLY slow-twitch muscle fibers, to the point of exhaustion, then I switched to the fast-twitch muscle fibers.)

It was niftyfun. Really kind of weird, but fun. I think I'm going to do it again that way.