gym, and catching up with friends

[redbird]

I had a reasonably good workout, then went down to the Greenmarket, where I got tomatoes, peaches, and two-and-a-half pounds of the tiny, sweet yellow plums I like: a lot, but I suspect we're near the end of availability, so I wanted plenty.

Then I walked over to visit with porcinea, who plied me with chocolate cake (as defined in the South--yellow cake with chocolate icing), butter cookies, lots of tea, and conversation about dialect, pregnancy plans, and other things that were on our minds. Also a chance to see Trouble, the pretty-boy long-haired cat.

From there, I went downtown to visit eleanor, who had let me invite myself to dinner, and then added other company. That was also a chance to see roadnotes and baldanders, as well as Eleanor's older stepdaughter, Betsy, and HB. Betsy has a delightful new kitten, Sevi, a fearless, affectionate beast who I suspect I am allergic to.


After the bench press and seated leg curl, I took the weights on everything down slightly from the beginning.

Cardio, 24 minutes, top heart rate 157

Assisted pull-up: 10, 8
Calf machine, 35 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Bench press, 60 pounds, 10, 8; 50 pounds, 10
Seated leg curl, 85 pounds, 15, 9; 75 pounds, 15

Tricep pulldown, 35 pounds, 3 sets of 15

Crunches, 4 sets of 20
Back arches, 3 sets of 16 (these two have no weights involved, just my body and muscles)

Bicep curls, 35-pound bar, 3 sets of 15
Lateral raise, 5 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15; 3 pounds each, 15
(Xpress line) Leg press, 220 pounds, 15, 15, 12

Reverse wrist curl, 15 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Back arch with physio ball, 15 (an extra--normally, if I do this, it's with the crunches, instead of some or all of the regular back arches)
Hip adduction, 110 pounds, 12, 10; 100 pounds, 10

Stretches