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Finally! I'm over the pneumonia, and I went to the gym today. The only problem was that I forgot to bring a water bottle, which cut cardio short. And I'm feeling bright and accomplished, so all the numbers are out here in plain sight:
Cardio, 11 minutes, top heart rate 150 (basically a warm-up).
Assisted chin-up, set assist at 20 (maximum): 10
Calf machine, 35 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Bench press, 50 pounds, 2 sets of 10
Seated leg curl, 80 pounds, 2 sets of 15; 75 pounds, 15
Triceps pulldown, 40 pounds, 15, 15, 8
Lat pulldown, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 13
Bicep curl, 35-pound bar, 2 sets of 15; 30-pound bar, 15. "Yes, 35 pounds is optimistic*—but optimism is what we do here."
Lateral raise, 5 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15. The first set felt easy, the second I almost didn't get through.
Crunches, 4 sets of 20
Back arch, 16, 16, 16, 20 (because I lost track of what I was counting)
Yoga "tree"
Leg press, 230 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Stretches
*I'd had it at 40 pounds, but that was before bronchitis and then pneumonia.
Addendum: My previous gym visit was on 16 October, so it's just less than three weeks between workouts. Not too horrible, considering.
Much as I generally prefer tampons to sanitary napkins--because I'm aware of the blood oozing out when I use a pad--working out, and especially the crunches, was much easier without a tampon. Okay, I got blood on one more pair of underpants; this is not a big deal. But I was gladder than usual of the shower afterwards.
Cardio, 11 minutes, top heart rate 150 (basically a warm-up).
Assisted chin-up, set assist at 20 (maximum): 10
Calf machine, 35 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Bench press, 50 pounds, 2 sets of 10
Seated leg curl, 80 pounds, 2 sets of 15; 75 pounds, 15
Triceps pulldown, 40 pounds, 15, 15, 8
Lat pulldown, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 13
Bicep curl, 35-pound bar, 2 sets of 15; 30-pound bar, 15. "Yes, 35 pounds is optimistic*—but optimism is what we do here."
Lateral raise, 5 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15. The first set felt easy, the second I almost didn't get through.
Crunches, 4 sets of 20
Back arch, 16, 16, 16, 20 (because I lost track of what I was counting)
Yoga "tree"
Leg press, 230 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Stretches
*I'd had it at 40 pounds, but that was before bronchitis and then pneumonia.
Addendum: My previous gym visit was on 16 October, so it's just less than three weeks between workouts. Not too horrible, considering.
Much as I generally prefer tampons to sanitary napkins--because I'm aware of the blood oozing out when I use a pad--working out, and especially the crunches, was much easier without a tampon. Okay, I got blood on one more pair of underpants; this is not a big deal. But I was gladder than usual of the shower afterwards.
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And you certainly sound bright and accomplished to me: all those weights! Hauling groceries up the stairs is about all the lifting I do. Except for babies, which I gladly lift when I have the chance, and the compact OED, which might qualify as an exerceise program all its own.
I have been debating with the problems of exercise and the female anatomy too, because tampons, which I also prefer, are really distracting when doing tai chi, they're just to close to the spot you're supposed to be focusing on. I've mostly stopped trying during my period, but I hear pads have improved since I was ten, so I might give it a go. Though I am a bit intimidated by all the new-fangled options.