Exercise and food (ingredients, mostly)

[redbird]

I got up and out early this morning, and lifted lots of weights. Then I went down to Village Apothecary and bought two tubes of toothpaste (because they're the only place I can find that carries the particular toothpaste I like), and then to Sahadi, where I got lots of dried fruit, tea, nuts, spices, and such. I used to get out of there for around $20, almost every visit; today I spent $29. Cheese and chocolate don't come cheap. But I have sea salt, and the ingredients for chocolate-ginger cakelings (I'm going to taste this "French vanilla" chocolate, and if it seems plausible, bake with it.)

With all that, I think I'll stay in the rest of the day, not head out again to meet roadnotes and other friends at the piano bar tonight.

Exercise details:

My forearms were a bit sore this morning, so cattitude suggested I do more reps at a lower weight, advice that I appled on the bench press and adjustable row.

Cardio, 33 minutes, top heart rate 154. (I chatted a minute with one of the trainers, who seemed amused but not surprised that my heart rate drops when I read while exercising.)

Hip adduction, 115 pounds, 3 sets of 13
Hip abduction, 95 pounds, 3 sets of 13
Assisted chin-up, 6
Calf machine, 65 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Bench press, 60 pounds, 11; 50 pounds, 2 sets of 15
Seated leg curl, 95 pounds, 2 sets of 12; 85 pounds, 15

Tricep pulldown, 50 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Wrist curl, 30 pounds, 3 sets of 15

Crunches, 4 sets of 20
Back arches, 3 sets of 17
Yoga tree, 4 sets of {2 on each leg}

Bicep curl, 40-pound bar, 2 sets of 15; 35-pound bar, 15 (but I had to rest briefly during the second set at 40 pounds)
Lateral raise, 5 pounds in each hand, 3 sets of 15
Seated leg press, 240 pounds, 3 sets of 13
Adjustable row, 100 pounds, 13; 90 pounds, 2 sets of 15

Stretches