Exercised

[redbird]

I stopped off at Burlington Coat Factory on my way to the gym, and now have a down vest that I can wear under my wool coat. That combination should be fine even for the cold end of Montreal weather.

It was a good, thorough workout. I expect the gym to be more crowded the next time I'm in there (plan is for Jan. 6), given that this is an off-week for a lot of things and that a lot of people go "Yowza! January! Must do healthy things!" (which is fine, though few of them continue through March and May and November). In the interim, I'll be settling for walking, stairs, and maybe my mat work while I'm in Montreal.

Cardio, 18 minutes, top heart rate 142

Vertical chest press, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Calf machine, 75 pounds, 3 sets of 13 (all three sets at the higher weight this time)
Adjustable row, 90 pounds, 3 sets of 15 (better than the last couple of times)
Seated leg press, 280 pounds, 2 sets of 13; 250 pounds, 13
Wrist curls, 30 pounds, 3 sets of 15

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

Bicep curls, 25-pound bar, 3 sets of 20. This on my physical therapist's advice--when I was there yesterday, with my biceps still sore, he advised me to do 1/2 to 3/4 of the weight I'd been using, and increase the number of repetitions.
Lateral raise, 5 pounds left hand, 2 pounds right, 2 sets of 15 (see above, though only a small decrease in weight on this one)

Hip abduction, 85 pounds, 13, 9+2
Hip adduction, 100 pounds, 13, 12

Stretches

Comments

[orangemike.livejournal.com]

Coats! Don't talk to me about coats...

I was given two light coats and one ultra-heavy coat this Christmas. I didn't realize I looked that cold to anybody! My battered old coat could have lasted another couple of winters. I could have used the money my loving friends spent on Too Many Coats for much better purposes, from books to debt payment.

[redbird]

I didn't think I actually needed two coats; in fact, for some time I've been operating on the theory that coats and jackets were the only kind of clothing I definitely had enough of. In some sense, I didn't need two coats--but I needed to have a wearable coat this morning, and if I hadn't had two coats yesterday, I wouldn't have had one today. (Another, lightweight jacket is very near the end of its useful life--but I got it at a second-hand shop at least five years ago, so I'm not complaining.)

Also, the good thing about coats, as papersky commented to me this morning, is that they last. Yes, you don't have the books now, and that's unfortunate--but you'll have that nice heavy coat when you need it, it won't spoil sitting in your closet.

[orangemike.livejournal.com]

Closets? You have closets? Our house was built in 1880; we don't got no steenking closets! Every garment I have needs to fit in a single wardrobe and a small chest of drawers.

[jcbemis.livejournal.com]

Hi. I miss the occasional meal in NY I used to do with you sometimes.

In packing I found a lovely letter you wrote me when you were in college.

What lind of cardio do you do? I'm back to recumbent stationary bike, rehabbing a knee I messed up the beginning of the month (10 minutes only, but it's a start)

Judy

[oursin.livejournal.com]

a lot of people go "Yowza! January! Must do healthy things!" (which is fine, though few of them continue through March and May and November).

Or even stick it out as far as February...