After my 2 mile cardio warm up, I find the Smith machine neatly vacant. And teenage boys must be allergic to rain because they are also absent. I'm hesitant about the Squats but find that if I adjust my feet so that they are parallel even in a wide stance. The wide stance takes pressure off my hips, changing my footing lessens my knee discomfort. My lower back still feels a bit crunchy though, but I'm getting used to it, especially since I hear it popping while I'm doing mundane things, like putting on my shoes.
I recognize a few regulars like Latin Baseball and Big Glasses Dude. The Smith SLDLs aren't as hard as last week but I'm not sure why. Perhaps my lower back isn't as tired. I think guys are always surprised to see me pull as much weight as I do, especially since I'm one of the smaller members, not including those pesky teen 'tweens or whatever you call 13 yr old boys. 13 yrs old is the minimum age for a member to work out here.
The Seated Leg Extension feels hard this week but I'm only doing 3 sets. Afterwards, I stretch out my hamstrings at the Cage. When I set up a bosu at the Lat Pull Down station to do GHRs, I catch the sour disapproving look of a middle-aged woman on one of the Cybex machines. She might have seen me stretching my leg over my head. She's probably jealous. Not my problem.
A quick set on the Torso Twist machine and then I'm back on the elliptical for 35 minutes. Because my right shoulder feels a little iffy, I cut back on the Dive Bomber Push Ups during the Mat Stretch. I've forgotten to charge my iPod and it dies while I'm logging my last 2+ miles so I plug into my phone for the Mat Stretch. It's hard though because I don't have any pockets and the phone slips around under my waistband. I skip doing planks today, figuring that the crunches and pulse-ups are abs enough. I manage to do the entire length of the big mat with pistol squats and that's one of the few things that makes me really happy.
Tomorrow is a Double Cardio Day, and that I always look forward to. The gym scale reads 110.4 lbs and I'm surprised. Tomorrow I'm also going to drive across the county to test drive a few new Subarus. I'm not actually planning to buy a new car, but I want to know the difference between a 2014 and 2015 Forester, and a Crosstrek which was described to me as an Impreza on steroids. Well, with a description like that, I just have to try it.
Hump Day Leg Workout
Exercise Name
1 RM
Lifting Logs
224
Set 1 : 30x15
Set 2 : 80x12
Set 3 : 120x12
Set 4 : 140x12
Set 5 : 160x12
Set 6 : 130x15
Set 2 : 80x12
Set 3 : 120x12
Set 4 : 140x12
Set 5 : 160x12
Set 6 : 130x15
224
Set 1 : 30x15
Set 2 : 80x12
Set 3 : 120x12
Set 4 : 140x12
Set 5 : 160x12
Set 6 : 130x12
Set 2 : 80x12
Set 3 : 120x12
Set 4 : 140x12
Set 5 : 160x12
Set 6 : 130x12
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