At the other end is a sturdy young woman seated on an Inclined Bench with DBs, doing alternating curls. She's intermittently chatting with a young man who bounces from DB Flyes to the cable system and back. I swap the DBs for an EZ bar for the next routine: BB Curls superset with Rip Skulls. I'm always very happy to have brought my own collars since all they have are those nasty spring clips at my gym.
I see that the Cables are very popular so I grab a 30 lb solid BB for the RG BB Curls. Next week I'll borrow a pair of 2.5 lb magnetic discs from the front desk. I've done this movement at 40 lbs but that was a really long time ago and I'm just easing back into it. Finally I can use one of the four Cable stations, but the V-grip handle is in use. I ask the fellow, who is coincidentally the same chatty guy at the DBs, if he's done with those handles yet. I don't like the rope that's affixed to the station I'm at because it's a lot of stress on my forearms and wrist, and I don't feel a lot of tricep involvement. I use the rope for two light sets and then grab a weird mostly straight bar to use as a handle because Chatty Dude has two more sets, but I'm impatient and I don't want to wait around.
The Torso Twist machine is always fun and I kill a bit of time knocking out 100 Flat Bench Knee-Ins. All the ellipticals and step machines are busy so I'm forced to clamber back onto the rogue cross-trainer, the one that shut down at 20 minutes the last time I used it. So I only punch in 20 minutes. When I'm done, I do a modified Mat Stretch. No Dive Bomber Push Ups, no Pistol Squats. But I do a 2 minute plank. Gosh, they are soooooo much easier when you're not huffing and puffing from 40 push ups. Then I try Dolphin Push Ups because I still have my shoes on. I usually take my shoes off for the rest of the Mat Stretch because it's much easier to drop into a split in stocking feet. I have to say that I'm not particularly impressed with Dolphin Push Ups. I felt a tad in my abs, but mostly in my forearms because I'm leaning on them. I get my butt up in the air and move forward until my chin is just kissing the mat. I do 20 and while my shoulders are real happy with them, I'm not feeling particularly challenged.
I drop into a split a few times, alternating which leg is forward. I happen to glance around and see Chatty Guy with a distressed look on his face. I'm not really sure why though. Tomorrow is Leg Day. Maybe I'll wear shorts.
Thursday Arm, Abs and Cardio Workout
(total mileage: 6.3 miles; weights moved 10,900 lbs)
52.5
Set 1 : 15x12
Set 2 : 37.5x12
Set 3 : 37.5x12
Set 4 : 37.5x12
Set 2 : 37.5x12
Set 3 : 37.5x12
Set 4 : 37.5x12
SuperSet With
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