I arrive at my eye doc appointment ridiculously early and resign myself to waiting. Picking through all the AARP magazines, I find a pristine copy of Real Simple. At least this has somewhat vaguely useful articles in it. My IOP is higher than it should be at 16. 16 is low for a normal person, but I have glaucoma and the docs all want to see the numbers down in the 12-13 range. Like it was last August. I'm afraid that I have the type of body that can't maintain any steady measurements. My BP and heart rate dance all over the place so I'm not surprised that my IOP fluctuates as well. My regular eye doc mentions the SLT procedure and tells me to discuss it with my glaucoma specialist. Of course, I won't see her until August.
The gym isn't terribly crowded at 11 am so I'm happy. But I feel lethargic, which is actually kind of normal for a Monday. I'm always worried that two days of inactivity have caused my body to revert to its natural slug-like nature. 30 minutes on the LifeFitness cross-trainer isn't great and I barely bust a sweat. But I'm warm. I don't even stretch because I'm eager to get to the Smith machine. Tattoo Tank is finishing his last set of Flat Bench presses. Normally he's on an Inclined Bench, so I'm a tad confused. I warm up on the Breaker Bench behind the Smith with just the bar and 25 reps.
I don't really feel strong today, but I get my minimum lifts in: 8 reps at 130 lbs. I still worry about overly straining my right shoulder so I drop the weight down to 90 lbs and do another 25 reps. Then I swap the benches out but I'm having some trouble catching my breath with 90 lbs. I drop the reps, and finish with high reps and a light bar. Stamina is more important to me than strength right now.
Shoulders are next. I can hear The Mayor chatting with a tall, thin young woman in the DB area. He really talks too much, and too loud. I grab a pair of 20s and do my delt routine, but I can't find the 25s. Morons have put them in the rack where the 5s belong but I don't see them. Instead I get 4 magnetic discs (2.5 lbs apiece) from the front desk to affix to the 20s. Then I grab an 8 lb Beauty Bell and do sets of One-Arm Lying DB Raises on a Bench. I have better control with the 8 lb DB, but it's still a really hard movement, especially after the Lateral Raises and Reverse Flyes.
After my standard Close Grip Bench Presses and Rip Skulls, it's time for more cardio. I don't really want to do HIIT cardio today, but that's irrelevant. My concession is to do 5 minutes of HIIT (15 sec On / 45 sec Off) then 5 min of LISS, and then 5 more minutes of HIIT, followed by the remaining 15 minutes of LISS. I barely have time for a quick lower back and shoulder stretch. I don't want to be sore for tomorrow's Cardio and Core Day when I'll have my son in tow. But I have to rush home, get laundry started and then rush off to get my son from camp. Of course, he'll want to hang out, jumping on the Bounce Pillow for a good 30 minutes, but I'm all for physical activity. Tomorrow we'll see the movie Max after the gym, and then there's a MindCraft Mod-making class at the library. Oh boy!
Monday Workout
(4.0 miles total cardio; 20,603 lbs moved)
Set 1 : 30x12
Set 2 : 70x12
Set 3 : 90x8
Set 4 : 90x8
Set 5 : 90x6
Set 6 : 50x25
Set 2 : 70x12
Set 3 : 90x8
Set 4 : 90x8
Set 5 : 90x6
Set 6 : 50x25
Set 1 : 20x12
Set 2 : 20x12
Set 3 : 25x8
Set 4 : 25x8
Set 5 : 25x12
Set 6 : 25x12 SuperSet with
Set 2 : 20x12
Set 3 : 25x8
Set 4 : 25x8
Set 5 : 25x12
Set 6 : 25x12 SuperSet with
Set 1 : 20x15
Set 2 : 20x15
Set 3 : 25x12
Set 4 : 25x12
Set 5 : 25x15
Set 6 : 25x15
Set 2 : 20x15
Set 3 : 25x12
Set 4 : 25x12
Set 5 : 25x15
Set 6 : 25x15
Distance: 2.13 mile
5 min HIIT, 5 min LISS
5 min HIIT, 15 min LISS
Duration : 00:30:02
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