Whacking the Nexersys has made my right shoulder a little tender, and my forearm feels a bit off. Not quite funny-bone off, but I know that the repeated impacts do stress that elbow more than my weaker left arm. Damn, I've got to stop punching so hard. I've got a bruise on my first knuckle from where the moleskin didn't quite cover. Good thing I'm buying more Dit Da Jow from my son's kung fu school tomorrow. That stuff works miracles on bruises. My grandmother used to brew up a bottle of it and keep it on a shelf, to be dispensed when one of her grandkids invariably came home with scrapes, sprains and other injuries.
Push ups are hard. I feel weak. I felt weak doing pull ups and only made it to 25. I had coffee and yogurt this morning so what the heck is going on? Probably not enough sleep, for one thing. And lately I've been ravenous when I leave the gym. The Quest bars just aren't cutting it either. I'm still hungry after I eat one. I feel the need for real food. Boy do I miss being able to suck down a 24 gm protein-laced, lactose-free Ensure. I keep seeing coupons for their "new" Enlive Ensure product with 20 gms of protein, but damn if I can find it in any stores around here.
I do sets of push ups and crunches. I save planks for another day when the shoulder is feeling better. No point in risking injury for core work. I still try to do RG BB Rows in the MaxRack, but it still feels like shrugs. I switch to Stiff-Legged Deads. This is exhausting. I see Chatty Guy and a vaguely familiar figure... it's Venus, her face hidden under a pink baseball cap. I haven't seen her since last summer. She's still gorgeous of course, but she spends more time chatting than working out.
I save secondary movements for Friday's workout, and I skip Seated Cable Rows because they stress my elbows and forearms too much. I grab another set of pull ups and add one more rep. Then the elliptical for 30 minutes. Then another set of pull ups, and I force myself to do as many I can. At rep 30 I drop into a full extension, and pull myself up one more time. 31. Yaaay! Time for a nice stretch on the Mat. I feel more energized now. Good grief, it does take me a long time to warm up! This is crazy. Tomorrow I'm going to break in the Brooks running shoes. It's suppose to rain for the rest of the week, clear through Mother's Day. Maybe I should do some gardening?
Wednesday Workout
(4.78 miles; 20,229 lbs moved)
227.73
Set 1 : 112x31
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