Road Rage Transference

I spend so much time sorting out the mess of paperwork that accompanies my son's summer camp applications that I'm in a foul mood by the time I get to the gym. Paperwork, phone calls and massaging the calendar eat up my mornings lately. It's not just this morning though. Yesterday I drove behind a car that hit the brakes with every sign on the road, not just the warning signs for curve ahead. I literally wanted to get out of my car and beat the other driver with a shovel by the time we got to the traffic light. It was green. And the driver rode the brake the entire way through. There's no cross traffic at that light. It only exists to allow trucks from the nearby construction site onto the roadway. And there were no trucks anywhere. Today I feel the need to move a lot of iron. For my sanity. And the safety of other drivers.

I cut my warm up cardio down to 15 minutes today so my mileage doesn't even top 5 miles. Oh well. I only do 50 push ups as well. And no core work at all. Did all that yesterday. The Smith is free so I wrestle the flat bench into position and do a few sets. My right shoulder and left elbow complain a little. I don't push for the max, but I do enough reps to feel worked out. Then I replace the flat bench with the bigger Adjustable Incline Bench and do a few sets of Incline Benching, finishing with reps. I see a guy I haven't seen in at least a year. He usually does power lifting moves although he's not big and fluffy like most of the guys.

My last real exercise is those DB laterals superset with Inverted Flyes. Three sets with 20 lb DBs is tiring, but I know I can do more. I've been slacking lately because I usually do other movements. Today I figure I'll splurge and muscle through 3 more sets at 25. Now I'm done. Except for the cardio. And another set of pull ups. I don't even stretch because I just have enough time to shower and change, and shop for groceries before the school bus comes.

I used the prescription estrace cream last night. It's got an unfortunate texture, similar to those creams prescribed for yeast infections. It doesn't really absorb very well, and makes me feel sticky, like I've accidentally smeared toothpaste on myself. At least it's not minty fresh. The Smoky Mountain cream has a nicer texture and disappears into your skin without any stickiness. The applicator for the estrace cream needs to be redesigned as well: it's difficult to clean because of a small groove around the edge of the plunger tube. The texture doesn't help either. It was probably designed by a man.

Tuesday Workout
(4.38 miles cardio; 20,936 lbs moved)

Cross Trainer

Warm Up

Calorie :   67 CAL
Distance: 1.85 mile
Speed :    7.41 mph
Duration : 00:15:03

Hammer Grip Pull Up

209.07

Set 1 : 112x26

Wide Hand Pushup

50

Set 1 : 50 Lap/Rep

Smith Machine Bench Press

168

Set 1 : 30x20
Set 2 : 80x12
Set 3 : 100x12
Set 4 : 120x12
Set 5 : 90x25

Smith Machine Incline Bench Press

114.67

Set 1 : 30x15
Set 2 : 50x12
Set 3 : 70x12
Set 4 : 80x13
Set 5 : 50x26

Dumbbell Lateral Raise

35

Set 1 : 20x12
Set 2 : 20x12
Set 3 : 20x12
Set 4 : 25x12
Set 5 : 25x12
Set 6 : 25x12 SuperSet with

Dumbbell Reverse Flyes

41.67

Set 1 : 20x20
Set 2 : 20x20
Set 3 : 20x20
Set 4 : 25x20
Set 5 : 25x20
Set 6 : 25x20

Elliptical Training

Prgm#2

Calorie :   285 CAL
Distance: 2.53 mile
Duration : 00:30:00

Hammer Grip Pull Up

212.8

Set 1 : 112x27