Why Am I Sore?

My lats are sore when I get up, but I'm not entirely sure why since today is my Pull Day. Yesterday was Push so that normally affects triceps and chest. Nope, those aren't sore. Well, maybe I can feel my pecs a little, but I'd hesitate to call it soreness. The lats, however, are definitely sore. The only thing different in my routine were the Hindu push ups which I tried to go to failure on. I'm not sure how many I can do before I actually fall on my face, but apparently 35 reps is more than I'm used to. I hadn't thought of push ups as anything more than a core and chest exercise though. Oh, and triceps. It's unusual to find a Push movement that utilizes the big latissimus dorsi muscles that give you that lovely V-shape taper to your torso. They're also known as "wings". Although not expressly stated in anything I've read online, I suspect that the return movement of the body to the starting point (after straightening the arms) is responsible for this unique muscle stimulation.

I didn't do Hindu push ups today, just my normal 100 which got very difficult around rep 80. Tomorrow I hope to whack the machine a bit, so perhaps I'll do more Hindus on Thursday. Because all the racks are occupied, I do another set of HGPUs before I'm really ready to. My hands feel sore too so I'm worried about losing my grip. I get a few more reps that I expect, but afterwards, the meaty palm parts of my thumbs twinge sharply. Uh oh. Tendons or nerves? It's hard to know what's really the issue with my hands.

There's a couple taking turns benching in the Smith so I do a few sets of RDLs in the now empty MaxRack. I really don't like this contraption. I'm on the Smith as soon as they leave! My lower right back is a bit achy today so I'm careful with my form which always seems to deteriorate the heavy I go. Still, I get all my reps, all my sets. RG BB Rows make me more tired than I'm used to. I get a text from the school that all after-school activities have been cancelled due to the impending sleet storm. Ugh. Well, I guess I'd better get my groceries done!

I see Frankenstein briefly. Luckily he's leaving just as I'm starting. The Mayor is much quieter these days. I'm still not quite comfortable with my "wireless" earbuds because the blue connector wire sticks to my neck and back, putting pressure on my ears like something's tugging at them. I'm too damn sensitive, but there's nothing I can do about it. Except look at different headphones.

Lighting makes all the difference!

The gym scale says 111.0 today. Not as good as I'd hoped, but not awful. I only did one set of cardio today, sparring my knees and all the little bones in my feet. I did manage to get 30 minutes on my favorite cross-trainer and didn't actually notice my feet going numb, so that's something! I'm not sure if there's Boy Scouts tonight or not since we normally hold the meeting at a local school, and now all the school's have closed. Oh well... tomorrow's suppose to rise into the 40s!

Tuesday Workout

30 min x-trainer
Calories 142
Miles 3.82
Average Speed 7.61
Average Pace 7:52

HGPU 31

Knee-Ins 50
Push Ups 100
Crunches 3 x 50
Bird Dogs 2 x 60s
Side Planks 2 x 60s

HGPU 36 Yaaay!

MaxRack RDLs
Bar (55 lbs) x 12
12 reps x 75

Smith RDLs
12 reps x 80, 100, 120, 130 lbs

Smith RG BB Rows
25 x 80, 100 lbs
20 x 120, 130 lbs

Seated Cable One-Arm Rows
45 lbs x 12 x 3