Proof of Efficacy

Perhaps I'm overly cautious, but last night I couldn't remember if I had taken the one 300 mg capsule of gabapentin before bed. I wasn't sure what would happen if I took two capsules, but I like to err conservatively so I didn't take any. Which was a mistake because I woke up every 2-3 hours and felt as if I'd never fallen asleep. Only logic reassured me that I hadn't actually lain in bed fully awake for hours at a time. I couldn't get comfortable. My hip and knee throbbed no matter how I positioned myself. When the alarm sounded this morning, all I could think of was heading back to bed once I got my son off to school. But that never happens. Unless I'm deathly ill.

Instead, I had my coffee and yogurt with vitamins. And 3 ibuprofens. It takes an hour before those kick in. Meanwhile I can get things done around the house. Moving around is better than sitting around. I get to the gym and do 30 minutes on the elliptical because all the cross-trainers are busy. I decide to skip all the core stuff. No push ups, no crunches, no planks. Instead, I head straight to the Smith and test out RDLs. Because it's been weeks since I last did them. Today's a light day, a test day just to feel things out. And overall, I fare pretty well. I'm lucky in that I don't really lose much strength or mass even when I miss a few workouts. My husband tells me that he's envious of that quality, but he hopes that our son has inherited it. That'd be a good thing.

The gym is crowded because the weather sucks. I see Marine, The Mayor, PJ Pants, SnowBird and a few others. After drag curls and reverse grip curls I give pull ups a shot. My forearms are shot so I'm lucky I can get to 25. Of course, if I dropped into a full extension, I'd be lucky to get to 12. And my elbows would probably fall out. Today is a full day. Once I leave the gym, I have to do grocery shopping, and barely have time to unload the car before dashing off to pick my son up from his after-school class in Animal Dissection. This week they're doing giant worms. Then off to kung fu. There's still dinner, and the dog to deal with. And I think the back-up generator is leaking oil which means it's basically dead. Ugh.

Tonight I'm definitely going to remember to take my gabapentin with my handful of ibuprofen. Kidding. I only every take 3 capsules at a time. Max.

Wednesday
6.45 miles

30 min elliptical
Program 3
Calories 293
Miles 2.59

Smith RDLs
Bar (30 lbs) x 12 reps
80 x 12
100 x 12
120 x 12
130 x 12
100 x 12

Smith RG BB Rows
80 x 25
100 x 25
120 x 25

BB Drag Curls
40 lbs x 12 reps x 3 sets

BB RG Curls
40 lbs x 23 reps x 3 sets

30 min x-trainer
Calories 143
Miles 3.86

12" HGPU 25