Temp Drop

There was ice on the car windows so much that I couldn't lower the back one that the dogs like to look out of as we drive to the park. Of course, it was sunny but there were no dog friends. We did hear some barking somewhere in the park, but no one to play with. I even made it to the gym today, albeit, later than I'd like. Remarkably, there were few people inside, although a regular (not Wind Breaker), was pedaling elliptical #1. I got on #3. Wind Breaker showed up after 12:30 and after eyeing #4, decided he'd make do with #2. He was still pedaling when I left.

I'm pleased that I did better today than yesterday, but it was hard and I struggled with fatigue during the 5-minute cool down. I'm sure if I could be more consistent (like in the past), I'd see improvements in my "mileage." (I remember making it past 2.9 at one point, before I started taking a known beta blocker for my glaucoma.) At least my pull-ups were better. Until they weren't, but that was the very last set. Step machine was better but only because the machine moved a tad faster. The Life Fitness cross-trainer was slightly better too. So, while it didn't feel great, I actually did better today than I did Monday.

Temps will drop into the high teens tonight so tomorrow will also be quite cold. I'll be at my glaucoma appointment later, and expect to have the same simple but time-consuming procedure done on my left eye. I can't really say that anything has changed since the first procedure, except that I have to remind myself not to put that last drop into my right eye. It's remarkably hard to break a habit, especially if it's something you've done in pairs for quite a long time, and now should only do for one eye, but only for one drop. Meaning that you still apply the other 3 drops to both eyes. Twice a day. Spaced a minimum of 5 minutes apart. 

I still have a vague headache so I skip the second half of the core workout. Which means no pushups or air squats or wall sits. I've noticed that my head throbs a bit after pushups and I don't know if that's just sinuses, or if that impacts my IOPs. Pushups used to be my go-to for upper body and arms. I still remember being able to get to a 100 reps. Certainly within the past decade. I never expected that it might be contraindicated due to glaucoma. Working around limitations has been challenging. I'm sure it's not actually going to get easier. Ugh.

12 Dec 2024 12:13-2:05

Thursday — All Cardio

Blustery Cold — Durysta left eye tomorrow

Precor elliptical #3

Program 2

Time: 30 + 5 (5520)

Distance: 2.82

Cal: 312

Avg Hr: 160, 194-128

New FB: 45-150

HGPU 16

Matrix StairMaster (R)

Manual timer 8+2 cool down

Minimum 5 minutes

Speed 5 (45) / 2 (33-36) / 1 (29-33)

Steps 433

Floors 27

Cal 65

Hr 135

HGPU 15.5

Life Fitness X-Trainer #3

Program Manual L1

Time: 12 (+3 min cool down) = 15

Distance: 1.41

Cal: 115

Avg Hr: 125-129

HGPU 13+2/2

20 Hip Bridges

Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch

DeadBugs 20 x 5

Piriformis stretches

Child’s Pose

Cat/Cow stretch 12

Child’s Pose

Fire Hydrants 30 x 2

Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2 (tingle)

Arm rotations 20

Neck stretch / Eye yoga