I asked what I owed him for parts, time and labor, and he said no charge. OMG! All he needs is my husband's help and advice with the Scout Troop he's agreed to lead, at least until his own son ages out at 18. Since my husband had really gotten into Scouts to the point of earning the Wood Badge, he has a big binder full of Troop planning guides and tips. My husband is doubly thrilled to go with the Troop to the 61st Annual West Point Camporee in a few weeks.
I had to stop off at my kid's dermatologist to pick up some refills for his acne. I'll be mailing a care package out tomorrow with his new aligners from his orthodontist, and the shower comb he forgot in the bathroom, and whatever else I can stuff into the package. I got to the gym well past noon and the parking lot was crowded! Uh oh! There was an unfamiliar person on elliptical #3 but #1 was clear so I was good to go! I did want to change things up though so first thing is to shorten the time to 20 minutes (from 30) since cool-downs are always 5 on this machine. And I did the Interval program last Friday, so that's what I did today. Not that my body would've remembered that. It was godawful hard.
Wind Breaker shows up just as I'm wiping down the elliptical (cuz I'm done). I'm pleasantly surprised when I get 20 reps for hammer-grip pull-ups. Yaaay me! Then off to the free weight area. It's moderately crowded and both Nautilus benches are in use. Ugh. Plan B is to use a regular flat bench for BB triceps work (skull crushers and rip skulls), and some DBs for Lateral Raises. And the only 30 lb solid state BB is being used by a guy alternating between DB curls and wrist curls with the BB. I grab the 20 lb BB and spend a few minutes looking for all the loose disc magnet weights that are stuck to various racks and pieces of equipment. It's either that or do something else entirely. I could always look for the V-bar handle and see how I fare with the cable push-downs. Haven't done those in years!
I do manage to find two 2.5 lb disc magnets and four 1.25 lb ones. That's the additional 10 lbs I need and I'm happy that the magnets stay on the ends of the BB as I do the triceps routine. I'm still amazed that it's so much easier to do 24 alternating reps per set (Skull Crusher/Rip Skull) than it is to do 12 rep sets of Skull Crushers followed by another 12 rep set of Rip Skulls. After each superset, I get up and do a set of standing DB Lateral Raises.
To those who wonder why I don't grab an EZ bar and slap some small plates on it: the EZ bar is about 15 lbs, so I could put 7.5 lbs on either end, but then I'd need collars to keep the plates on. And I literally cannot use the spring clip collars because my hands and fingers are too small to squeeze the clips open! (I cannot emphasize how annoying and impractical it is to have such small hands and fingers!) When I was younger and lifted heavier, I actually invested in collars I could manage. They weighed 1/4 lb each and I kept them in my gear bag. Yes, I still have them, and should I ever return to lifting more frequently, I'll dig out my Rogue collars. But I'm not lugging them around on a lark.
Which meant I almost fell over a few times because my forward foot didn't always land flat and square. Some days my other sneakers feel tight or the ankles are too high or the innersole feels wrinkly. But this pair feels just a bit narrower than the others so the sides of my feet are annoyed. Not consistently, but enough. I don't wear this pair very often, but they might still be the next pair to get "donated." It's too bad cuz Saucony used to be a reliable brand, but it's off my list now.
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