Thrice this Week

Temps have dropped but that's to be expected for mid-March. It's a volatile month weather-wise. Enjoyed some mid-60s and now a plunge into the 30s. I guess the peepers have gone back to sleep. I'm not putting away my winter gear until May. Today, I put my parka on when I headed to the gym. Last week all I needed was a hoodie. There's definitely more people inside today but I'm still able to use Precor elliptical #1.

This will be my 3rd day at the gym this week! I'm trying to be more consistent, but I'm tired. Part of that is, of course, my lack of sleep due to discovering a new and entertaining limited series on Netflix: The Residence. I was bored last night and channel surfing. I like crime comedic mysteries and this promised to be one. Once I started watching, I was hooked by the snappy dialogue, great casting, and the mesmerizing special effects that had the audience zooming and zipping in and out of various rooms in the White House. (It reminded me of the really awesome holiday video post from the Biden White House this past December.) All this meant that I was up a lot later than I had planned.

I cut myself some slack as well as the cardio time by 10 minutes. And then I changed the program to Intervals, with me actually pedaling slower during the troughs and as fast as I could manage on the peaks. Halfway through, I decided that I needed to pedal backwards during the peaks but not the troughs. For the cool down, pedaled backward the entire 5 minutes. It felt harder than I'm used to and I just miss the 2 mile mark. My only solace is that I was actually able to increase my pull-up reps by 2!

The free weight area is more crowded than I'd like and I wonder if there's a school holiday. My town had schools closed for a special teacher training session. Not sure about the next town over since it's a different school district. I do my standard DB Shoulder routine without any issue, although my right shoulder has been a tad twingy lately. But by the end of the routine, the shoulder felt okay. 

I enter the Aerobics Room and there is one person already there. I don't understand why people insist on taking a mat and placing it just a foot away from the pile when there is an entire empty room. It means that anyone else who wants to grab a mat has to gingerly pick their way around this person and their stuff littering the floor. Do they think this is home base and if they lay their mat down further away, they'll get tagged out? It really feels like laziness. But good god, you're in a freaking gym to exercise. Maybe walk a few yards out?

21 March 2025 12:08-1:53

Friday — Cardio and then some

Spring Temp Drop

Precor elliptical #1

Program Intervals

Time: 20 + 5 (3508)

Distance: 1.99

Cal: 216

Avg Hr: 138, 180-85

New FB: 44-135

HGPU 19

Incl DB Press s/s Lateral Raises s/s Rev Incline Flys

10 lbs x 25/15/25

15 lbs x 25/15/25 

20/15/20 x 26/15/26 x 3

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 

Push-Ups 25

Arm rotations 20

Air Squats 25

Neck stretch / Eye yoga

Wall Squat 120 sec