A Different Abbreviation

I managed to make it to the gym early today. It wasn't very crowded although I knew that there'd be a few ancient elders partaking in the Senior Class. I had my choice of Precor elliptical machines and used #1 of course, in spite of the noisy clunking sound. While not great, I did make it to 2.8 and the full 35 minutes. I was also able to do a set of pull-ups, with a few more reps than I expected. So a win! 

Benches are never in the place and either Nautilus benches would've taken too much time to drag out from their respective bench/squat cages. Instead, I use an old adjustable bench that might be fine for normal-sized guys, but is unpleasantly too tall, too wide and has a permanently angled seat. 

When I sit in it facing forward, my feet don't sit flat on the ground. I hate doing any sort of pressing movement on tiptoes, so I opt to pull my knees up and place my heels right under my butt. I'm short and flexible enough to be able to do this without any effort. Just like dropping into the infamous Asian Squat (or ass-to-grass for you muscle heads). 

I had to shorten my workout and only did two heavy sets with no extra reps. Ran out of time to even think about doing any core. The Senior Class was still in the Aerobics Room (they tend to dawdle), so I'd have to find a mat and a spot at the other end of the gym by the functional gym equipment. And I honestly didn't have time. 

I was actually late to pick my kid up, especially since I spaced out and didn't take the major road with all the traffic lights. I took my usual route home, which has no traffic lights, very little traffic but adds a good 10 minutes to the very scenic drive. As it was, the kid's job never ends at 1 pm. There's always money to be counted or something before the shift is over. So, even when I'm late, I've never really been late. 

I can do the hip bridges, piriformis stretches, dead bugs and bird dogs at home. But will I? Probably not, but if my sciatica starts to twinge, I do have a fairly cushiony yoga mat to roll out onto the living room floor... At the dog park this morning, just as we were leaving, I spied a very large, misshapen mushroom. I snapped a pix for later identification. Google Images says it's an edible Wine Cap mushroom. Not that I'd ever ingest anything found inside the dog park. Because, you know, lots of dogs poop there... 

As I backed into my driveway, a large fluffy cat was sitting on the wall perpendicular to my property. It was at just the right level for me to snap a quick pix. No doubt, this is the critter my pups have been on a sniffing mission to find whenever we go for walks. 

30 May 2025 11:05-12:18

Friday — Cardio et al

Abbreviated / Out by 12:45

Precor elliptical #1

Program 3

Time: 30 + 5 (5492)

Distance: 2.80

Cal: 310

Avg Hr: 145, 190-84

New FB: 43-126

(11:42)

HGPU 20

Incl DB Press s/s Lateral Raises s/s Rev Incline Flys (no Nautilus bench)

10 lbs x 25/15/25 (11:57)

15 lbs x 25/15/25 (12:03)

20/15/20 x 25/15/25 reps

Sets 1 (12:12); 2 (12:18)