today is a beautiful day. for so many reasons. first, the weather is gorgeous. second, my work-storm has finally blown over. third, i had a great workout this morning. fourth, vacation is next week.
so, as for this morning. again, i have no idea what weights i’m using, but that’s fine. everything went fairly well. now that we’re starting on leg extensions, it is making the leg press just that much harder. which seems like a whole lot harder. the leg extensions went really well, even at 200lbs. i thought it was going to be too much, but i suprised myself and got out a few solid reps before i crashed. but what that tells me is that next week, there will be more weight. without a doubt.
as for the leg press, brent had to drop the weight twice before i could even lift it. i did ok on this, got out a few reps, but i didn’t make it thru the countdown. brent wanted one more rep, but i could just tell i was already past that point. i got to the low point in the cycle and just never brought it back up. but after a successful leg extension set, i wasn’t too terribly disappointed.
even the leg abduction and adduction went well. i feel good that i can finally get a few reps in on the adduction machine, complete reps, all by myself. that was a struggle to get to this point, but it’s a success to finally be here. again, i’m sure that just means more weight next time. the abduction (think i have those straight, for this i mean the one where you push outward) is getting better too. i never had as much trouble with that one, but i do get kind of cramping sometimes rather than just burning. and the funny part is when i’m about spent and brent goes for the countdown and tells me “don’t let me close your legs”…gee, that sounds a little personal. if i had the energy, i would make some sort of smart comment about it, but at that point, i can barely remember to breathe, so a comment is a little more than i’m capable of.
the upper body seems to be going well. which seems strange for some reason. i don’t know why the legs give me so much more trouble. i do like the chest flys. even though they are hard, it’s nice to get to lay down for a minute after it’s over. ha. and the lat pull down is giving me a workout. i know i’m going to feel it tomorrow…but in a good way.
i really like going to brent. he is such a good person. and naturally, i get to know him more and more each time i see him, which is cool. he makes it fun. i’m struggling, muscles burning, can’t breathe, sweating, and he keeps me laughing and enjoying it all. that is something that is essential to a good trainer, and definitely what makes him so good at what he does.
so next week is vacation for me. i’m totally looking forward to it, except that i’m nervous about being out of my routine for an entire week. it’s much harder to control what you’re eating when you are faced with eating out all the time or eating from endless buffets. not to mention that there will not be a scale for me to step on every morning to keep on track. i’m just going to have to make sure that i pace myself, focus on what i’m eating, and try not to overdo it. i’m pretty sure i can do it, since i have successfully gone to picnics and stuff this summer without totally losing it.
i also have to try to figure out what to do about exercising. we’re going on a cruise for part of the vacation, and i know there is a gym on the ship, so i’m hoping to be able to work that into my days. i was going to get brent to just give me some weights, but he said the machines could be so different that 200lbs on one machine might seem impossible on another or way too light on another. so then it dawned on me that we’re not leaving until monday night, so maybe i can get over to brent during the day on monday. then i won’t miss a week, and i don’t have to worry about what weight is right for this type/brand of machine relative to what i have been doing. i’ll still try to get to the gym on the ship, probably for cardio, maybe a little light lifting, just to offset any of the damage i might do with all the food. yikes.
i’m feeling really good these days. i feel so much better about how i look. i’m still waiting for that “wow you look great” comment from someone other than my own mom, but even though no one has said it, i certainly feel it. i suspect my mother-in-law notices a difference too, because she kind of kept trying to push food on me the other night, as if i wasn’t eating enough. i have to assume that was her way of saying she was afraid i am trying to starve myself. which i most certainly am not. i like food too much to do that!
i love the feeling that i have right now – muscles are tired, not sore yet, but definitely have that sensation of having been worked hard. i like that.
so here are my stats for the week. not much change at all in the measurements, except that i finally got 159 to stick. just a number, right, but still a cool number.
22-Jul 29-Jul 5-Aug 12-Aug 19-Aug 26-Aug RHR 54 50 59 53 54 weight 166 165 162 162 161 159 calf 13.5 13.25 13.25 13.25 13 13 thigh 23 22.5 22.25 22.25 22 21.75 across hip bones 42 41 40.75 40.75 40.75 40.75 widest belly point 39.75 39.5 39.5 39.25 natural waist 34.5 33.25 33.25 33.5 33 33 chest 40 39.75 40 40 39.75 neck 14.25 13.75 13.5 13.5 13.75 13.75 bicep 12 12.5 12.25 12.5 12.25 12.25
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