wow. it is only wednesday, but it feels like this week has been going on for far more than the 2.5 days that it really has. my stress level is through the roof. not good, not fun. so, i really needed the work out this morning. i was looking forward to getting out all of my stress on the machines. i told brent that when i got there, so he was fully prepared to push me hard. and that’s what i was looking for.
it was hard today. i don’t know if the stress of the past two days has worn me down or what, but i totally felt weaker than last week. i never know when brent is increasing weights or what, but right from the leg press, i was struggling. i just couldn’t get that last rep in. i think he lowered the weight for me and then i did another rep. but wow, it burned, and i pushed with all my might, and it just felt like i was not doing well.
i don’t remember what order we went in anymore, but that doesn’t really matter. on the chest press, i think i actually did pretty well. i pushed and pushed, and i have a feeling that was at a higher weight. i did ok on the leg extensions. i did a few (maybe two?) reps on the compound row and then brent lowered the weight on that one too. i know that my stress all settles in my upper back/shoulders, so he had to keep watching so that i didn’t have my shoulders up at my ears! i think he only had to tell me once, maybe twice, on the row, but i think it was more like 3-4 times on the bicep curl.
i think i made some progress on the leg adduction. still hard and struggled to even get that one rep in all by myself, but i did it this time. my brain must finally have figured out how to get the message through. now i just need to get the muscles stronger. in due time. i actually kind of like the leg abduction machine, not sure why. until today, it has pretty much just felt like cramps when it was getting hard. today i got the burn (even down to my calves) and then the cramping.
the shoulder press went pretty well. for the first time, i didn’t feel like my shoulder was hurting. i could kind of feel it, but not like before. that’s a really good sign. and the abs were good. i have always hated crunches, but while this machine kills my abs, i kind of like it. don’t tell brent.
today i was back to sweating like a pig. i wonder what’s up with my system that most days i’m ok, and then i get a few days that i’m a mess. i’ll have to pay attention and see how frequently it happens, b/c i have a feeling it was like 4 weeks ago, so maybe it’s a hormonal thing? who knows.
i felt amazing after i left. it was completely therapeutic. i wish i could go back. i would fight that leg extension machine all day if it would mean that i could avoid work today. my stress levels are way high again, and work is insane (see RHR below as proof). i really didn’t even have the time to spare that it took me to type this. it sucks. i really need to win the lottery. how nice would that be…
16-Jul 22-Jul 29-Jul 5-Aug 12-Aug RHR 54 50 59 weight 166 166 165 162 162 calf 13.5 13.5 13.25 13.25 13.25 thigh 23.25 23 22.5 22.25 22.25 across hip bones 42.75 42 41 40.75 40.75 widest belly point 39.75 39.5 natural waist 35 34.5 33.25 33.25 33.5 chest 40 39.75 40 neck 14 14.25 13.75 13.5 13.5 bicep 12 12 12.5 12.25 12.5
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