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Torontonians, I need your help!
My evil nemesis, Snooze Button, has struck again. Torontonians, I need your help in besting him. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to call me at the same time every morning to make sure I'm awake. Or I could call you. Or we could alternate. I'm thinking 7:30-8:00 as the wake-up time. If you're interested in helping me wake up in time, let me know and we'll work out details.
And now, onwards to yesterday!
Yesterday I managed to get out to the gym for the second time. The first time was Feb. 11th, but due to a cold and the trip back to Montreal, I could only go again yesterday. I did an upper body strength training workout and 20 minutes of cardio.
As a further chart of my thoughts, here’s what I felt yesterday:
- I was smart in bringing an extra set of underwear, but foolish in not bringing an extra pair of socks. Cardio = sweaty feet!
- The total workout, cardio + weights, took about an hour. I suspect this could be cut down when using the machines is natural and I don’t need to read the instructions to refresh myself each time.
- Bad habits! Working on the cardio machines let me watch the other people on the weights. Some people lift fast, very fast. You’d think they were in a race to see who could finish first. Generally these people were quite toned, lifting lots of weight. Fitness buffs out there: I thought that the whole point of weight training was to lift slowly! Am I wrong?
- The tricep machine is hellish. Next time, I’ll go back to using the pulley and bar.
- I still have to figure out the correct weight to lift. I’m closer this time than I was on the lower body workout, but I didn’t get any of my weights exactly right.
- I’m still not comfortable getting nekkid in the changing room. I don’t mind other people being naked, but the thought of walking around in my birthday suit does not appeal to me. Unfortunately, there’s nowhere to hang clothes in the shower area, so I settled on walking around in a towel.
For the reccord, my workout consisted of:
- chest presses: 50 lbs x 9 reps (too heavy)
- upper back: 40 lbs x 12 (slightly too light)
- shoulder raise: 40 lbs x 12 (slightly too light)
- abs: 40 lbs x 12 (too light)
- lower back extensions: 30 lbx x 12 (too light)
- bi-cep curls: 30 lbs x 11 (slightly too heavy)
- tri-cep pull-downs: 20 lbs x 12 (too light)
- cardio: 5 minutes @ 140 HR to warm up
- cardio: 20 minutes @ 158 HR
Then, yesterday night, I went over to my aunt's for the Thirteenth Annual Chili Fest. This consisted of lots of yummy food, featuring 4 types of chili, 2 types of cornbread muffins, 3 types of pie, 2 types of cookie... you get the idea.
It also featured live jazz performance. My uncle is quite a good jazz pianist, and many of his friends are also jazz musicians. There was a set of 15 songs featuring at least half the people attending, and then then "open mic" was... wait for it... more jazz! It was good, though. I like live jazz.
The upside: I also got to see my Edmontonian aunt. The downside: I was one of 5 people attending under the age of 40. I suppose it balances out in the end. I was eventually driven home by two men called Peter. It was almost the beginning of a bad sitcom. (Producer's pitch: "I know! Two men, living together! One's a laywer, the other's a psychoanalyst! And, here's the best part, they're both named Peter! It'll be fahbulous!")
Today I woke up too late, and still haven't had breakfast. On the agenda for today: lots of schoolwork. Lots and lots. Ideally a trip to the library as well. Have a great day, everyone!
And now, onwards to yesterday!
Yesterday I managed to get out to the gym for the second time. The first time was Feb. 11th, but due to a cold and the trip back to Montreal, I could only go again yesterday. I did an upper body strength training workout and 20 minutes of cardio.
As a further chart of my thoughts, here’s what I felt yesterday:
- I was smart in bringing an extra set of underwear, but foolish in not bringing an extra pair of socks. Cardio = sweaty feet!
- The total workout, cardio + weights, took about an hour. I suspect this could be cut down when using the machines is natural and I don’t need to read the instructions to refresh myself each time.
- Bad habits! Working on the cardio machines let me watch the other people on the weights. Some people lift fast, very fast. You’d think they were in a race to see who could finish first. Generally these people were quite toned, lifting lots of weight. Fitness buffs out there: I thought that the whole point of weight training was to lift slowly! Am I wrong?
- The tricep machine is hellish. Next time, I’ll go back to using the pulley and bar.
- I still have to figure out the correct weight to lift. I’m closer this time than I was on the lower body workout, but I didn’t get any of my weights exactly right.
- I’m still not comfortable getting nekkid in the changing room. I don’t mind other people being naked, but the thought of walking around in my birthday suit does not appeal to me. Unfortunately, there’s nowhere to hang clothes in the shower area, so I settled on walking around in a towel.
For the reccord, my workout consisted of:
- chest presses: 50 lbs x 9 reps (too heavy)
- upper back: 40 lbs x 12 (slightly too light)
- shoulder raise: 40 lbs x 12 (slightly too light)
- abs: 40 lbs x 12 (too light)
- lower back extensions: 30 lbx x 12 (too light)
- bi-cep curls: 30 lbs x 11 (slightly too heavy)
- tri-cep pull-downs: 20 lbs x 12 (too light)
- cardio: 5 minutes @ 140 HR to warm up
- cardio: 20 minutes @ 158 HR
Then, yesterday night, I went over to my aunt's for the Thirteenth Annual Chili Fest. This consisted of lots of yummy food, featuring 4 types of chili, 2 types of cornbread muffins, 3 types of pie, 2 types of cookie... you get the idea.
It also featured live jazz performance. My uncle is quite a good jazz pianist, and many of his friends are also jazz musicians. There was a set of 15 songs featuring at least half the people attending, and then then "open mic" was... wait for it... more jazz! It was good, though. I like live jazz.
The upside: I also got to see my Edmontonian aunt. The downside: I was one of 5 people attending under the age of 40. I suppose it balances out in the end. I was eventually driven home by two men called Peter. It was almost the beginning of a bad sitcom. (Producer's pitch: "I know! Two men, living together! One's a laywer, the other's a psychoanalyst! And, here's the best part, they're both named Peter! It'll be fahbulous!")
Today I woke up too late, and still haven't had breakfast. On the agenda for today: lots of schoolwork. Lots and lots. Ideally a trip to the library as well. Have a great day, everyone!