Monday afternoon I walked 3.5 miles in the heat. It loosened me up - allowed me to break a good sweat - and got me motivated to get to the gym when I got back to DC earlier today. Maybe a day of rest every once in a while is a good thing.....
I went to the gym today between appointments. I only had an hour - so limited my stretch time to the long muscles and my back. The core exercise felt good. The push ups were easier. I did not reach exhaustion on any of my 3 reps. Even my progressive sit ups were better than usual. I decided to increase the weight on the oblique machine to 70 pounds. It felt good - by the third set I was feeling the burn on each side.
Feeling giddy - I hopped on a sit up machine and added some weight and did 3 sets as well. I must be getting somewhat stronger in this third week because adding this set did not really hurt me. I continued with the rest of my routine - and was feeling pretty good.
On the way out - I saw a chest machine that seemed pretty user friendly. I set the weight at 70 pounds and did a few sets. Wow - I could REALLY feel this machine. My chest is obviously not getting any workout from the core sets I am doing. I did two sets of pushes - and I know I will be hurting tomorrow. This may be just the trick to firm the chest and get rid some flab that seems to be the beginning of a man-boob issue. I would certainly like to have this under control before the pool workouts start in the fall.
You know - the graphic says it all. Slow progress is still progress. If I can get my weight down to 170 - I can start stretching and preparing for the board work. Will it happen before September 1? Probably not - but at least I am going in the right direction. PROGRESS!
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