day 85: more upper body
Today was day three of my new 4-day weightlifting routine. I didn’t make it out of bed this morning to do my cardio. I was awake, but my body felt like it was superglued to the mattress. I didn’t do cardio after work either. I just skipped it. I suck.
My back is still sore from Monday’s workout so any back exercises I did today were extremely weak, but I motored through it all:
Bench Press (Narrow Grip): 4 sets of 8
Assisted Pull-ups (Wide Grip): 4 sets of 8
Superset: Reverse Flys and Front Raises: 4 sets of 10
Cable Low Row: 4 sets of 10
Decline Bench Press (Machine): 4 sets of 10
Superset: Tricep dips and Incline Dumbbell Bicep Curl: 4 sets of 10
Burnout: Tricep Pushups and Chin-ups until failure
My number of reps until failure for the chin-ups was 0. By the end of my workout I was so tired that I couldn’t even do a girlie chin-up. So I ended up doing a couple of negatives (ie. starting at the top of a chin-up and just lowering myself
Tomorrow night Matt and I are headed to visit my sister Vicki and her husband Sean in Geneva Illinois. I’m not sure what Matt and I will be doing while they are at work on Friday. If anyone reads this blog from that area and can make some suggestions, I’m all ears.
On Saturday night we’re heading to Chicago to do an Indian cooking class at Heat and Spice. I’m super stoked for it!
9 Comments
Leave a comment
Email:
Enjoy your trip!
Aww, have fun!
Through my mad Googling skills I discovered that Geneva is home to the best farmer’s market of 2009. Apparently excellent boutique shopping + a Japanese garden are also to be had (http://www.genevadowntown.org/). I figure best farmer’s market deserves a look, although I don’t know if it’s open everyday.
I’ve only been poking my head in here and there on this blog for the last few weeks, but I can tell you: you don’t suck! You are making an effort and you are being too hard on yourself
Be kind to you, you deserve it!
It’s great to have a goal, but also important not to beat yourself up. It sounds to me like you had a powerful workout, and accomplished things that require a lot of strength! It’s normal for the body to need a little time to rebuild. You’re doing a great job!
Enjoy Chicago! My brother lives there and loves it. It’s such a foodie city too!
ah the indian cooking class sounds fun!
You don’t suck, Samantha! Don’t beat yourself up for missing cardio for a day – it’s A-ok to have an unexpected rest day sometimes. I’ve definitely had those days where I’m glued to the mattress. Honor what your body needs
Have a great trip!
I go camping to Madge Lake, Clear Lake, and also places around Regina like Dunnet, or Buffalo pound
Can’t wait to hear about your cooking class!!