Well, there is a 24hr Fitness Super Sport club right around the corner from my apartment, so to celebrate another job interview, I decided to sign up for that free 3 day pass they offer. It is a very nice gym, lots of brand new everything. I really liked my old gym in Maryland, though. This gym out here doesn't have as much free space, which means less privacy when I do my stretching. No big deal of course, I can always do my stretches in the privacy of my home, but I liked having that Quiet Room at my old Golds. I liked having the ladies only room as well. Not because I'm shy about working out with guys, but because it was quieter and less grunting and slamming and high fiving. Now, their training packages are more expensive also, and so are the memberships. It's nice and all to have towel services and a lap pool, but that's not stuff I am super concerned about. I'm concerned about how crowded together the circuit training equipment is. I'm concerned about why they only have 3 ab machines, none of which do torso twists or back extensions, which are machines I need for my back therapy. I will bring that up with the membership guy... maybe I can complain them into buying some. Maybe I just don't cope well with change. I was a Gold's gym member for YEARS, and I only went to that one gym of their hundreds, but I loved it. It was perfect for me. Granted it got a little crowded now and then, but it was my gym, and I knew where everything was and exactly what machines to use etc etc etc. I checked out the Gold's out here, and it is little, and old... and in a sketchy building... and I don't think Tom would feel safe with me working out there alone. In the words of a very thoughtful bear, Ponder, ponder, Ponder.
Alas, I did workout, and I left feeling my biceps twitching. I did 12min on the stair machine on the Cardio Setting, a full circuit on the weight machines, and I did a 2000m row (just under 10min) on the rowing machine. I've really atrophied. My arms were struggling around the 40lb range, even on Lat Pull downs, which are usually one of my strengths. I could only do 20lbs on my triceps. I try to hit 3 sets of ten reps on each machine, at one point I was super-setting 3 sets of 30 reps at 40lbs each, I need to get back to that range. WEAK WEAK WEAK. My legs were okay, my core needs some work but I was still able to do my leg and knee lifts on the captain's chair. I attribute that to my running, resistance ball, and lunges at home. Like I've said before, I really have trouble getting a good arm workout from my little collection of dinky dumbbells. My rowing was probably the only thing I didn't feel entirely outmatched in. I was able to easily keep up with the very fit guy next to me, I had a shorter range of motion since he could have been around 6inches taller than me at least, but I was going stroke for stroke with him for a good 4min before he got off. Ah yes, did I mention I am VERY competitive? If you want to see me bust my ass, put me on a machine next to someone in better shape than me!
But I am home now, and wondering if I should do some twists while I'm still in my workout gear...
or if I should just let netflix win...?
Hmmm... yes, I think it's time for a random movie. Maybe, just maybe, I will do some more abs while I watch.
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