Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Sweatin' to the Oldies

In lieu of an early beer and some much-desired children-free work on the climbing wall, i made me go to the irongym. Figured i'd burn more calories that way. It was me and Richard Simmons. Where do these people come from?

P'lups:

20xbw
6x+45
3x+70
2x+80
1x+90
1x+100 (tried a second with this, but it didn't happen. Could'a used a spot on this'un.)

Straight Leg Deads:

14x145
8x195
8x215
6x235
6x255
4x275
Grip was decidedly waning at the end here. Over two weeks of immobilized toxification added nothing to the pleasurability.

Hanging Leg Raises:

30xshoes
3x10xweights
These didn't improve o'er the hiatus either.

OneArm Rows:

8x90
6x105
6x120
Here my elbow tried to collapse. This pretty much signaled the end of the workout.

Bent Over BB Rows:

10x135
1x175
Elbow lit up, and i stopped.

Ab Wheelies:

2x12
i actually collapsed and fell on my face on the last one. i tried not to cuss or cry. Fortunately no one saw me. i don't know what's wrong with my elbow. i tried some light cable pressouts to see if i could isolate the pain, but it didn't work. It's totally inconsistent, but it's crippling. Like sometimes i'll lean against a wall or press down on the car door for balance getting out, and nearly crumple. Very irritating.

Ayhow, it was otherwise a pretty nice workout.

3 comments:

Pappa G said...

Sounds like the same issue I have with my elbows. It's been going on for years. I can always count on the flare ups after an extended period of boozing.

c said...

i've wondered if that has something to do with it. i mean, it doesn't feel like tendonitis; it feels, intermittantly, like there's no tendon there at all.

R6Medic said...

could be like a mild gout... booze does make that flare up...