Loooooong day

So i obviously corrected the logging-on problem. Guess i'll put up with the Oriental salesmen.

Did get that chest workout in last thurs. Actually a good workout. Did some bench, which didn't hurt 'cuz i utilized my new-found supa'form. Did some shoulders. Then i did some dips. Maybe 3 x 10 at bw. i was very sore thereafter.


Went to Las Conchas on sat. Ended up being cloudy and 'bout 65 degrees. Perfecto. Did some ver' nice climbing. Finally redpointed that .10d-.11a on the front wall. Funny thing was i got halfway up and there was this old guy on a route next to me. On the ground we'd been conjecturing about the grade 'cuz the route had been put up since the guidebook was writ'. So i clumb up even with him, got to a rest and asked him what he thought about it. He didn't seem to notice i was hanging from a heel hook and was gritting my teeth, and he just kept on opining. Made me chuckle, and kinda' distracted me, so i sent.

Unfortunately, i also climbed at the gym yesterday (mon) instead of doing back at the irongym. This was a bad session---although i did get a v4 i'd been trying for a few days. And a big load of v3s. Still just didn't feel healed. No endurance.

Next few days are gonna be long. Got a pharmacy test on thurs that's making me have nightmares. i will feel very happy when that one's over with. Be safe in houston, man.

windsday

Went to the climbgym with a friend yesterday. Definitely not fully healed...in fact, i think i did some sort of grievous injury to my already-damaged middle finger. This chafes, because i need that finger. It is, in fact, my least avoidable finger, in addition to just generally being my favorite, and strongest finger. In spite of all this, it was a fine workout. i could tell i was broken down, 'cuz i'd run outta gas way too fast on a route, but i still got a nice enduro workout in. Bunch o' v2s and v3s; then i got on the auto-belays and did some good distance on a stiff 5.11, got a couple of .10s, couple of .9s, then did maybe 8 or 10 laps on a couple of 5.8s. Left with some nice toasty, sauteed forearms.

Today i'm hoping to get in to the irongym for some chest and shoulders. i think it's helping my posture.

annieand daddy

Annie wrote my title. Drawing a straight blank. Did work out this last week a few times. Got a bad climbing session in on mon, and a better one in on wed (i think). Yesterday (fri) i went to the irongym for some chest/shoulder action. Turned out to be a good workout...at least by my humble standards. Paid some serious attention to m' form on bench, and i didn't hurt, so i'm happy and motivated. For future reference:

Random Shoulder Motions:

1,000,000 x some weights

Bench Press:

30 x bar
10 x 135
5 x 155
2 x 5 x 175

Funny feeling to arch my back and drive with the legs with 135lbs, but it was a nice warmup and it didn't hurt. Didn't push super hard--partially cuz i didn't want to damage m' shoulder, and partially cuz i didn't have a spotter--but it felt mighty good to do some bench again without pain.

Shoulder Flexion:

3 x 5-6 x weights

Lat. Shoulder Flexion:

same, but different weights

Pec Deck:

something x 14
more x 8ish

All in all, a good workout. Mostly i didn't injure me. And i can't quite lift my arms above my head today. Think i'm gunna go climbing and/or running in a few minutes. i'm working a cool li'l v4.

Later that evening...

Well. i went running. i gather it was somewhere in the vicinity of 100deg. This was not a good idea. Did a run that usually takes me a hair under 1 hr, and it took closer to 1.25 hrs and my HR was consistently 20bpm higher than usual. i finally stopped running after an hour and some change cuz i was so exhausted and i couldn't run slow enough to get my HR below 165.

Then i went climbing. That went much better. Got a handful of v4s, and just generally climbed better than i had in a while. Overall some good workouts ('cept for that silly heat exhaustion bit).

ketchup

Uuummm...where did i leave off? Um: we went to Las Conchas on fri with some friends from school. Fun times. i clumb suboptimal fa' shizzle, after two fairly hard days of climbing in the gym prior; but it was mighty nice to be outside. And it was a perfect day weather-wise.

Swam on saturday. Can't complain as it'd been nearly a month since last i moved in an intentionally-aerobic fashion. Could have been way worse.

Lifted yesterday (mon). Now i hurt; but i did get 4 with 395 on straight leg deads, so i'm getting back into right form. Didn't do weighted pullups after the warmup set of 20. Kinda' felt sluggish after the climbing, and someone else stole my machine, and i didn't care. Rest of the workout was pretty decent. Planning on getting some new running shoes today or tomorrow. i gotta lose some weight. i'm experimenting with cutting cheese out of my diet for a week at a time. Very confusing: i don't think i yet appreciate how much cheese i eat. And i'm gonna go mostly veg again for a while. i'm tired of feeling fat and sluggish.

Loans came through today, and i went and purchased some new Sauconies. went for a 45 min. run to test 'em out. It's been longer than i thought since last i ran. i'm feeling the pain. But the shoes were a nice ride, anyhow.