Needless
to say the last few weeks have been stressful.
We decided that the best thing we could do would be to get back into the
swing of a routine schedule. Before
everything with Bella the gym was almost an everyday occurrence. It was where we were spending 30 to 45
minutes of our evening. I felt better
and was raising the bar on my performance, especially on leg press and running
speeds. It was time to get back to
it.
We
arrived to a packed gym, I assume everyone was there trying to work off all the
beer and BBQ they consumed over the Labor Day weekend. I hadn’t seen it this busy since the 4th
of July holiday.
The bottom and top rows
of treadmills were full as was the free weight section and the machines. Even the pool, which usually only has two to
three people at most, had eight swimmers.
There
was an empty pair of treadmills on the top floor that we claimed. Ear plugs in, treadmill running, time to get
to business except the treadmill had other plans. Mine wouldn’t work with my iPod and Kelly’s
wouldn’t properly adjust incline and speed.
We called a time out and found another pair of treadmills.
Again
my iPod wouldn’t work but everything else did.
Thirty tired and sweaty minutes later we were thankfully done. I had a
hard time maintaining a speed over 5 miles an hour as I just didn’t have the
energy. Normally we do an additional 5
minutes of cool down on the rowing machine but they were taken. Like I said it was a full gym.
In
addition to the gym it is also time to get back to watching what we eat. As I said with the stress of caring for
Isabella in her final days came a craving for comfort food and eating out to
save time. Now the price has to be paid
for all those night of eating junk food. Well, we will pay that price tomorrow,
for tonight the house still feels empty and not cooking sounds like a good
idea. Hello pizza and wine.
Daily Recap:
Matt:
35 minutes on the treadmill, Average pace 4.4 miles an hour.
Kelly:
30 minutes morning training session, 35 minutes afternoon cardio
Today’s Blog Thought of
the Day:
There
are dozens of different machines at the gym and all do something
different. Some machines are easier to
use than others, like the treadmill, it’s simple and straight forward. Other machines are, in my opinion, are
mid-evil torcher devices. They are
punishing and painful. Today I would
ask: What is your least favorite workout machine?
For
me the answer is simple, Jacob’s Ladder.
If you have never experienced this particular brand of pain maybe you
should. For those of you unfamiliar with
the Jacob’s Ladder machine it basically simulates you climbing a wooden
latter. You have to strap yourself to
the machine and keep tension on the line at all time in order for it to keep
running. Then you climb; hand over hand,
foot over foot. It gets my vote for most
hated piece of gym equipment.
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