Weekend

Friday afternoon was the turn of my arms.

Concentrated curl on the cable machine. 15 reps. 3 sets. 2kgs. This builds the depth of the bicep.

Seated dumbbell curls. 3 sets of 15. I have upped the weight on this from 7.5kgs to 10kgs as I have been finding it easy for a few weeks. It makes me smile to think back when I first started this and I was barely able to lift half of this weight.

Triceps pull down. 3 sets of 15 at 5kgs. The triceps tire really quickly for some reason. First set no problem. Second set pain. Third set can’t finish.

Cardio. Avoiding the running machine I put myself onto the cross trainer. 30 minutes. Increased the difficulty level every five minutes until my heart was going to explode.

I had 20 minutes swimming before heading home.

Saturday morning we took the dogs up Pontesford hill. It was a leisurely hour long walk but my ankle was really sore again afterwards. I can’t blame it on the trainers this time as I was wearing my hiking boots which usually offer all the support I need. Rules are simple, I need to rest the joint until the swelling and bruising go down.

Sunday was another mission to the gym, this time accompanied with my other half and I did everything. Every single exercise that fitness Stu had on my plan I worked through.

I was struggling with fatigue though. My body seems more comfortable exercising at 5pm rather than at 2pm. I don’t know but I suspect that it has something to do with the level of food still making it’s way through my system, or it might be because I am in the throes of a cold at the moment (I’m not going to make a big thing of this cold as it isn’t very debilitating. I have a sore throat and I am sneezing a lot, that’s all).
Because I did everything I can’t actually remember the reps sets and weights from Sundays trip, I know I am pretty achy today so I worked hard (or this cold is getting worse).