Yeah, I got pretty lazy for a few days there, did nothing on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, just drinking and eating and chaos and debauchery and shame and ruin.
And then I had work on the 27th!
work was empty, boring. I had a few things I could do, but I didn’t want to go through my meagre workpile too quick, or else I really would be stuck. Noone was in the office, just me. Boring. I kept hoping Jennifer Connelly would be found curled up in one of the cubicles, so we could go rollerskating, and foil a robbery.
This was my favorite movie when I was 14… well, it was either a toss up between this or Predator.
After work, I headed to the gym, wondering to myself if it would be crowded. Seems not! I guess people wait until New Years to commit to the gym. I figured an arm day would be fun.
Arms:
warm-up
skullcrushers (90s rest b/w sets): 70 x 10, 10, 7, 6, 5, 6
seated two-hand extension (90s rest): 65 x 10, 10, 10, 10, 8, 9
bicep curl machine (90s rest): 90 x 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
seated dumbbell curls (90s rest): 40 x 10, 7, 10, 10, 8, 7
cardio: elliptical 40 min. 70% resistance, incline 9
notes: I wasn’t entirely happy with how it went. I don’t think I warmed up enough. My focus could have been sharper, more intense, and I felt like I could have been a lot stronger. Lately I have been playing around with my cardio component, and while in the past I saved cardio until last so I could have more total energy for the weights, I have noticed lately that I have better sessions when I do cardio FIRST. The last few times I did the 40-60 min of cardio first, I just do better all around. Like my most recent shoulder session, for example. Seems counterintuitive, but I have to listen to what works for my body – cardio first from now on, for the foreseeable future.
Skullcrushers, I ran out of gas fast, but the extensions went a little better. I was really happy with the curl machine! That was a success. My mind wandered a bit during the dumbbell curls, so I rallied and did better after the second set.
Was that the last arm day of 2012? So sad! I will miss you, 2012 arm sessions.
