Monday

Monday should be swim day. However, since they unexpectedly (and without notifying us in advance) decided to drain the TJC pool last week, saying they didn't expect to be open again until Wednesday, I had to find other occupation today. Since my new resolve to work on my core, I decided to go to the gym (the part of HPE outside the swimming pool!!). I was very heartened to see all new equipment, including treadmills! (Hooray, I won't have to join OC just to have access to a treadmill.) They had new ellipticals which provided a lot harder wokout than I recall from last year. Anyway, I did a 15 minute warmup on the elliptical then went to the weight room.

I sure wish I could remember the names of the machines. Mainly I remember what they do and what muscle groups they target. I began with the lower back extension. I set the weight initially at 50 but after a few reps went down to 35 and completed 40 reps. From there I went to the stomach crunch machine and did about 35 reps. Then moved across to the lateral bench press (?) and managed only about 10 reps at 35 lbs. (Wasn't my target group anyway....) Then I went to the lateral pull-down (?) where I did about 25 reps at 35 pounds. (Said it targeted latissimus dorsi do that's what I wanted--targeting back and core.) I went to compound row (don't remember reps or weight). I finished on the torso rotation machine to work the obliques.

I left the weight room and went out and got a mat and a stability ball. I did about 20 crunches on the ball, plus two sets (10) of an exercise for the neck and back on the ball I saw in Bicycling magazine (JC is dying if he's reading this), as well as two sets of 10 pushups on the ball. I then ditched the ball and did planks as well as alternate leg-arm extensions. I finished with some yoga stretches, etc.

When I was leaving I asked when the pool would open again--I could see from upstairs the pool was full--and they said it would open tonight! So now that raises the possibility I could swim tomorrow, even though I don't normally go to town on Tuesday. (Beats riding the trainer for hours, which I will have to do eventually....) We'll see if the roads are clear.