Back Day!

Whatever follows, know ye reader that I had Thai buffet for lunch. Yea, though it was unhealthy, it was delicious.

Now to the gym:

1) Warm-up, elliptical, 13 minutes @ 154bpm

Back:

2) Pull-ups, 8 (to failure)
3) Assisted pull-ups, 50lb assist x 3 sets x 10 reps (~130lbs)
4) Seated Row, 87.5lbs x 3 sets x 10 reps
5) Barbell Row, 100lbs x 3 sets x 10 reps
6) Lat pull-down, 90lbs x 3 sets x 10 reps
7) Standing Row, 135lbs x 3 sets x 10 reps*
8) Reverse Flys, 15lb dumbbells x 1 set x 10 reps**
9) Back (hyper) extensions, 1 set unweighted, 3 sets x 10 reps x 25lb plate.

* - I'm not sure if 135lbs accurately reflects the weight I was pulling here, but I can't interpret the cable machine in any other meaningful way.
** - One set of reverse flys was enough to demonstrate that I'm not 100% sure how to do them correctly, so I decided to stop before I hurt myself or someone else.

Abs:

10) Sit-ups, 3 sets x 15 reps
11) Leg raises, 3 sets x 10 reps

Thoughts on Tuesday:

- It occured to me that Goodlife may be sponsored by Colgate, because there are ads for teeth-whitening EVERYWHERE. How did they know to target-market to the vain?
- I work on the 10th floor of a building, and ran up the stairs today in an effort to beat my coworkers, who had taken the elevator, to the top. I successfully ran eight flights, but basically pulled myself up the last two floors using my arms and the hand rail. I irritated something in my throat doing this (there's some construction going on in the building, so I might have breathed in something crappy?), which became really awkward when I had to speak to opposing counsel on the phone about an upcoming case. I couldn't stop coughing, and had to keep apologizing to the lawyer. "... how old ARE you?" she asked. "27," I replied. I tried to explain about the stairs and the construction, but I think she just thinks I have the Swine Flu and am in denial about it.

And that's Tuesday. Tomorrow, arms.

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