Hey fitness fans- did you survive the weekend? Mine went pretty good.
Friday night Hedi and I had dinner over at my business partner's house. There were four of us in all. We had a great time catching up and just relaxing over one of the best home-cooked meals I've had in a long time.
Saturday Hedi and I got up and took our first Pilates class. Man, all I've got to say is "what a nice change." I mean, the entire hour was so relaxing. Our instructor, one of Houston's best, led us through a series of ab and hip exercises on the floor first and then finished the hour on the reformer. Hedi and I have been wanting to add more variety to our workouts for awhile now and finally decided to commit ourselves. We're planning on going every Saturday at 10 a.m. unless we're out of town or our instructor can't make it.
Anyway, after our Pilates class we enjoyed most of the mid-afternoon hanging out over lunch and running errands. By 6 o'clock we were back in the gym training arms and doing cardio.
Saturday night we opted to skip dinner with friends and make it a "date night". Yeah, it's real easy to fall into that eating out with friends every weekend and you don't get much quality time together. We got dressed up and I took Hedi to one of Houston's hottest dinner spots, LaGriglia. The food and service is always top notch, but what we like most about the restaurant is its great atmosphere. There's always great people watching!
Sunday morning we slept in all the way to 8:30 a.m. Not exactly late, huh? Unfortunately, the early sun woke me up, but due to the fact that we got in bed at a decent hour Saturday night we both felt well-rested. After a quick breakfast and a long dog walk we were at the gym. Sunday's workout included legs, core and cardio. Here's how it went;
Unilateral, Standing Hamstring Curls
1 x 40 lb x (15/15)
1 x 50 lb x (12/12)
*slow and controlled
Unilateral, Seated Hamstring Curls
1 x 55 lb x (12/12)
2 x 65 lb x (10/10)(8/8)
*Slow and controlled/slight pause at bottom/worked some negatives
Walking D.B. Lunges
1 x 30 lb x (10/10)
1 x 40 lb x (10/10)
*Slow and controlled
Reverse D.B. Lunges (Performed alternating)
1 x 50 lb x (10/10)
1 x 60 lb x (8/8)
1 x 65 lb x (6/6)
1 x 70 lb x (5/5)
*Slow and controlled
Horizontal Leg Sled (Pad set low- on last notch)
4 x 120 lb x (15-20)
*Extremely slow and controlled/emphasized glute contraction/worked negatives
(Super-Set)
Walking Toe Raises (Tibialis Anterior)
3 x 10/10)
Seated, Plate-loaded Toe Raise Machine (Tibialis Anterior)
3 x 50 lb x (20)
*slow and controlled/long pauses/worked some negatives
Prone Body Bridges (Performed with one arm and one leg suspended)
3 x (30 seconds each side)
All and all my workout went well considering my limitations. I really miss squating, but the old bod just isn't ready yet. I guess I'll just keep my hopes up for now. Anyway, right now it's 9 p.m. and my legs are just now starting to get really sore. I'm telling you- those 70lb reverse d.b. lunges are a BITCH!
Food-wise....ahh...I guess I'm doing ok, but not great. Since I've surrendered to lifting lighter weights I've not only lost quality muscle, but I've lost my appetite as well. While I eat decent during the week, I fall off the wagon on the weekend simply by not eating enough. I'm currently 190 lbs- almost 10 lbs lighter than a couple of months ago. Yep, I've got to start eating more if I'm hoping to hold more size, but I haven't convinced myself I really want to. You know, been there- done that. I'm thinking maybe it's time to just maintain my muscularity and symmetry in a slightly smaller build. Don't worry, you will be the first to know:-) Be good and keep up the hard work!
Roger
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