Day 101 – The Gym
Awesome gym visit this evening. I started off the night using the “Abdominal” machine. I started at 70lbs and did 3 sets of 15 each. I didn’t want to push things, so I then moved onto the Back Extension machine. I decided to give it a try at it’s starting weight, 130lbs, and found I was able to get 10 reps in. I did another 2 sets at that weight, but decided not to push further. Finally, I moved on to the Torso Rotation machine. I’d been looking forward to using it because it seemed to be pretty fun to use. It was actually a lot more difficult than I originally thought. I completed 2 sets for the left, and 2 sets for the right, each with 20 reps at 30lbs.
When I was done with the weight lifting, I moved onto my cardio. Instead of the elliptical or the treadmill, I hit the one place I’d been looking forward to most… the pool! I’m not sure how many laps I did in total, but I swam actively for about 30 minutes. Every so often, I would hang at the side of the pool and just kick and wave my arms through the water as quickly as possible for a minute or two. I figured that was a great way to get the blood flowing a little harder than normal. Overall, I felt great after getting out of the pool, and it was a great time overall!
Warmup – 10 minutes – Treadmill – 60 calories
Weight Training – 30 minutes – 226 calories
Abdominal – 15/70, 15/70, 15/70
Back Extension – 10/130, 10/130, 10/130
Torso Rotation – Right – 20/30, 20/30
Torso Rotation – Left – 20/30, 20/30
Cardio – 30 minutes – Swimming Moderate – 400 calories
I used the Calories Burned Calculator to determine the calories burned. Overall, great workout. It looks like I’ll be going out with friends tomorrow night, so I’m not sure how that’ll work with my planned workout, though I might just go afterwards. Same goes with Friday evening… I hope that doesn’t hamper my progress.