God willing*, I will be driving back from the gym after lifting weights by the time this post drops.
I am subject to lapses. Life happens. I am not always good about taking care of myself. One of the things I need to do to take care of myself is to stay physically active with a mix of cardio, strength and balance/flexibility exercises.
I am better about the cardio because walking is something I do with Mrs ERJ. The others are harder, especially in winter.
Monday I went to the gym early in the morning. The weight room was moderately crowded but the dead-lift platform was clear. I started with 6 reps of 2/3 my body weight. Then I added another 20% and did another 6 reps. Finally I added 10% and did two sets of 6 and I was done.
I was feeling my way along for the amount of weight because I haven't been "lifting" for at least three months. I didn't injure anything but the delayed muscle soreness was impressive.
And now it is time to do it again. When I was "young", I only needed one day of recovery between long runs. Now I need at least two days of recovery. That is just part of growing older.
***Update***
-One set of six reps 135lb "raw".
-One set of 175 "raw".
-One set of 195 with straps
-Three sets of 205 with straps.
Five minute rest intervals except for the last set, I took seven minutes.
Shopping list for the trip home:
- Dogfood
- 15' cable dog lead
- Baling twine
- 25' tape measure
- 10, 6' Tee posts
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*James 4:15
Lapses happen ERJ. The important thing is to get back up and get going. Good on you for getting back to it.
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