Where's the Beach?

Gym Day Yesterday's run was so great that I really had crazy notions of going out for another one today. But, I knew that I didn't need to push it. So, I ended up going to the gym instead. I thought I was going to run a mile for my warmup. Thought is the key word. Not even 2 minutes in I had to stop because of my sciatica/piriformis pain. Obviously the gym was a smarter plan that trying to go for another outdoor run. So, warm up ended up being 15 minutes on the elliptical instead. It did give me a chance to read some of the latest Oxygen magazine at least. Then it was time to hit the weights: chest, shoulders, hamstrings. I went with the typical 3x8 pattern. SS#1 Chest flye into press Pushups with toes on bench SS#2 Overhead shoulder press Bulgarian deadlift SS#3 Lateral raise Step ups - 6 reps SS#4 Upright rows Hamstring roll-ins on stability ball I finished up with some ab work using weights and the ball. Ok, for all you lifters, what am I doing wrong wi...

Soggy Gym Day I think it's about time to build an ark. It started raining sometime in the middle of the night and has not stopped at all. Not even tapered off. We have some drip, drip, drips happening in our ceiling that go along quite nicely with the constant downpour outside. Jason and I did manage to make our way to the gym. I started with the elliptical for 15 minutes as a warmup then hit the weights for chest, shoulders and hamstrings. Everything was 3x8. SS#1 Chest flye into press Pushups with toes on bench SS#2 Shoulder press Bulgarian deadlifts (ouch, freaking ouch. I must conquer these bad boys) SS#3 Lateral raise Step ups with rear leg lift at top SS#4 Upright rows Hamstring rollins on ball I followed up with some abs. It should go without saying that my arse is already sore ;-) Rainy Day & Christmas Decorations My original intention was to leave the gym and get to Whole Foods. But it was just pouring down, and I had no desire to fight stupid d...