I did not plan my workout well this morning. Disappointed myself by lack of planning and just winging it.
It was my second time for my new "mostly-weights" Saturday morning (which will now be my third mostly weights day in a week for a while in an effort to reach a new strength plateau to settle into). I had the list in my pocket, but it wasn't planned or timed properly so I didn't complete it in an hour and did not plan the weights correctly - too light. Sheesh, there were a lot of hulks/hunks there this morning, along with the regulars, the elderly, and the fit gals...
I am not supposed to compare, but those hulks make me feel like the (relative) weeny that I guess I am. Whatever. It's like money: somebody always has more and somebody always has less. Pride is a sin and humility is a gift from God because it is an acknowledgement of the glory of creation. Trouble is, taking pride in humility - sheesh, it's complicated.
My new Saturday plan is meant to be a 3 set/list-item workout, trying to cover a lot of ground before my Sunday cardio "fun" recovery day (runs, high-incline speed walks, and stair machine) because on Monday my genius trainer will try to destroy and humiliate me with everything heavy including pushing my torturous barbell squats. We do 5 sets of everything heavy. Sadist, meet Masochist. My weights trainer plans his clients' time carefully for max pain and misery. And you pay for it.
So now I worked it out. Here's my organized Sat. morning plan thru March:
Saturday workout program January-March – Sets of Three of each line items
- 5-min elliptical warm-up, 1 min stretches (always calf stretches before jump rope)
- Pullups/20 pushups - 3 sets, less than 8 minutes with rests
- declined leg press/jump rope/ kettlebell Farmer's Walks - 3 sets, around 12 minutes with rests
- inclined dumbell bench/barbell curls - 3 sets, less than 8 minutes with rests. (The curls are just to attract the girls, and for vanity. Pullups, bench, and rows keep your arms fit just fine.)
- dumbell row/dips - 3 sets, less than 8 minutes with rests
- crunch/bicycle crunches/plank/ball throw squats/jump rope - about 15 minutes
A secret, only for guy readers: No matter how much of a dumbass jerk you are, if you keep up a tough fitness routine your spouse or gal will appreciate your bod and forgive some of your deplorable deficiencies and annoying habits when nighttime or playtime comes. It's biology - it's your body that she needs most for her animal happiness. And kindness. Brains and money matter but are secondary to her, assuming she's a good biological gal with wholesome animal instincts and a cheerful, fun-loving heart. Lazy-ass slobs are not what good women desire. OK, sure - it works the other way around, too - guys are suckers for trim, fit, but soft females with mostly cheery dispositions, physical energy, and just the right dose of edginess, naughtiness, and ordinary female neuroticism. They ought to be witty, charmingly entertaining too, but that's special.
Life isn't too complicated.
