back on the wagon

So many excuses keep people out of the gym or away from exercise. I went over a week without formal exercise -- broke that chain on Sunday, happily. Out of town, too tired, too busy, gym too crowded, dental work (that one's for real, and I think is valid -- first I was numb, and was afraid I'd bite something in my enthusiasm, then I wasn't numb, and didn't really feel well).

I'm not a morning person, and forcing myself out of bed to hit the gym before I go to the office just ... well, I'm a failure on that front. I try to go right after work a few times a week, but inevitably it's the most crowded time for the gym, and some musclenut is hogging some machine that I want (I hate to ask him to move too, because he's been sweating all over, and I don't see him carrying a towel... ew!).

I'm trying to change my routine, to be a dumbbell user, instead of a machine user, but on at least one occasion all the girlie weights that I needed were missing too. I also have to say that it's a big jump from a 10 pound weight to the fifteen. I almost dropped a fifteen on my face trying to do a bench press last week.

But if I use that fifteener, even for just a few reps, eventually my body will adapt and I'll become adept. Just hope it doesn't take too long to get over that hump.

Where did I stand today?

plank: 60 sec
side plank: 20 sec
cobra: x20

dumbbell squat: 10 lb x 15 reps (go up)
chest press: 10 lb x 20 reps (go up)
bent-over rows: 10 lb x 20 reps (go up)
side arm raise: 6 lb x 12 reps
triceps kickback: 8 lb x 15 reps (go up)
biceps curl: 10 lb x 16 reps (go up)
leg curl machine: 70 lb x 15 reps (go up)