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One of the smaller annoyances of February* is that the gym is still more crowded than usual. If it was this crowded year-round, I might look for a different gym, or at least a different branch; as is, I wait for some of the new year's resolvers to stop, and for some of the people who would really rather be running or cycling outdoors to decide it's warm enough. Also, in all that crowd, after doing a few things with weight machines, I walked out of the room I'd been working in (on my way to do some stuff on an exercise mat), glanced behind me, and thought "where are the women?" Glancing around, I'd seen 15 or so people, all male, and everyone I had talked to or noticed in that room had been male. Broadly, the answer seems to be "in the cardio room, and in classes," but while there are always more men than women working with weights, it's not always that extreme.
Some numbers:
Cardio, 13 minutes, top heart rate 136
Leg press, 350 pounds, 2 sets of 15; 360 pounds, 15
Chest press, 50 pounds, 15, 9
Calf raise, 17 pounds, 3 sets of 17 [Missing leg and calf stuff Monday doesn't seem to have caused any problems in terms of weight-lifting; I don't know if my knees being sore today is connected, but I took ibuprofen before the workout, for that and for menstrual cramps.]
Balance ~fly, 50 pounds, 2 sets of {15 with each leg forward}
Adjustable row, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 15 (It's looking like time to increase either the weight or the number of reps.)
Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arches, 2 sets of 17
Tree, 5 sets of {3 on each leg}, not very good balance tonight, but it often seems worse this time of my cycle
Balance lateral raise, 3 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15
Balance squats, 15
Biceps curls, 10 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 20
Wrist curls, 25-pound bar, 2 sets of 15
Stretches
*Unpleasantly cold weather and icy sidewalks are significantly larger annoyances, even for me, and they affect far more people.
Some numbers:
Cardio, 13 minutes, top heart rate 136
Leg press, 350 pounds, 2 sets of 15; 360 pounds, 15
Chest press, 50 pounds, 15, 9
Calf raise, 17 pounds, 3 sets of 17 [Missing leg and calf stuff Monday doesn't seem to have caused any problems in terms of weight-lifting; I don't know if my knees being sore today is connected, but I took ibuprofen before the workout, for that and for menstrual cramps.]
Balance ~fly, 50 pounds, 2 sets of {15 with each leg forward}
Adjustable row, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 15 (It's looking like time to increase either the weight or the number of reps.)
Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arches, 2 sets of 17
Tree, 5 sets of {3 on each leg}, not very good balance tonight, but it often seems worse this time of my cycle
Balance lateral raise, 3 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 15
Balance squats, 15
Biceps curls, 10 pounds each hand, 2 sets of 20
Wrist curls, 25-pound bar, 2 sets of 15
Stretches
*Unpleasantly cold weather and icy sidewalks are significantly larger annoyances, even for me, and they affect far more people.