Gym Update

[theyellowhobbit]

honkyredvan said I'd probably be sore when I woke up the next day (today) after weightlifting, and that would show how much the work-out affected me.

Only my left arm is sore, and my stomach if I were trying to do crunches or something.

Which means I probably can do more for everything else, and probably should be using more weight for my right arm. I was only using 5lb weights, which were the smallest in the room, because that's really all I can lift with my left arm. The next size up is 10lb. I wish they had stuff in between. Maybe they do in the hidden elliptical room (which I might be giong to tonight anyways for ellipticallingness).

Oh wait, the back of my right arm (deltoid muscle?) is sore, so at least I worked something there...

Am I turning into one of those annoying gym types who is obessed with health and fitness? I hope not. And considering the amount of chocolate chip cookies I had yesterday, I can't be that hard-core.

I just like the feeling of hobbity agility (I think hobbits would start at +5 anyways. Or maybe that's stealth. Or charisma) that I have now. It's nice to be fast. At some point there really was a noteable difference that I could feel. And now I'm used to it, and can't feel it anymore, and I want to be even quicker, like ninja speed.

Ok, time for class. Yes, I only have one today, hence the singular.

*Edit* OMG! The update button says "update captain's log" for talk like a pirate day! Arrrr you ready?

Comments

[honkyredvan.livejournal.com]

They have 7.5 lb weights in the weight room. :)

[sen-ichi-rei.livejournal.com]

Shiny!

[tamara121.livejournal.com]

If you stretch afterwards you really shouldn't feel that sore the next day. And very sore muscles is not a sign of going to your limit; it's a sign of going over it. It's called DOMS 9Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness - sounds like it should have a fancier name, hey?)

And the muscle at the back of your arm is the triceps muscle; it straightens your elbow.

[sen-ichi-rei.livejournal.com]

It's higher up than the tricep, like right under my shoulder.

And I'm not very sore. Just slightly.

[tamara121.livejournal.com]

It could be the tricep tendon. If it's still sore by now, you should probably get it checked