Cool mornings, comfortable evenings and warm days that verge on being hot. SOSO. I am doing relaxation exercises, akin to Tai Chi. Very good! And in the gym yesterday I had strength gains, going up to 180 pounds resistance on a particular exercise I do for my shoulders. I'm usually at 120 to 150 on that. And i went up to 290 pounds on the leg press machine. I don't do deadlifts or hack squats on Wednesday. On Wednesday I focus a lot on the cable machines. All in all, it was quite satisfying. I really like my gym! It is just right! I am within striking distance of 80, and that means I must workout very consistently. Usually I go to the gym MWF, and I start each of those days with my own free weights at home. Wednesday, the home routine is centered on my adjustable bench. and some equipment I can use for dips and leg extensions. I do the leg extensions on the bench in a novel way that also works the abs pretty intensely. Rarely do I aim for isolation. I want to work lots of muscle groups at the same time. Hypertrophy has never been my goal-- strength and endurance are the things I aim for. Sunday mornings I do a barbell and dumbbell routine that focuses on reps, so I have a lighter bar for that, and a set of resistance cords I found on Amazon a few months ago. Years ago I did a lot of bicycling and jogging in addition to weight training. But now I'm content to do a mile or two of speed walking two or three days per week, and sometimes treadmill jogging. I stopped going to the gym during covid and that's when I got the bench and added a lot of iron to my home gym. I was so darned happy when I could go back to the gym! I was so pleased when the vaccinations became available, and I got them all. I can't lift as much as I used to, but I really need to respect aging joints and connective tissue. Injuries can be devastating at my age.
Let those who get their rocks off prepping for raptures that never come, enjoy themselves! Feel the burn! As they used say in the gym. I guess I really don't care what people around me believe or think, as long as they leave me the fuck alone.
