Gym Update

I managed to get down to the CCRB last night for my weekly racquetball game with Tushar. We were supposed to meet at about 7:40, though we didn't have a court reserved until 8. He didn't even get there until about 8, but there weren't any courts available anyway.

So while I was waiting I ran a mile on the treadmill! Fun and exciting. I did manage a mile in 7:37 this time, though! I knew after the 8:45 of the other day that I could do better, but I wasn't expecting a full minute better. I don't really like the treadmill for time trials' sake, but it is the easiest way for me to time myself down to the second.

We played two games of racquetball, with me injuring my right calf in the course of the second game. Thus, no usual third game. We are playing much better and at a much faster pace now then when we started several months ago. It really is a fun game. Tushar bested me in the first game 15-10, but I got him back in the second game by the same score. I hit him really solidly with my racquet in the second game. He snuck up on me and I hit him on my follow through. Oh, well...

After racquetball I went up to the weight room and did the inverted-bench crunches that I have come to favor. I used my normal 10 lb plate on my chest, with the bench set to 5 (which is the highest this one goes). I think that this one's 5 is about the same as the Y's 4. I did my three sets of 15 to completion. I'm up to 3.5 pullups now, too. I did 3.5, 2, and 2.5 before calling it a night.

My legs are really sore today. I have been making an effort to walk much faster to the busstop the last two days, and that combined with my workout last night seems to have drained the musculature of my legs. Blah...

Weighed in at 238 this morning, though! Thirty full pounds are history!