A Dream Work Out
Yesterday really was a rough work out for me. I tweaked my back even before I started the work out, and by the time I was done, I was plenty sore. Despite a big change in my exercise habits, and a change in my eating habits, I still have a more than ample stomach, and occasional back trouble is a result. I am sore today, but a few more Ibuprofen, an ice pack, and maybe a visit to the chiropractor, and I will be ready to work out again on Friday.
Yesterday was my bi-weekly training session with Mike Clegg. I wish I could afford more sessions, but a PT is not cheap. At least a good PT is not cheap, and Mike is a good one. He knows the right buttons to push to challenge me to work harder than I had planned, and I always feel good about what I have accomplished in one of our sessions.
I started the Tuesday work out with 10 minutes cardio then went through the entire lifting routine. I lifted 11,350 pounds in the six arm routines I did, and 8,700 pounds in the three leg routines. I also did 1,800 pounds on the abdominal machine. After lifting, I finished with 35 more minutes of cardio. I walked 2.6 miles overall in the 45 minutes, and the machine says I burned 595 calories. I always wonder about the accuracy of those machines, but 595 calories burned sounded like a reasonable number.
I have almost as many dream jobs as I do favorite movies. Many of my dream jobs involve writing about a sport-I write mostly about auto racing, but I have been a sports nut my entire life. I have never been much of a results story writer. I like to cover the “humanity” of an event. That is a fancy way of saying I am into human interest stories. Baseball has more human interest stories than an army of writers could ever cover. And that is without mentioning any superstars. I would rather write about bleacher bums and umpires, groundskeepers and bullpen catchers. Do you think there might be a story to get talking with old-timers watching spring training in Arizona? I do.
Unfortunately when spring training rolls around, I will be in Nebraska doing my day job as an accountant. Well, if I win the Powerball Lottery, I might be in Arizona.
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