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<\/a>It’s\u00a0 little dark in the photo but yes, I am wearing my big-ass Achilles Boots on my left foot and my hiking boot on the right foot. Sexy huh?<\/p>\nI lucked out at the gym and found a parking spot right in front and I spent my entire workout doing upper body weights.<\/p>\n
I did three trips around the weight room, alternately breaking up the upper body routine with the ab machines.<\/p>\n Time: 1:22 Calories Burned: 635 Workouts: Weights, Core<\/strong><\/p>\n After the gym I ate leftover Eggplant Parm for lunch and watched “The Single Man” on Netflix. It’s an excellent movie! I love Colin Firth in everything he does. He nailed this movie. I’ve read Christopher Isherwood’s<\/a> books in the past and this movie was just elegantly made. I recommend it.<\/p>\n Plus, I received the Triple Flex vitamin I won from She’s a Fit Chick<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/a>I used the Gravitron machine to do the Triceps dips plus I did chin ups (hard!).<\/p>\n<\/a>I pushed myself pretty hard on my workout Saturday. I was working through a lot of emotions and I had The Most Angry Music Possible to fuel me:<\/p>\n<\/a>Eminem. Now that’s a boy that has a LOT of rage. Either way, it fueled my workout. I focused on all the machines that worked:<\/p>\n\n
<\/a>I felt really focused and happy with my weight routine, despite the stupid Boot on my foot and the injuries I currently have. I didn’t let it get me down. I just directed all my emotions into the weight lifting. I even tried this weird machine:<\/p>\n<\/a>I guess it’s an upper body workout? It’s sort of like peddling a bike but with your arms. It’s definitely bizarre and I’m not sure what muscles it works, or if it adds any value to my workout. But I gave it a shot and tried it for a few minutes. I can tell that eventually over time my arms would start burning from exhaustion but I still don’t see how it’s a benefit…anyone use this thing at the gym?<\/p>\n<\/a>After about an hour of lifting weights and doing crunches on the ab machine, I made my way to the mat do what limited exercises I could do. I tried to do my hip strengthening exercises but I think they will have to wait until I’m out of the boot. I spent about 10 minutes with the 8 Pound Medicine ball doing the Russian Twist until I was sweaty and out of breath. Then I called it a day. I’d worked hard. I’d gotten out some of the emotions. I might be switching from Rage to Apathy now…we’ll see.<\/p>\n<\/a>Gym Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>QUESTION: Does anyone have any good examples of upper body stretches after a weight lifting session?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n