I started off this morning kind of dragging, but things seem to be picking up a bit now.
Not only was I already running late to work this morning, when I stopped to get coffee, my truck decided not to start back up. Sometimes its nice to be a chick, because as soon as I lifted the hood I had 4 guys asking if they could help me. Thanks to the rising cas prices Ive been leaving the big truck at home and driving the old beat up Nissan that looks like a POS but gets the best gas mileage of anything else Ive got. It has this relay thing on the starter that every once in a while you have to tap while cranking to get the truck to start. So I handed a guy the hammer-handle I keep under my seat for just that purpose and pointed to the relay and said, “here, tap on that.” The truck started right up, and I still made it to work on time, coffee and all!
The first thing I found out was that the owner of my company was coming over to “relieve” my manager. None of us like the owner much, so just knowing he’s hanging out with us for the day is stressful. I don’t know yet if this is a permanent “relief” or just temporary. I actually like our current manager but sales have definitely been dropping since he took over a couple months ago.
I’m still easing back into a workout routine slowly but it definitely feels good to be back in the weight room. My crazy work schedule leaves me drained and exhausted a lot of days and its hard to pull enough energy to do what I know I ought to be doing, but at least Im doing SOMETHING! The gym just hired a power yoga instructor too and her class looks really good, Id love to be able to rearrange my schedule to be able to get in for her class but right now I dont think Im going to be able to. Bummer. She’s cute too!
Im trying really hard to increase my cardio again without putting too much stress on my knee, so today I started off with 15 minutes on the EFX elliptical before starting my leg workout.
- Leg Extensions to warm up the knee – 14×40#, 10×50#, 10×50#
- Full Squats – 14@95#, 12@95#, 10@95#, 10@115# (the 115 felt good, Ill probably start there next time)
- Leg press – 4x(12×280#wide, 12×280#narrow)
Followed up with another 10 minutes on the EFX and then 4 sets of crunches on a small stability ball and some leg raises.
Tonight is one of my long nights at work, Ill be here until 10:30pm. Unfortunately since the owner is here, I cant even make the time pass more quickly by chatting on yahoo or texting or playing sudoko. (Yea, its addicting and Ill admit, Im a math geek)
I still have 45minutes before I have to go back to work right now. Im thinking about running over and taking a nap in the tanning bed.
