Monday Madness 20070129

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Mitch is quitting. This is not the best news I’ve heard recently. It gave me incentive to hit the pool after work tonight. Wow. It was crowded. At one point there were 8 people in the pool. 4 of the people (3 girls, 1 guy) looked like they were just out of high school. They were pretty fast. I was impressed when one of the girls swam a 50 Free in just over 30 seconds. It was nice having those guys there, because I had to be faster. Charmaine came down, but she forgot her swim gear, so she ran on the treadmill instead. It seemed to be just as crowded in that area of the gym.

Swim:
300 Free warm-up
5 x 100 Free @ 2:05 (coming in at 1:10) — yes, the clock was working again
5 x 50 Kick @ 1:30 (coming in at 0:50)
200 Free
4 x 50 Free @ 2:00 (coming in under 0:30)
100 Free
100 Kick
100 Free
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1850 yards

Chest 20070129

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Monday. Chest day. I wasn’t paying attention to the time until I looked up and it was already 12:20. I took a quick glance at Kopete (IM client) and saw that Joey wasn’t online and Travis was marked Away. I walked past Joey’s office and he wasn’t there. I figured everyone had already gone without me (or figured out something better to do with their lunch), so I ran downstairs. About half-way across the parking lot I remembered that Travis told me he always sets himself away, even when he’s there. I would feel bad leaving him behind (even though I had all but convinced myself I was going to swim), so I went back upstairs and found him. He hadn’t noticed the time either. But that meant it was definitely going to be a chest day.

Weight: 248.4

Flat Bench:
185/16 225/10 245/5

Incline Bench:
185/14 185/10 225/5

Incline Dumbbell Fly:
50/20 70/10 85/6

Bar Dip:
-80/14 0/7

Swimming Saturday 20070127

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After a few hours of work (on a Saturday) I decided I would head to the gym for some swimming. Charmaine was at a wedding reception in Bountiful, so there was no reason to go home.

I’m sure this will come as a surprise (not): the swim clock is broken again. It only lasted 2 days this time. That’s very impressive. I’m just glad the suit spinner is still working. They added a rim at the top of the cage to help hold things down when they spin. I think it’s a good idea. I hope it doesn’t break again, but who are we kidding. When you have morons stuffing an entire jogging suit and towel into the “swimsuit spinner” you can’t expect it to last forever.

Swim:
500 Free warm-up
5 x ( 200 Free, 100 Kick)
200 Free warm-down
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2200 yards

Swimming 20070125

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I was sort of upset about learning that Kyle only has one more day at Bungee Labs, so I decided to hit the pool after work. When I arrived, the dance of the sea cows was well underway. I had forgotten about them. It was 7:40. The sea cow class starts at 6:45. I figured I could wait 5 minutes in the hot tub until they were done (they take out the lane lines, so it’s nigh impossible to swim while they are doing their thing). By 7:50 I was starting to get upset that they were still going. I was also getting sick of sitting in the hot tub. I decided to sit in the sauna for the last few minutes before they finally left around 8:00.

Swim:
300 Free warm-up
5 x 100 Free @ 2:15 (coming in at 1:15) — it’s a miracle that they finally fixed the clock
5 x 50 Kick @ 1:20 (coming in at 0:55)
5 x 100 Free @ 2:15 (coming in at 1:20)
5 x 50 Kick @ 1:30 (coming in at 1:00)
300 Free warm-down
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2100 yards

Back and Biceps 20070125

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Travis and I did Back and Biceps while Scott and Kyle did shoulders. It’s Kyle’s last day at the gym with us. His last day at work is tomorrow and then he’ll probably workout primarily in American Fork.

Dead Lift:
135/20 135/10 185/5

Lat Pull-Down:
140/20 160/10 180/5

Hammer Curl:
20/20 25/10 35/5

Back-Up:
20 12

Bent Row:
135/20 135/10

Swimming 20070124

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I’m feeling fairly sore from Monday’s chest routine and yesterday’s leg routine, so I decided to swim some of the acid out. I’m not sure it really works that way, but it sounds good.

Swim:
300 Free warm-up
5 x 100 Free @ broken clock (I hate Gold’s Gym)
5 x 50 Kick @ broken clock (maybe I should get my own mini swim clock)
5 x 100 Free @ broken clock (or a watch)
4 x 50 Kick easy
100 Free easy
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1850 yards

Legs 20070123

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I wasn’t looking forward to it, but somehow we ended up going to the gym on legs day. I had an important meeting scheduled for 1:30, so we wrapped things up quickly.

Weight: 248.6

Squat:
225/20 275/10 315/5

Leg Press:
580/20 670/10 760/5

Standing Calf Raise:
395/20 395/20 395/16

Hamstring Curl:
110/12

Leg Extension:
170/12

Lightning Chest Workout 20070122

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Things kept piling up that had to be done before lunch. Eventually it was 12:30 and I couldn’t stand it anymore. Travis and I talked Joey into coming, but only if it was a “lightning quick” workout. We all wanted to be back by 1:30.

Weight: 246.0

Flat Bench:
185/19(+1) 225/8(+2) 245/3(+1)

Incline Bench:
135/20 185/9(+1) 225/3(+1)

Incline Fly:
50/20

Including drive time, changing time, and shower time, we barely made it back by 1:30.

Swimming with Whales 20070118

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Instead of going to the gym during lunch, a bunch of us piled in my car and headed to Betos in American Fork to meet up with Joe. He seems to be enjoying his new job. Of course, going to lunch isn’t the same as going to the gym, so I decided to swim after work.

I had forgotten that the whales do their water aerobics on Tuesday and Thursday nights. I had also forgotten just how many whales show up after the beginning of the new year. I think they set a record tonight. There were about 30 whales dancing in the pool when I arrived at 7:30. Trying to swim through their waves was very much like swimming in the ocean… except instead of salt water I had to put up with perfume, deodorant, and hair-spray water. I would choose salt water any day.

Swim:
300 Free Warm-Up
8 x 100 Free @ 2:05 (coming in between 1:15 and 1:20)
100 Free easy
6 x 50 Kick @ 1:30 (coming in @ 1:00)
100 Free Warm-Down
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1750 Yards

Swim 20070117

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In a futile attempt to work some of the acid out of my legs and chest, I decided to swim today. If it works, I’ll probably do this every Wednesday from now on.

Swim:
500 Free Warm-Up
10 x 100 Free @ 2:05 (coming in @1:15)
5 x 50 Kick (the clock died again so I couldn’t get my times)
100 Free Warm-Down
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1850 Yards

I’m getting sick of all the broken things at Gold’s Gym. I keep toying with the idea of documenting them on a blog somewhere. Here’s a quick list of the things that upset me today:

1- The pool clock stopped working again
2- Everything is so dirty that it’s really disgusting
3- The drain in the shower doesn’t fit the hole anymore and has sunken in, causing anyone that steps on it to cut their foot
4- They don’t have enough lockers (ok, this is a design thing, not a maintenance thing)
5- The swimsuit spinner is broken again

I want to bring my camera to document all of it, but cameras are restricted in certain areas, such as the locker room, for obvious reasons. Those areas seem to be in the worst shape and the dirtiest. Coincidence? I doubt it.