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elfsI went to the gym today and decided to try something new. Usually, I start my routine with a five-minute hard aerobic kick-start, something to get the blood flowing and prepare my body for the exercise ahead. Given what you typically find in a gymnasium, my usual being about five minutes on a treadmill or elliptical trainer.
Today I tried something different. I used the punching bags. I bought myself a pair of gloves last week for bagwork. I haven't done this since college, and I wasn't serious about it then as a form of exercise. I am now. After five minutes (timed by picking a song about five minutes long on the iPod) my arms felt like lead and stone and there was an uncomfortable buzzing in my wrist. I stopped after the first minute to tighten the wrist wraps: they really do help. The sweat was already coming off of me, and it felt like I had gotten a much better upper-body start than usual.
I did my usual routine (which I managed to do twice last week, too) including some intense abdominal work, which only helps to show just how bad I am at calorie management: even though my abs are much stronger than ever, it still feels like I'm getting the middle-aged spread. Yech. I added more pushups to the routine to get my pectorals involved. I need to add some legwork, too. But all in all, my upper torso looks great. I'm enjoying this. I've been the proverbial ninety-pound geekling most of my life.
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Today I tried something different. I used the punching bags. I bought myself a pair of gloves last week for bagwork. I haven't done this since college, and I wasn't serious about it then as a form of exercise. I am now. After five minutes (timed by picking a song about five minutes long on the iPod) my arms felt like lead and stone and there was an uncomfortable buzzing in my wrist. I stopped after the first minute to tighten the wrist wraps: they really do help. The sweat was already coming off of me, and it felt like I had gotten a much better upper-body start than usual.
I did my usual routine (which I managed to do twice last week, too) including some intense abdominal work, which only helps to show just how bad I am at calorie management: even though my abs are much stronger than ever, it still feels like I'm getting the middle-aged spread. Yech. I added more pushups to the routine to get my pectorals involved. I need to add some legwork, too. But all in all, my upper torso looks great. I'm enjoying this. I've been the proverbial ninety-pound geekling most of my life.
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