Betty, if an MRI is covered by insurance I would get one. When I fell off the treadmill back in January and my knee got messed up, I really appreciated having the MRI to assure me that nothing major was busted. It made me bolder in my rehab attempts. I hated having to go into the tube, and wouldn’t be happy doing it again without some drugs, but I’m glad that I did it.
How are you feeling now? Hopefully better.
Oh, I’m good. Was just in hiding for the day 
I felt like bunk yesterday, not sure why.
Today, fine.
Yesterday was first day back to school…
yay for quiet mornings once again! I plan on spending them at the gym mostly.
Training today-
chest/arms
-shoulder warmers-
Plate presses?? I GOT to find out the technical term for these!
Incline BB bench
4x10x65,75,80,80(movin up!)
-plate presses in between sets-
Seated chest Press
4x10x25, 3x9x35(couldn’t quite squeeze the last rep out on those)
- bench pushups in between-
CT’s cable chest crushers! 
Most muscular- 4x10x15(up 5 lbs)
regular/chest press- max reps
boom boom POW!
plate presses in between
HOLY CHEST PUMP!! Is that a vein on my chest trying to poke out?? YEA! lol
Hammer curls- 4x10
-lat raise to failure
- bent late raise ’ ’
- front raise
- bent arm lat raise
in between sets
Rope pressdown-4x10
- lat raise/bent lat raise in between sets(alternating)
Preacher curl- 4x10
-Hanging leg raise in between-
OH tri ext(with rope) 4x10
-Ball crunches in between-
Intervals on Precor- up to 7 intervals of ‘work.’
just jacked the resistance all the way and did the ‘stairs,’ for 2 minutes each time.
rest until breathing normally.
Sounds like a great workout!
Does your Precor allow you to adjust the incline? At my gym there are some that do and some that don’t. I figure a steep incline is probably best for the arse.
your workout looks brutal MiM! I would love to try that CT Chest destroyer… I’ve heard good things
What a crazy week!!!
I kept a secret but my birthday this year was sandwiched in between an Earthquake, first day of school and a Hurricane… LOL!!!
Yesterday I was supposed to get a phone call from someone pretty pronounced in the fitness world as part of a challenge I am doing. Another kinda secrete. PAULINE NORDIN , one of my idols, personally called ME ! I had been looking forward to this for a week. I had a whole list of questions to ask.
Only my cell phone service sucks big time. I was holding my phone when the voice mail dinged at me, but the phone DID NOT RING!!!
sonofabitch. And she called twice!!! . throwsphoneagainstthewalljumpsupanddownonit goestothegymtoliftsomeheavyassweight RAAAAAAAAWR!!!
I saved her voicemail as proof.
I’m over it. Shit happens. I just have the dumbest luck in the world. fuck, lol
I chose to do this challenge she was putting on, to help keep me on track and I <3 Pauline…even if I don’t make a huge-mongous transformation that I would love, I’m not counting on it cause of my health issues, but it’s keeping me motivated.
Seems like if I don’t have an immediate goal of some sort I get sloppy.
Off to the gym!
Happy Birthday mim. Good luck w/ your challenge! I don’t know who Paula Nordine is… The only paula I know is that southern woman who cooks really fatty food…What’s her name? Will google paula nordine…
Happy Birthday Betty! I hope this next year is a wonderful one for you.
Did I also mention that last night there were pretty big thunderstorms and we were the only neighborhood on base that lost power? ghetto! To a thunderstorm for fucks sake. I think we’re screwd for this hurricane.
Also there was a Tornado warning. The sirens went off and a big voice over the intercom alerting people to seek shelter and I heard none of it! I was in the kitchen making dinner. The laundry room is in there with the AC going, you don’t here shit back there.
One more complaint, I got bit by a spider or something crazy. Picture doesn’t do it justice. But it’s grown from the size of a mesquito bite maybe into bigger than a half dollar? I think it’s done growing though, so that’s good.
What a crazy week and it’s not over!!
Nadia- funny, I thought everyone knew who she was!! Some of her photos are pretty famous.
Kimba- Thanks darlin!!! are you bracing for the storm??
For Nadia-
Cal- the precor I use allows to adjust resistance…the gym does have the other ones as well. But inclines right now are suckage for my knee.
Greg- you gotta try it…my pecticles are wicked sore today and thats hardly ever happened before doing that little number. I know soreness isn’t supposed to indicate anything, but still.
pictures still not working, huh?
oh well.
Made it to the gym for what was supposed to be a second leg day, but my knees were. not. having it.
FML. felt like I broke something in there. was very discouraging and made me mad. 
So I did an assortment of ham/glute stuff. Also, treadmill walking for 20 min…boring as well, but got it done.
Hoping to make it in tomorrow morning before the 'cane hits, cause I’m a gym nut like that.
That’s not good. Any chance of hooking up with a good physio?
I dunno.
Maybe so!
I just called to schedule a couple PT appointments for next week. I’ll see what they have to say. It’s really feeling more like an injury, not just a structural thing.
I’m not the professional but this is my body that I’ve lived with the last 32 years. I’ll ask for that MRI as well.
that spider bite looks crazy!
So whats going on with this hurricane nonsense? I’m supposed to fly out to VA next weekend to visit some friends… Am I going to be flying into a huge storm or something? The east coast is a mess these days, first earthquakes and now hurricanes? lolol
Happy birthday to you,
Haaaaappy birthday to you,
Haaaaaaaaaappy birthday dear MiiiiiiiiMsyyyyyyy,
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaappy birthday to you!
next weekend should be ok. We’re supposed to head over to DE to the family friend beach home for one last summer hurrah and to check out any damages!
The spider bite IS crazy…oh man. I think it’s done growing now…more of an annoyance than anything. Doesn’t give me a nice feeling that I a spider was in my bed though
That looks ouchie!
Just before Christmas I woke up with a massive blister on my arm. I still can’t figure out how it happened. I think it’s possible I lay with my arm against my hot water bottle (it was cold!) but it’s a bit of an odd shape for that. Someone said it might be a spider bite but we don’t have evil spiders in England. Still, I have a scar there nine months later.
Bonne Fete Betty!
spider bite looks nasty.