Hobbling Along

With my toe hurting a lot Tuesday night (after working a whole day in pain) I didn't want to shove on a shoe and head to the gym. So I devised my own weight circuit. My plan was to alternate lifting 5-pound hand weights (10 reps of most things) with jumping 30 times with a jump rope. All without shoes on! Jumping sure is hard. The weight lifting part was easy, and I'm sure that I didn't fatigue my muscles at all. In fact, I only did one set of all my muscles, but I was tired of jumping rope; it was starting to hurt my shins. In the future I might try jumping only 20 times or 15 and adding two more sets, so at least I am using each of my muscles a lot.

I took Wednesday off from the gym, because I worked a 10-hour day. Beginning Tuesday, my library has started closing at 8 o'clock. This is a huge change. After working until 9:00 at least once a week (and usually twice) for seven years, getting done at eight is a whole new world. There is still life when I emerge from the library. I could easily go to dinner with someone, do some shopping or hit the gym. Last night, I just watched the Republican Convention, but I can hope to improve.

Tonight I have plans to go to the gym as soon as I am done with a light dinner. I am going to do speed intervals, seeing if I can increase my running to 10.5-minute miles and do at least 10 of them. I want to use that AMT machine again. I am just sure it was that machine that made my calves sore. And you all know my eternal struggle with my calves. Then I need to use the weight room. I either need to make myself stay there for a while, or increase my weights so I can hardly move them. Monday, I plan on heading to Goodyear to try out their Power Pump class. I can hardly wait.