Mood Optional

[ebonlock]

Have you ever had a day where you just felt ambivalent towards everything? I'm having one of those days. It's like I'm sleepwalking or something. Weird.

Anyway, yesterday was gym day and after eyeing it warily for a while I actually climbed onto the elliptical machine. Five minutes later I climbed right back off again. Ye gods that thing kicked my ass good and proper. I do feel like it's become a bit of a personal challenge, though, can I make it up to six minutes next time? Seven the next perhaps? We shall see. In the meantime yay leg press! Yay arm machines. Yay actual beginnings of muscles in my upper arms and calves. My new mantra is "I will have definition, I will have definition."

I got to bestow part of h0h0's birthday present upon him, but the rest will wait until the actual day (or day before as the case may be). He also gets two free tickets to an Oakland A's game, I'm taking the other two (one for me, and one for John who'll be visiting in a couple of weeks!). I'd also like to invite aelf to join us as we'll be attending an A's/Astros game on June 8 and she has the other ticket voucher. *G*

I'm not a big baseball fan, but it'd be cool to see a baseball game live as I never have before. At worst we could all get bored and wander around Oakland or zip up to SF or something.

Anyhoo, I think that's about it for the moment, I'm going back to my Zen-like state and attempting to get some work accomplished.

Crunches: 60
Personal vendettas against exercise machines: 1

Comments

heh

[aelfsciene.livejournal.com]

What resistance and ramp settings do you have the machine at? I started around 4 resistance and really like the standard course 5 (glute workout), but that can be lowered easily enough, if necessary. I've always pushed myself extra much when working out, so I'm probably bad to take advice from, but. I love love that machine.

I wish I didn't have so much fat to lose before definition would start showing; I can tell I'm getting stronger, and if I really look, it's visible in my arms, but the coating of blubber covers the muscle way too well. Feh.

I'll be at the gym around 5pm tonight and tomorrow, and you're welcome to join me; drag the guys along again, if they'll let you!

Count me in for the baseball game--I've only been to a couple, but never an A's game, and that sounds like a fun Saturday outing. And I've got two vouchers, if there's anyone else who we want to drag along

Re: heh

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what I had it set on, but I think it was pretty low, even that kicked my ass. I'm pondering using one of those climber thingies but I have the impression they'd be damn hard on my knees.

And you do have definition, dear, I've got the pictures of your calves to prove it *G*

Yay baseball! As for who else to drag along, perhaps we should put it up as a seperate message on here and see if anyone is interested? I'd imagine Kirby would be if offered.

Re: heh

[aelfsciene.livejournal.com]

Huh, wacky. Maybe I'll just be comforted that although I may be too big, I can go like a madwoman on that machine, and am lifting more than I'd expected. ^_~

I think I'm just too picky and impatient--my calves have always been the most likely area to actually show muscle, and I want it elsewhere, damnit! But you're right, and I shouldn't get too down on myself, but instead look admiringly at my own calves. Er.

Sure! Kirby'd be fun, if he's interested! It just seems wrong to have an extra free ticket but nobody to use it. And I like the plan of defaulting to SF if it's lame, or whatever

Re: heh

[tersa.livejournal.com]

Calves have very little fat covering them, so rejoice in the definition. :)

Re: heh

[ex-lucianus799.livejournal.com]

Hopefully Kirby will be available -- must see lots of him before he, snif, moves away. I want to go to a ballgame in person, some time, but ought to make sure that Amy can go too -- maybe in SoCal with some of my Dodger/Angel fan friends.

I told you!

[missjones.livejournal.com]

I told you that machine was evil incarnate, but did you believe me? Noooooo. I was up to 20 minutes on the torture device before I got side tracked and stopped going to the gym.

[tersa.livejournal.com]

Five minutes later I climbed right back off again. Ye gods that thing kicked my ass good and proper.

I had a really difficult time the first few times I used the elliptical trainer. I finally got the trick when I realized you had to get into a rhythm and let your body 'go' to fall into it. I was trying to fight the bouncing motion too much and couldn't use the machine at all.

After that, it becomes 'easy'.

[mallen.livejournal.com]

Mmm. Bouncing.

[tersa.livejournal.com]

Hush, you. :)