A long weekend with an adventure at night is not conducive of a good night sleep! But it was fun! My wife and I rode our bikes to the Air Force Memorial to see the DC fireworks. The Air Force band was there and playing a concert! We had bonus entertainment. While the music was playing we were able to stare out in to the horizon and see many far away towns doing their fireworks shows. The DC show was cool to see and once it was done it was a mad rush to get home, hey it was a school night! We thought we were smart by biking there and going down the hill did made it easy. Leaving when thousands of local residents are all walking out was not so great though. We got really lucky as a fire truck needed to leave and cleared a path and all of us on bikes rode the vortex before it closed up into a see of zombies slowly stammering home. You could actually hear Brains, Brains BRAINS!. Ok so that part might not be historically accurate. When riding home we hustled up the hill and a pace I could not believe, with me as the leader. My wife and I had someone stay with us the whole hill with others turning off to their side street destinations. Once home We were soaked from sweat and I was not able to get to bed until 11:00 pm and did not fall asleep right away, even after a hot shower. Oh well that is why I was so tired all day.
So that was last night, here is today…
I got up with little sleep and headed to the gym. Damn it was closed. The do not open early on Mondays and now it seems the day after holidays either. Curses, I rush home to catch the wife before she starts her workout DVD. So we go for a 2 mile jog in the AM instead. Not bad but not great. We did not time it and it is a shorter distance than what I need for a real workout.
SO I make it through the day and get home with the intentions of rushing to the gym to lift. Well after about an hour I make my way to the gym and the street parking is all full. Full I say! So I headed home for a garage weights workout. I guess it is not my day.
Here is what I did:
Body weight squats
10
squats
90lbs-10,10,10
139-10
167-6
139-10
Overhead shoulder press
90lbs-6,6,6
overhead press starting from the floor
70-10,10,10
35lb dumbbell overhead shoulder presses
6,6,6
I was done! when I left the garage I realized the 87 degree outside temperature felt cool compared the garage/oven. After a shower it was time for dinner. We had steak stir-fry using Birdseye asparagus stir-fry frozen veggies. It was good but bland.
I had added portobello mushrooms and garlic cloves in with the meat and this meal had it all. The stir-fry veggies are 90 calories per serving with 3 servings per bag. Not bad at all, and then you add you favorite meat/protein and some seasonings and dinner is ready in no time at all.
It is late and I need some sleep so see you tomorrow.
