AM:
universal bench press
110-15,15,15
40 min elliptical machine
I worked the offsite location again today. It was OK. I worked along and it went smoothly. I got the work done and made it back to the office in time for a late lunch. That rocked. Tomorrow will be fun to be back in the office as normal and save me a long drive.
AM:
hack squats
90-12
180-12
270-12,12
Lats
100-15
140-10
Chinup grip lats
100-12
140-12
30 min elliptical machine
Worked offsite again. Today was another busy one. I was up and down on ladders and generally sweating my butt off all day. I am back there tomorrow and hope all goes well. I did some weight lifting today and I felt OK. Nothing crazy, and nothing that would put a load on or stress my back. It was OK. Tomorrow I might try some bench pressing with 135lbs just to see how it feels. I might even do it with the universal weights so if it is not comfortable I can stop it easier.
Today at the I pulled up to the gym and was parallel parking when a cop car pulled up and parked ahead of me on the other side of the street. Then a second car pulled up and parked behind me but on the other side of the street. The cops got out of their cars and were just standing there. I figured they might be going across the street to the diner, but that was not the case. As I get out of my car and begin walking to the gym the cops start crossing the street at an intercept course. I say hello and get a small response back. Not they are right behind me and I was nervous like when a cop pulls behind you while driving. I enter the gym and they are still right behind me! Now I am wondering of they are going to check out the middle eastern cabbies that work out here. great we walked in together! They are going to think I snitched on them! But wait the cabbies are not here. I exercise and before I know it the cops are walking out a female in handcuffs! I never saw her before. I talked with the gym guy and he told me the lady showed up at 1:30 am and went into the locker room. It was 4:15 when I got there and she still did not come out. He was afraid to go in and check on her incase it was a scam to claim he sexually assaulted her so he called the cops. Crazy, I do not know why she was taken out in handcuffs though.
AM:
hike at turkey Run
Nothing out of the ordinary on the hike, we had fun as usual. We went shopping afterwards and the Giant had Halloween candy out! this is crazy! it is only August.
AM:
3 mile slow bike ride with my wife as she jogged
PM:
5 mile hike at Burke Lake
The lake was great. We saw and fed fish and ducks. We saw a snake, blue tailed lizards, and birds a plenty! Today was the longest hike (and with a backpack) since hurting it lifting. I did OK. I was stiff and sore but did it and survived without Advil. Like a dummy, I forgot my cellphone so no pix from me, but here are some from my wife’s phone.
AM:
46 min elliptical machine
SO I needed to go to the offsite today. I needed to get up earlier to make a stop at the office on the way there and still meet my coworker by 7am. My plan was to get up at 3am instead of 3:22 AM so I could still get 20 to 30 minutes of cardio in. I woke up at 2am to pee and could not fall back asleep. So I gave up and decided to start my day even earlier. On the plus side I was able to get a full workout in. I was in the office at 5:20 am and picked up my supplies and made it to site by 6:30. I had all the materials loaded into our 2nd floor area and was ready to go once my coworker got there.
It is now 7:48 PM and I am crashing. I am beat, this has been a long day.
AM:
45 min elliptical machine
I worked my tail off while at our off site location. And you will never guess what happened? I checked the request for accuracy, and BAM! it had wrong info in it. Same 2 guys. This is the same request that has been “updated” for close to 2 months now. I kid you not, there was another error found. If this was a contractor working on your house, you would fire them. If this was a doctor, you might be suing for malpractice. But this is a Gov contractor working for the Gov, so it is just wasted tax payer money. Shame.
AM:
hack squat
90-10,12
180-10
Chin-up grip lats
100-112
120-10
140-10
30 min elliptical machine
No bitching about work today, those poor souls have no chance at redemption. Tomorrow will be an offsite day and might take all day, who knows. My back is still sore but feeling ever so slightly better.
AM:
lats
100-10
120-10
chinup grip lats
100-10
120-10
body weight squats
10,10,10,10
40 min elliptical machine
PM:
30 min elliptical machine
Drama Llama at work. Trouble shooting issues that were not issues. Folks you got to check the configurations.
I am feeling less sore in my back which is nice. I think I am having some mild success with feeling better. I have found 2 exercises that do not seem to bother me so I can atleast do some light lifting. I hope to be back in a couple weeks doing my normal routine.
AM:
lats
100-10
120-10
Chin-up grip lats
100-10
120-10
35 min elliptical machine
PM:
40 min elliptical machine
Work was crazy today. Not a lot of work to do but a lot of crazy to deal with. These guys are asking questions about if the cabling is done when they had received a completion email days earlier. Then they think the cabling is not right because they do not see any communications to the other network equipment. Well, Duh! if the Admin of the server does not load software on the servers, then configure the ports, you will not see any connectivity.
AM:
30 min elliptical machine
PM:
1 hour hike at Donaldson Run
Today was not an epic day, but we got some activity in. We did some grocery shopping and cooked a nice meal. My wife roasted veggies from our garden and made codcakes on top of portobello mushroom caps. It was YUMMY!
