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Work Outs: February 6 – 12, 2022 (My friend’s parrot and new video on our Youtube channel)

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It has been a while since I’ve posted here. I have been pretty busy doing other things, though I realized that I need to get back on here and start posting my workouts and such again. It really does help me stay focused. I’m good with the workouts but where I really need focus is the diet, which tends to slide if I don’t have some goal I’m working toward, etc.

I found this picture of a friend’s parrot, who often sits on her perch near my left shoulder when we are playing board games. (I think the bird is a “her” though I’m not sure and I realize that I’ve forgotten her name too.)

She is a fun bird in that she doesn’t try to bite me or go to the bathroom on my shoulder (I’ve had birds try that one before) and I enjoy feeding birdie raw carrots and the like in-between turns.

Sun, February 6th

Morning/Afternoon Walk: 10.46 miles.

Mon, February 7th

  • (Afternoon Workout) Warmed up with indian clubs and dynamic stretching
  • (Super Set) Lat Pulldowns (hog bar): 60 lbs. x 4 sets x 12 reps +
    • Set #1: Crunches: 30 reps
    • Set #2: Standing Side Crunches (2-ct): 15 reps
    • Set #3: Dead Bugs (2-ct): 15 reps
    • Set #4: Leg Lifts: 15 reps
  • (Super Set) Standing Cable Rows (hog bar): 60 lbs. x 4 sets x 12 reps
    • Set #1: Alternating One-Handed KB Swings (2-ct): 15 lbs. x 15 reps
    • Set #2: Fitness Bag Cleans: 12 reps
    • Set #3: DB Cross Body Hammer Curls (2-ct): 12 lbs. x 12 reps
    • Set #4: Face Pulls: 15 lbs. x 12 reps
  • Deadlifts (hex bar): 135 lbs. x 5 sets x 12 reps
  • Bicep Curls (ez-curl bar): 31 lbs. x 4 sets x 12 reps
  • Evening Walk: 3.28 miles.

Tues, February 8th

  • Afternoon Recumbent Bike Ride: 30 Minutes, Manual Program, Level 5. RPM’s: 70+
  • Evening Walk: 3.26 miles.

One of the things that has been keeping me busy is starting a Youtube channel called Unnatural Selection. My husband does the narration and about 75% of the script work, and I produce the videos. So far it has been mostly ghost stories with a sprinkling of frightening encounters, such as workplace intruders and Craigslist sales gone wrong. We’ll be doing some other stuff eventually, but that is the direction we’ve gone so far. If you like that sort of thing and have a few minutes, check it out.

Wed, February 9th

  • Afternoon Workout: Full Squats: 4 sets x 15 reps
  • (Super Set) Seated Leg Extensions: 25 lbs. x 4 sets x 12 reps +
    • Set #1: Standing Calf Raises: 15 reps
    • Set #2: Dead Bugs (2-ct): 15 reps
    • Set #3: Partial Cossack Squats (2-ct): 15 reps
    • Set #4: Standing Side Crunches (ea. side): 15 reps
  • (Super Set) Seated Leg Curls: 45 lbs. x 2 sets x 12 reps, 50 lbs. x 2 sets x 12 reps +
    • Set #1: Front Kick Stretch (ea. leg): 15 reps
    • Set #2: Side Kick Stretch (ea. leg): 15 reps
    • Set #3: Snap Kick Exercise (ea. leg): 15 reps
    • Set #4: Walking Lunges: 15 reps
  • Evening Walk: 3.28 miles.

Thur, February 10th

Evening Walk: 3.28 miles.

Fri, February 11th

Evening Walk: 3.28 miles.

Sat, February 12th

  • Afternoon Workout: Warmed up with indian clubs and dynamic stretching
  • BB Military Press: 44, 46, 48, 50, 52 lbs. x 5 sets x 12 reps
  • (Superset) DB Incline Bench Press: 15 lbs. x 12 reps, 20 lbs. x 4 sets x 12 reps +
  • (Superset) Tricep Pushdowns (v-bar): 35 lbs. x 4 sets x 12 reps +
    • Set #1: Face Pulls: 15 lbs. x 12 reps
    • Set #2: DB Bicep Curls: 15 lbs. x 12 reps
    • Set #3: Cross-Body Hammer Curls: 15 lbs. x 12 reps
      • Alternated pronation and supination at the end of each rep.
    • Set #4: Supine Leg Windmills (each way): 60 revolutions
  • (Superset) Reverse Grip Tricep Pushdowns (d-handles): 12.5 lbs. x 4 sets x 12 reps +
    • Set #1: Leg Lifts: 20 reps
    • Set #2: Swing & Catch (10 lb. mace, each hand): 12 reps
    • Set #3: Spring Bar: (light) x 4 reps + (heavy) x 4 reps
    • Set #4: Hindu Squats: 20 reps