Wouldn't you know it? I go to where the incline and decline bench press, plate loaded machines are and the counterpart incline/decline benches for barbells and everything is taken. Overall, the gym was much more crowded than usual. It's probably because folks were catching up from taking the holiday weekend off. Well, as I have mentioned in the past, I am not a patient person. No way was I going to wait for stuff to free up. So today with little exception, my workout was done using Nautilus equipment.
I skipped cardio....just didn't feel like doing it today. My excuse is that time was short.
Nautilus incline bench press, 5x15-8
Nautilus pec machine/flys, 5x15-12
Nautilus pullovers, 5x15
Nautilus dips, 4x15-10
Tricep machine (not Nautilus), 4x12-8
Nautilus seated curls, 5x12-10
Seated dumbbell curls, 4x12
Nautilus forearm machine, 5x15
Nautilus crunches, 4x15
Surprisingly, I got a pretty good pump. My pecs looked very full for me. The triceps were on fire. All in all, I had a good workout. Glad I didn't walkout of the gym when I couldn't do what I'd planned to do.
Gym observations:
There are all types of folks who workout at Nautilus Plus OC. There are some pretty chunky people and there are some very lean people. Lots of gals and guys sport a lot of ink. Some folks, like me, have none or at least none that show. If you smile at people, more often then not they smile back at you. One fellow who appears to be about 40 years old has a great upper body. Couple that with an impossibly tiny waist and he looks pretty amazing. I'm guessing he doesn't have much going on in the way of wheels. All in all, he's what women go for, but his body isn't balanced.
A cute little black boy came running out of the locker room with his gym bag. He was wearing swim shorts and no shirt. He set his bag down in the middle of the floor and ran back to the locker room (probably forgot something). Within seconds, he was back. What energy little kids have! What appeared to be his mom, was a full figured white lady. She didn't seem to have much energy. She probably exhausted it, moving all those extra pounds around all day.
There were more physical therapists with their clients out on the floor than usual. They were also likely making up for the holiday yesterday. It is fun to try to figure out what each person is in physical therapy for. Sometimes, it is obvious, but sometimes it isn't. One fellow, who looked reasonably fit, was doing a variety of free weight exercises with the therapist standing around and taking notes. It seemed more like the therapist was a trainer, but I know he isn't.
Steve manages North Lake physical therapy at this location. He often asks me about Margie. I am dreading this. It is difficult and awkward, telling people she passed.
