The Early Bird Gets... the worm?

I gotta be honest. Getting up at ten after 5 this morning was NOT something I wanted to do. I had zero motivation go to the gym, except for the Nick, who had already made us pack a gym bag the night before. All I kept thinking about on the drive to the gym was how I'd rather be sleeping - gaining a precious few extra hours before my first long Tuesday night of the semester. Even as I pulled into the parking spot, walked in the doors, changed and filled my water bottle, I couldn't decide what I even wanted to do at the gym. Nothing seemed all that enticing. I checked out the stairmaster, but thought that might kill me... so I ended up on the elliptical. It's a pretty decent failsafe. I put on my "Workout 12.30" playlist and casually started at a jogging pace. I went through the first couple of "hills" and finally gained momentum around the last 10 minutes or so. It was a hard battle against myself today.

Elliptical: 33 minutes. 2.5 miles.
I actually kept my arms moving the whole time today - via the moving arm "things" for a lack of a better word. It's the first time I've done that. Generally I try not to use them, leaning towards improving my balance instead by not holding on to anything. But today I figured my arms could use the extra jolt.

Weights 10(ish) minutes
Calf machine - 3 sets of 15: 90lbs each time.
Quad machine - 3 sets of 15: 105lbs, 90lbs, 105lbs.

First of 2010

Today marked my first workout of 2010. It was easier than I thought it might be, given the week-long break I gave myself to hang out with friends and ring in the New Year. Total workout time was just over an hour, and though I probably could have pushed myself a bit harder, I also didn't want to make my body repel the gym tomorrow.

Total workout time: 1hr, 4 mins

Spin bike, 32 minutes. Mostly just riding, though I varied the road quite a bit. Some jumps, and some climbs. It was the first time I've been in my Sidi's in a while, and man did it feel good. The best part of the ride was definitely the accidental Whitney Houston back-to-back songs: first I'm Every Woman, followed by Million Dollar Bill. Total rockstar.

Elliptical, 32 minutes. I kept the resistance at either 7 or 8, and definitely climbed some hills. Low moment: during the sprint at the end, my iPod cord got caught on the moving handles, which clearly then shot my iPod out of its holder and onto the ground. iPod was saved, embarrassment was not.

Overall, not a bad workout, and I'm looking forward to tomorrow.