the dangers of community bathrooms...

This week we have shown marked improvement all around.. so much so that we sit at work antsy as hell until it's time to punch out and head to the gym. It's pretty ridiculous. Something must be wrong with us... Me, I've been trying to find creative ways to fit a few chinups into my workplace routine, but so far have come up with zilch. I did try hanging from the toilet stall, but who knew there's a razor-sharp metal edge on the top of the stupid thing? I know chinups are supposed to be painful - but come on! And G "hangs like a monkey" every chance she gets at home, so much so that she's apparently learned how to cook with her feet (seeing as her chin-up bar is in the kitchen...great visual don't you think? And don't worry - hers are some of the prettiest, softest and cleanest feet i've ever seen!)

only 92 more torturous minutes until i can get the hell outta this office chair and change the work clothes for workout ones....

not one, but TWO close calls...

Fun and games at the gym do have a sober side. Mostly our mishaps are funny, but there's always a bit of an edge. Dumb bell press with 40lbs today - piece of cake. "No more 40lbs for you" says Jungle Mama, "go get the 45s for the next set." OK sure, sounds logical. Next set comes along, get the 45lb-ers in the air.. right shoulder starts crumbling just at that one crazy spot where you can do nothing but fling the weight and hope to god you don't hit anything fragile - like a human. Luckily the only other humans in the gym (and there weren't many) were on the other side of a wall. The crash got their attention, but no limbs or digits. Back to the 40s it was... much to my frustration and consternation. POO.

The second close call did involve a dumbbell and a human - G's foot got perilously close to the weight as it was slipping out of my hand .... our hearts and breathing stopped momentarily... but luckily a broken big toe was averted and we were cracking jokes and ribbing each other again in no time. Tomorrow we rest, and then back at it on Tuesday.

Oh and BTW - we have a new routine. Since we can't get to Montreal for the 6am Wednesday paddle, we do fun and crazy stuff along with all the contestants under Bob and Jillian's torturous care at the Biggest Loser ranch.   Tuesday nights are full of boxing, pushups and a shitload of text messages. Hee! Love this life.

Week 17

Just when you think you've got it all figured out, it gets stepped up another notch or two! Our first of three lifting routines yesterday was tough as nails... and we loved every minute of it (and the resulting after-burn.... that first-morning stretch was tinged with that oh-so-familiar feeling of having put your body through something new... those back muscles especially :)  Although I suspect some of the tightness could be a result from copious amounts of shoveling this weekend too (and again it is snowing... anyone got a bucket-loader i can borrow? heaven knows where else i can put the stuff!), my bet is on the weight routine. Four sets of varying reps, and two lactic bench sprints after the entire workout - plus a few extra pushups and chinups at home (what can i say, we really wanna improve our numbers at the next fit test!)... 

Also got some GREAT news today - we got into the Vermont City Marathon in May!! Each of us running a half, this will be the third time we're running it together. It'll be the extra little push we need to get dump a few remaining and annoying pounds, and get lean and ready for training camp. YAY!