Rahl trains: week 2, day 1.

Biked 35 minutes at level 7 (of 20), 5-minute cool-down. 8.84 mi in total.
Weights: back, biceps, legs.
Back extensions, 2x12, 60lbs.
Trunk twists, 2x12 per side, 25lbs.
Bicep curls, 2x12, 20lbs.
Overhead pulldowns, 2x12, 40lbs.
Hip abductors, 2x12, 80lbs.
Hip adductors, 2x12, 80lbs.
Leg extensions, 2x12, 35lbs.
Hamstring curls, 2x12, 35lbs.
Stretched legs and back pretty well, but I need to look up some more stretches for the upper body.

I look forward to receiving my final work schedules for the semester next week. I need to know exactly what times I'll be able to go to the gym, as I find I have difficulty fitting it in between class and my jobs and the Libertarians and all the other small things that are part and parcel of being a human who provides for herself.

Right now, Sunday mornings, Wednesdays after work and before my fiction writing workshop, and Fridays look like the most attractive and likely times to train with time for a nice hot de-gym-gunkifying shower afterward. And then, if I ask for Sunday afternoons at the Writing Center, I'll be able to fit everything in neatly.

"Neat" is one of my favorite concepts, really.

I'm a little sore from the gym and from lugging groceries around in the cold yesterday afternoon, but I feel really well for having made it to the gym. After last week's stomach virus and resultant low-calorie days, I wasn't sure I'd have the proper energy. But I am feeling just fine, yes, sir, just fine indeed. I followed up my workout with a Luna Chai Tea Bar, which was delicious and full of protein. I've read one should take in protein immediately after a strength-training workout. Luna bars are an efficient and tasty way.

Also: the garlic broccoli penne reheated well. Another definite keeper.