This evening I didn’t get around to leaving the house until well after 7, so I knew ahead of time that tonight’s workout would be brief. As usual, we parked a few blocks away and walked to the gym to get some free warm-up time in, making sure that everything was at least a little flexible. I continued my pattern of alternating upper- and lower-body moves, starting with a leg extension; unfortunately something was to happen that cut the workout even shorter.

My first upper-body exercise was the fly, and about halfway through my first set I noticed that my right fore-arm was hurting a little; it felt as if I’d pinched something. I readjusted, and it seemed to get better, but was still there. When I went to do my second upper-body move, it really hurt and I had to stop short. Same on the third, same even on captain’s chair - basically, anything that involved my arms became a non-option. This applied evenly from tricep pushdowns to a shoulder press.

I ended up just running through the simple lower body positions and calling it done. 95% chance this will go away with a little rest, and I don’t see any need to push it. It was annoying, but at least I’m getting back into the gym habit again.

Leg curls, single - 20×50, 20×50
Flies - 20×70, 15×70
Leg extensions, single - 10×50, 10×50, 10×40 (these still feel harder than they should)
Calf raises - 20×210 straight, 20×210 angled in, 20×210 angled out
Crunches - 50 straight, 25 left, 25 right, 50 straight, 25 left, 25 right
Bicep curls, tricep pushdowns, shoulder press - a few of each, then stopping

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