Monday’s Leg Workout and Bad Drivers

Oh my mind is racing today! Went to the gym for a simple little workout and the parking lot was jammed packed with people who couldn’t drive all fighting for the one spot that is closest so they don’t have to take those extra five steps, that they really need to!
Once I finally made it into the gym, I was slightly more calm – but ready to take the frustration out on the weights. Today was Leg Day – honestly, one of my FAVORITE workouts of the week! So I head upstairs to the free-weight section and look around – the gym is packed – with people I’ve never seen before in my whole entire life. Did the gym get a whole new membership of people who decide to go to the gym at 3:00 on a Monday? Its fine to see new people, but when you’ve NEVER seen these people before in your life and they get in the way – it gets extra annoying – especially the creepy guys (I don’t mean to offend anyone).
So I put the music on my iPod just a little bit louder, focused and I was ready to go home waddling.
Here’s my workout today:
Warmup: Bridges and Clams
*No rest between exercises – about 1 min rest between sets*
A1 – Walking Dumbbell Lunges (20 steps one direction, turn around, 20 steps back/3 sets)
A2 – Mountain Climbers (30 seconds/3 sets)

B1 – Single Leg Extensions (10 reps/leg  – 4 sets – resting leg is held in active position with light weight)
B2 – Stability Ball Leg Curls (10-12 reps/4 sets)

C1 – Plie Squats (10-12 reps/4 sets)
C2 – Single Leg Calf Raises (10 reps/leg – 4 sets)

D1 – Single Leg Deadlifts w/dumbbell (10-12reps/leg – 4 sets)
D2 – X-Band Walk (15 steps right – 15 steps left)

After that I hit up the StairClimber to let some of the lactic acid out of my legs and hope the burn won’t be TOO bad tomorrow.  I only had the time for 10 minutes today, but some time is better than no time and I made the most use of that time – doing intervals of 1 min slow walking, followed by 1 minute of a higher walking pace.
Headed home (to be hit by someone in the parking lot who didn’t know how to drive!) and had a protein shake with peanut butter and its off to class.
Had to share my workout and my rant – how was your workout today?

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