Work it out

I warmed (and warned) my body last week, so this week I'm really starting to tackle the weight room at Club Sport San Ramon. I'm still going slow - I'm planning on two sets (first one 10 reps, second 8 reps minimum) per station, straining a little, but not going overboard ... not yet :)

It's been almost 4 years since I stepped into a gym, so I was a little out of my element at first, but like riding a bike, the minute I lay down and started on my first bench press, it all came back. So I did upper back, chest today, and I think will stick with a MT TF schedule, and maybe throw in a Sat/Sun if I can.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is going to be interesting as we'll bring my two-year old son with us and see if he likes the drop-off at CSSR. One of the services that attracted me to CSSR was their very cool, fully staffed child drop-off center. Some gyms claim to have an "infant room," but really includes no more than some old gym balls, torn up kids' books, and one disgruntled employee who got stuck with the shift.

Not at CSSR. They have a full nursery, and a huge kids room that includes a climbing fort and an arts/craft section too, all staffed by fully-trained personnel who look happy to be working with the children. This means less stress for me while I work out. So we'll see what happens.

The objective of all this is to show that it is possible to be a parent of a child (in our case two), have full-time job/s, and still fit in at least 30-45 minutes a day to get some sort of exercise in. I'm also going to be working on some better eating tips too. I do want to post photos as I go, but am waiting to make an appt. with the trainer and get a good routine going first, and then provide more up-to-date info. Stay tuned!