muck_a_luck: (Exercise Every Day)
muck_a_luck ([personal profile] muck_a_luck) wrote in [community profile] exercise_every_day2010-11-05 04:17 am
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Friday, November 5, 2010, Check-In

Hey, EED community!

Here is your daily check-in post! Hope everyone is having a great day!

If you are posting for the first time, or new to the community, please review the community's standards, below.


1. Mod (that's me!) will post a Daily Check In post, for those who prefer to note their daily activities in response to a prompt. Please only place exercise comments here.

2. All members are encouraged to post daily independent posts about their activities, if they prefer that to a prompt.

3. Please place any NON-EXERCISE comments in independent update posts and behind a cut. Some people are sensitive to discussion of diet and nutrition. That is integral to many people's exercise activities, so I want members to be able to discuss that, but for those who are here strictly to log exercise, I would like them to be able to avert their eyes.

4. Everyone is encouraged to introduce themselves, discuss their exercise goals, and post updates on their activities. "I finally made it to running a mile!" or "I kicked up into handstand today!" are updates that we all want to hear about and share! Please put long posts and entries involving diet and nutrition behind a cut, though.

5. Aside from intro posts and injury announcements, please try to include an exercise update in every post.
kerrypolka: Contemporary Lois Lane with cellphone (Default)

[personal profile] kerrypolka 2010-11-05 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
20 minutes of cardio on the elliptical machine, which I hadn't tried before.

30 minutes or so of weights. As I'm paying more attention to the various muscle groups, I'm really struck by how different my current abilities with them are. For example I can do 20kg on the lateral bar up to 3x12 reps, but I really struggled to finish a set of 8 chest presses with no extra weight at all.

Yesterday my copy of the New Rules of Lifting for Women came in the post, which isn't technically exercise I did but is still exciting! \o/
rydra_wong: 19th-C strongwoman and trapeze artist Charmion flexes her biceps while wearing a marvellous feathery hat (strength -- strongwoman)

[personal profile] rydra_wong 2010-11-05 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
*nods* It's fascinating, isn't it? And the disparity is completely normal; even as you get stronger overall, some muscle groups will still be able to move waaaay weight than others can. It's all about relative muscle size and leverage.

Also, yay book!