Workout #3

Oops!  I'm a day late.  No big deal, here's your daily dose of update:

Yesterday afternoon I did the arms and shoulders workout and discovered that my biceps aren't nearly as strong as I thought they were.  On top of that, my left arm's bicep can lift only about two-thirds of what my right arm can lift.  I'm right handed, but I can't help but wonder if something else could be to blame for the difference in strength.  I made it through the entire workout, with the exception of the Seated Shoulder Flys, which I failed to write down and as a result, didn't perform at the gym.  Other than that, I aimed for 8-10 reps in most of the exercises, although for the first half of my workout there were a couple of weight hogs by the dumbbell stand, limiting my ability to choose a perfect piece of equipment.  In those cases, I went with the best available and generally ended up performing 15 reps.  I'm starting to really feel a difference in terms of body stability.  In the past, exercising with high resistances on the free motions machines or free weights had caused my arms to shake, in some cases rather violently, even if the amount of resistance was something I could manage.  I'm fairly certain this had to do with a general weakness in the secondary muscles required for each machine/move, so I was able to perform the exercise based on the primary muscles' ability to create the motion.  This is something all beginners should watch for, and that is the importance of making sure you work all of your muscles.  

I also completed the Ab Ripper X again today, with better results than the first time.  I actually managed to perform some of the Fifer Scissors, and generally could perform the moves better and again, with more stability, than I could two days beforehand.  I could only do about 10 Mason Twists, so there's another target: more Masons.  

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