Day 3 - Shoulders and Arms

I have to say, I'm very pleased with how today went. Gabriel took vacation today so we could spend a few hours at Universal Studios. We slept in and had a late breakfast before heading out. We mostly strolled around, but we did manage to do the Jimmy Neutron ride and Shrek 4D. We also checked out the renovated Earthquake ride which is now turned into Disaster with Christopher Walken who plays a wacky film director who likes to make blockbuster disaster flicks. They use some great and clever technology to make him appear as though he is really there. There were some flaw to be hammered out, but were rather minor. Overall very good.

I have to admit though that while we were out, I was a bit nervous about eating. Sometimes when we go out, we stop at Vitamin Shoppe and buy a Supreme Protein bar since they are pretty tasty and the nutrient content is pretty suitable to us. Today we didn't do that because Gabriel wanted to treat me to lunch at Margaritaville. I was nervous if they would have anything that I'd feel comfortable with. I didn't dwell on it too much, but rather focused on having a great time with Gabriel as we walked around and talked and took everything in. The park was pretty empty so wait times weren't long for things and the weather was pretty nice, partly cloudy.

After we were done with Disaster, we headed to Margaritaville. I reviewed the menu very carefully before settling on the grilled fish tacos. I wasn't really thrilled that it came with island rice. I felt that was too many carbs between the tortillas and rice. So I ate most of the fish tacos and had maybe a third of the rice. I also had one of Gabriel's chicken wings. That was really spicy stuff. I was really impressed with myself though. I felt satisfied, not full and I was pleased with the selection I made.

Eating went well the rest of the day and I felt good. In an odd way, I felt leaner than ever. Then I did my scheduled workout. I needed to squeeze in Shoulder and Arms before the Patriots - Jaguars game for Gabriel so I skipped Ab Ripper X. Shoulders and Arms was rough. Upright rows always give me problems because it agitates my right shoulder. I read in a magazine article that particular move can cause shoulder issues and the best way to do it is to do a shoulder shrug prior to bringing the weight up. I did that today and it worked like a charm. Actually, it made the exercise a bit more challenging. Good stuff. I'm really happy about that and that I don't need to be afraid of that particular exercise anymore.

It was at upright rows, the half way point of the workout, I started feeling wasted and felt that I wouldn't be able to do the bonus round, but when I started the first set of lying down tricep extensions which is four exercises before the bonus round, I told myself even if I couldn't do very many reps, I was going to do the bonus round no matter what. And so I did. I didn't do half bad. I dug down deep and went for it; for that I am immensely proud of myself.

I can feel it in my biceps right now that they are going to be sore tomorrow and rather upset with me. That's okay. It was worth it. Tomorrow is some cardio so they have time to recover. I am very pleased myself and feel completely satisfied today.

Now it's off to have a little dinner, shower, and get some web work done.

Rating for the day: Solid 9