June 13th, 2012, 191, S!, JotD, AAD 13
Rise at 5:45, sitting and in to work. Solid (and quick) upper body workout this morning:
3 sets barbell presses, 8 @ 65#
3 sets pullups, 6 ea.
3 sets dips, 6 ea.
3 sets dumbell rows, 8 @ 55#
1/2 mile run
My back is still out of sorts, but it is more of an issue during/after sitting. Standing, lying prone, walking and (interstingly) running aren't so much of an issue. Experimenting with my sitting position, to see what affects things, but at this point if I sit for too long, I'm in a bit of pain for about 5 minutes until I walk it off.
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Observing people as I walk is internally instructive. I notice how someone holds their hand while they walk: clenched, or tight to their side, or at an awkward angle, and I immediately check into my own hand. Inevitably I am unconsciously and with no awareness doing something with that part of my body, holding in some completely unnecessary way. No judgement on the person I've observed, or on my unobserved self, just an opportunity to check in.
I also notice how people use the space. There are a set of glass double doors at the end of the hallway. One door is always open, the other mostly stays closed. Neither is locked, but inevitably when there is a traffic jam due to two-way traffic through the door, nobody opens the other door. On the surface, it seems like a simple resolution: I can't go through this door, so I'll open the other. What is it that prevents people from either seeing the solution or acting on it? This is one instance that I see every day at work - what am I missing in the rest of my day? What other doors are there that I can't see or can't make the intellectual leap to open?
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Home to prepare the Wednesday dinner, and then out for a run with Micah. Not bad, considering: 3.6 miles in 40:25 - roughly an 11:15 mile pace. More work to do for a "good" 5K time. A good dinner, practice and then to bed.
