Sam's Blog

So... We woke up early Saturday morning, ate quickly, and headed out to a dogshow in Redmond. This one was special because there was supposed to be a bunch of Boston Terriers there. We weren't disappointed. We saw 50-100 BTs there. We were pretty surprised that Zoey looked as good as any of the top BTs. Her coat is as nice and her looks are as good. Lisa says that, because her white fur doesn't go all the way around her neck, she isn't show quality...We had a good time but we forgot the camera...again...

We couldn't stay long at the show because the kids were getting bored. Lisa joined a BT club, met up with someone she met on one of her Internet boards and we zipped home. After lunch, the kids napped, Lisa surfed the 'Net, and I went to the gym. Feeling tired, I decided to do a workout that would get my blood pumping - legs. Anyone who knows me knows that my legs look like a couple of toothpicks holding up a potato... I don't enjoy working them out therefore I rarely do it.

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
I was quite surprised at how strong my legs were for the first leg workout in a long time. I easily performed multiple sets with 225+ in squats. After the squats, I was still feeling energetic so I performed semi-heavy hack squats, then leg curls, then glutes and calves. I finished up with a good ab workout.

We picked up some steaks to barbeque. However, just before I threw them on, I noticed that the heat was going down...we ran out of propane. I sped off to the store and we got the steaks on 1/2-hour late... Dinner turned out excellent though...

Sunday, I went to the gym early and did a quick arm workout. Then, I came home, picked up the van and went to Costco to get some new tires. I got in right at opening, picked out some good BF Goodrich Mud&Snow tires and drove around to the installation area. They told me it would be 1-1/2 hours. So, I went back in and did some more shopping.

Because of the wait to have the tires installed, I took my time inside Costco...browsing every isle...and sampling what little food was laid out. After about an hour and 10 minutes, I headed back to the garage...only to find out that I forgot to give them the key for the tire locks... So, I got out of there around 12:45 (it opened at 10).

We threw some chicken on the bbq Sunday evening. I was starting to feel the delayed onset muscle soreness in my legs. It was particularly painful going up and down the stairs.

I woke up this morning and my legs were on fire! Every step was painful. I struggled to go down the stairs and was particularly annoyed when Lisa went upstairs right before I left... So I had to go up to say goodbye then back down again...

I waited until everyone left the train before I gingerly made my way out of the train and up the steps to 4th Ave. I slowly walked the 5 or 6 city blocks to work. I was in pain all day. I left at 4:30 to make the 4:45 train. Running a little late, I walked as quickly as I could. I was chuckling aloud as I could tell that my gait probably looked anything but normal. Plus, I was tripping over every little bump in the sidewalk.

I'm not moving again until bedtime. And I'm not doing a leg workout for another 6-months...

posted by Sam @ 8:09 PM