I’m recording in the car today because I have been out of action for several weeks. It is April Fools Day and the last workout was March 8. I was out because I had bursitis in my left ankle.

It’s cold, which goes to show that as soon as I think winter is over, that’s when the cold weather will come back for one last time.

I need to be careful because it has also been a while since I got up this early in the morning. After a month of being out of my routine, I am a bit less efficient at getting ready in the morning, because I have to think about it. So I am a few minutes late getting to the gym, which opens at 5 a.m.

The workout was not bad. But the thing I realized was that there are so many ways we use all of our body parts. Today was supposed to be calf day, and I did calf exercises, but I had to go down in weight so as not to make things worse on my ankle. The ankle is also very important even for upper body and back exercises. It is used to stabilize the body, and this stress is amplified with increased weight.

Normally I would go to a lower weight when I have been out for a while, but today I kept the same weights I had been working with, and went with fewer reps. I think this will help me keep on track to build muscle.

I think walking a short distance will be a good thing to do this week, but I probably will only hit the weights one more time this week.

I learned some things today, and I was able to adjust. And most importantly, I’m not stopping, ever.

Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 206 (-69)
Workout time: 40 Minutes (weights)
Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04)
Steps: 5,420
Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 152.57 (+9)
Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 26%
Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 5 hours
2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat