Hitting Reset (Again) - 30 November

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Last time I worked out was November 19, and did not do very well, especially after starting off with an abortive set of squats. Same place in my left shoulder/neck area was acting up, and I managed a mere five reps, down from ten the time before. I think that depressed me physically, as well as mentally (where's the dividing line anyway?), and I fell of by one or two reps on three other exercises. I didn't bother to log that workout, so I won't note changes on today's statistics -- I'm just going to call it a new baseline and start fresh. (Although I will note that I did pick up a rep on about half the exercises.) I also took twice as long a time off as I usually do, partly because of being out of alignment with the neck/shoulder and in a bit of pain.

Things went pretty well today. Dana had a house-call massage to do this afternoon, and I knew she wouldn't get back early, so I went ahead and worked out on my own. It just takes a little longer, because I have to stop between sets and record my numbers. It also means keeping my own tally, so I'm never absolutely certain that I counted right. Pretty close, though. And anyway, I felt I just could not wait another day to get back to it. Here are the numbers:

Workout Stats: 
SetLevelWeightReps
Squats625110
Hamstring Curls610
Shoulder Press6444
Pullups6745
Flies66
Curls62228
Pullovers64
Dips68