An arm and workout report

[annathepiper]

This afternoon we had a team morale event scheduled, one of those gift exchange deals where everybody chips in a gift and you do the round robin thing, trading them around until a gift makes three passes. The team had been asked that everyone buy something of $15 value to chip in--but since monex is kind of tight for me and solarbird right now, and I've been dealing with the medical bills, I asked my lead if I could just quietly bail and he said sure. And he even let me put down eight hours for today anyway. My lead, I must conclude, is Cool.

So I decided to use the time, once I got home, to have another long overdue workout. (Thank you, NaNoWriMo, for eating all my spare time in November!) The good news in this area, though, is that despite not having had a workout in over a month, I have had significant strength improvement in my bad arm. I was able to get pre-break numbers of repetitions out of all the various exercises I do, and I used five pound weights on all of them. Also, my nerve damage has healed enough to the point that I can put both hands on my hips normally--and for the first time since before the break I was able to do the Back Extensions exercise again, which involves lying face down, lifting your arms over your head, and raising each of them along with the leg on the same side. I couldn't get my arm into that position before... and for a while, even though I could get it there, I couldn't lift it. So now this has apparently changed!

And in related news, I think I'm getting some nerve activity in the hand today. Either that or I just really worked it out, because when I was done with the crunches and I just lay there for a few minutes getting my breath back, with my hands resting against me, I felt the right one twitch a lot.

Very satisfying all around, in general!

Comments

[princessheacock.livejournal.com]

For those sort of "white elephant" exchanges, I actually generally do a "regifting" of something I've got in previous years that I'm not that interested in. (Often candles, etc. I've got a Christmas stash)

Or sometimes something I got as "Freebie" sideline.

cause yeah, not big on spending that kind of money for someone I don't really know. Esp cause that is pretty much my budget for REAL gifts.

[annathepiper]

Heh... I didn't think of that, unfortunately. I should have done!

Maybe I could have gotten rid of the copy of the Two Towers that Dara bought by mistake... it is the pan-and-scan edition of the theatrical version, and she wanted the widescreen! So we are not likely to ever watch this, and it's probably too late to return it now.

[princessheacock.livejournal.com]

OTOH this way you got paid for off work time.
Personally I enjoy the white elephant game that's why I go to the bother of finding a gift.

I said no thanks to the secret santas at AWANAs. Didn't feel like going to that effort or money this year.

[annathepiper]

I was very touched that Jon let me have the whole eight hours, yeah! I was just going to put myself down for six, but he said do eight, so I was all "OKAY!"

I probably would have enjoyed the gift exchange if I'd been able to get something, and I do like my coworkers, so. Ah well! :)