In which I destroy my wrists

Not really, but there were flex-wrinkles on my wrists for an hour after this workout, and my hands were like little claws.

Squats - 65 x 12, 12, 12, 10
Lat pulls (chin-up grip) - 105 x 12, 8, 6, 6
Presses - 40 x 12, 60 x 4, 3, 3 (Yee haw! How's that for a PB?)
DB presses - 20 dbs x 8
RDLs - 70 x 10, 10, 10
Bench dips (feet on a ball) - 10, 7, 7
Knee tucks on the ball - 3, 3, 10, 10 (I can't believe I can do these! Today was easier than the last workout, after a few tries...)
Row - 1500 m/8:20 min

New ditties by Rage Against the Machine and White Zombie on the Shuffle sure helped with the big weights today.

Weigh-in: Still 152...

Short, sweet and to the point

I don't think I did more or less than in any average workout, but it all felt very... efficient today. I felt strong, nobody got in my way, and I just whipped through my sets like nobody's business. Plus, I improved my presses just a little bit more.

Row - 1000m/4:53 min (I was trying really hard for sub-5 on this. It was challenging.)

Bent-over rows - 25 lb db x 12, 10, 10, 10 (per arm)
Squats - 65 x 10, 10, 10, 10 (keeping my feet closer together on these makes them harder)
Presses - 55 x 8, 6, 6, 6 (I believe that last time was something like 7, 6, 4)

(I alternated the sets of squats and presses, with minimal break in between -- just walking the length of the gym -- so that may have added to the perceived efficiency.)

Row - 1000m/5:23 (nice and easy, on purpose)

Ball tucks - 12 (you know, hands on the floor, feet on the ball, tuck knees to chest. These were HARD!)

Plank - 50 seconds

I've decided to try to work in exercises I can do bent over or belly-to-the-floor (like the rows, the planks, ball tucks, push-ups), and avoid stuff that puts me leaning back (incline presses, v-sit ball tosses). The baby is going to start to move into a head-down position starting any time, and there's a better chance of him landing in an anterior position (he should be facing my spine) if I avoid back time, and spend some time on my hands and knees. Oh shush. It's true.

Home stretch territory

I think that at 30 weeks pregnant, we cannot discount the walk to the gym as part of my workouts. It's a km each way, and between the snow and tricky hips, it's starting to feel like... well, not nothin'. Also, pregnancy may be known to beget princess-like behaviour. (AKA Big Wimp Syndrome.)

But after the arduous walk (in the extremely lovely winter weather, and I'm not even being sarcastic about that), I managed to eke out a circuit:

4 rounds:
500 m row*
12 thrusters - 40 lb
10, 7, 6, 6 lat pulls (chin-up grip) - 105 lb
15 good mornings - 50 lb

Plus 10, 7, 6 bench dips at the end of it all. Which are starting to hurt my wrists. Damn 151 lbs of body weight!

* Last set was usurped when someone else hopped on the erg. I subbed in a walk on the treadmill (after completing the 4th round of weight stuff) -- 1/2 mile on a 10% grade, but only at 3 mph. Anything faster and I experienced superfun shooting pain.

Then I came home and did some shoveling.

Also, 30 weeks! Starting to feel like home stretch territory. (I'm already starting to think of training goals for summer/fall.)