Yesterday's Workout, Plan Going Forward

Hi!

I had a great day at the gym yesterday... twenty minutes of hard rowing followed by forty minutes of biking. This was a good step for me because I usually neglect to put in the FULL HOUR of exercise that I set out to do while I am at the gym, opting for forty or forty five minutes instead. After yesterday's workout I felt accomplished and happy, so I want to make getting a full hour in a priority now!

(I made a five hour long playlist called "2013 dopamine hits", and that helped me stick with the bike for as long as I did :)

I also want to give more priority to strength training going forward. Some of my muscle groups are much stronger than others and as a result I have, and have always had, poor posture and round shoulders. I have devised a six-day-per-week training schedule for myself that includes upper, lower, and mid strength training specifically.

Aunts Ruth and Berta - are there any exercises, especially non-machine exercises, that help you feel stronger and especially build posture? I am looking for more back and shoulder exercises to add to my upper body and full body days. Many of the machines do emphasize those areas but I want to combine machine and non machine workouts, so if I am traveling or something I have a strong set of body-weight exercises to do.

I also put forward what I think is a very strong job application to something I really want yesterday... not going to talk about it too much because I kind of want to stop thinking about it. I think the hour of hard work helped clear my head enough to write the cover letter.

Sincerely

Elizabeth