Tonight was my first night back at the gym since I destroyed my lower back last Tuesday. The doctor said it'll be about six weeks until the back stabilizes, but I can goto the gym so long as I don't push it too hard.

I was only there for about half an hour, working mostly on chest with a bit of arms thrown in for good measure. I halved the weight for each set, but I increased the reps to try and compensate a little bit. By the time I left, the back was throbbing slighting but nothing uncomfortable. The only problem was when I was doing some finishing stretches, and I forgot that I'm not supposed to twist my torso...the result was a moment of, shall we say, discomfort. Nevertheless, I plan on returning to my regular gym schedule - even though it's really frustrating not being able to push the weight that I'd like to. :

In other news, I was watching Resident Evil: Apocalypse on my computer today, and noticed that all those city shots are of Toronto (Keep an eye out at the start - when the truck with the little girl in it gets in an accident, you can see the CN Tower in the background). It was nice seeing the CIBC logo behind the Helicopter before one of the crew dives out to whip some zombie-ass. Sah-weeeet!