Houston: Day 1

So I spent most of the afternoon searching houston for a gym that I could get a proper workout in. At one point I actually considered the Houston Rock climbing gym. Instead I opted for a Bally total Fitness as it was directly across the street from our office and close to my hotel. However, I found the rock gym would have been cheaper including shoe and chalk bag rental. I haven't worked out in a commercial gym in years. The tiger gym in snyder doesn't even count because I was always there early hours and didn't have to look at people. I gotta say that I'd forgotten how bad it can get.
I have my ipod loaded with great music, but opted not to fill my pockets with a bunch of crap. This turned out to be mistake numuro uno. Today was benchpress day and i wasn't really looking forward to it, but decided to just get it out of the way. What a joke. I quit after a set of four with 315. Not horrible, but I was swetting so profusely that I was literally afraid the bar was slipping outta hand (NO CHALK ALLOWED!). I grabbed a spotter for my last set, but I'm sure you know how much I trusted that guy. Anyhow. It is what it was. The rest of the "workout" I decided to follow suite of everyone else in the gym and try to get a PUMP. Here's how it went:
Incline DB Bench: 75 x 12, 90 x 10, 90 x 8 MUSIC: Britney Spears - "Womanizer"
* Skull Crushers: 70 x 10, 90 x 10, 110 x 10 MUSIC: Beyonce - "You shoulda put a ring on it!"
** Bent Bar culrz: 70 x 10, 90 x 8, 120 x 5 MUSIC: PINK - "Sober"
One Arm Cable Curlz: more culz? MUSIC: ANOTHERWOMAN -"WHOGIVESASHITSTABMEINTHEEYEWITHASPOON"

Altogether not horrible. good pumpy little workout. Tomorrow is squat day. Hooray!!

*I wanted to do some triceps accessory work. Perplexed, I walked around the gym and noticed that there were no less than ten machines/apparatus devoted to biceps exercises. I finally found a dip rack tucked away in a remote corner that some old guy was taking a nap against. Something isn't right here.

**WTF. Everyone else in there was rubbing their B-Spots. After all, what's wrong with doing some curls when no one strong is looking? "When in Rome, do what the other queer baits are doing." Besides, I've heard that biceps are useful for flipping tires.