A digression ... Exodus Notes has been a fantastic waste of time. At this point in time, all subjects other than chronicling the personal anecdotal decline into senior citizen decrepitude are mummified. Aside from the latter, the only important previous Note titled, “Guidelines,” is worthy of any future delineation.
On the topic of decrepitude, the current weight regimen at the gym has caused pain and inflammation of the joints of the index fingers of both hands. Initially, the cause was deemed to be a weakening hand grip. Thus, $10 was invested in weight lifting wrist straps from the little retail area of the gym as adjunctive solution. Incidentally, no other local retail store carries wrist straps.
Upon further investigation, the problem may actually be caused by sloppy hand placement on the bars or hand grips on the various weight machines. Some of the bulbous hand grips could also be problematic. So far, the wrist straps have not been deployed. However, any continuation of the joint pain and inflammation will invoke rapid deployment. The only other alternative is to lower the weights used or cut back on the weight workouts, neither of which is acceptable.