Shannon’s BodyBlog

I was thinking back to when I was just a babe in the woods at the gym and how nervous I was about making my way through the equipment.

I was so afraid of looking like an idiot, struggling with trying to figure out how the equipment works and not getting in someone’s way in the process.  How stoopid.

And then I get my first routine from Janthony and he wanted me to use the leg press and hack squat machine.  But when I saw them, I got scared.

I thought of myself loading the weights and then getting on the leg press and getting squashed underneath it because of the inability to push the weight back up.  I pictured myself with my knees up around my ears like a damned frog, helpless to get myself out.

Same with the hack squat machine.  I was nervous to use that too because of the same scenario….being bent up, trapped, not being able to get out.  And WORSE, someone having to come and save me.

I told Janthony that I skipped those two.  He asked why.  I dreaded that question, but anwered, "Because I was afraid of being crushed."  His answer:  "WHAT?"

I know, I was stoopid.

It was then suggested that I try out the equipment without the weight to get a feel for it.  OHHHH, why didn’t I think of that?  Because fear made me stoopid.

But fear made me smart as well….after I was stoopid.

I attached a bar to one of the cable machines and removed the plate pin thigamajigger to adjust the weight.   When I removed the pin, the bar fell on my head….just missing my skull cap…my ponytail getting the brunt of it…..and the gym was crowded.

UGH, I didn’t look around as I lifted the bar from my neck and replaced it with a lighter one.  I wasn’t hurt, but my ego had a contusion the size of Texas.

After I read the label indicating that failure to follow their instructions could result in serious injury or even DEATH, I found out that a lighter bar has to be used.  So now I know which bars to attach.  I got smart

Now I’ve been going to the gym on nearly a daily basis and feel at home there with my comfort level being sky high.  I could care less what people think or how long I’m lingering at a piece of equipment studying the directions.  I don’t want to DIE, MAN.

Breakfast:  1 whole egg, 4 egg whites (21g prot)
oatmeal (5g prot)
coffee w/ skim

Snack:  greek yogurt (15g prot)

Lunch:  Chicken (40g prot)

"mac and cheese" (whole wheat mac w/ cottage cheese) (15g prot)

Snack:  protein shake w/ skim (32g prot)

Snack:  protein shake w/ skim (32g prot)

Dinner:  salmon (40g prot)

asparagus

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