unogirl83’s BodyBlog

Last night was my first session with my personal training. I was at the gym from 7:30pm until about 10pm I believe. The session was incredible.  I really believe this trainer is going to be worth every penny I am paying. We started my session with a cardio warm up on the eliptical about 15 minutes, just to get the blood going. Next, I think we did every machine imaginable.  I am not sure what the names of most of the names are but I will try. We started with legs extensions (is that right?) both forward and back.  He showed me the proper alignments and positioning of my body and feet (which by the way I have been doing completely wrong). He let me do the machine my way then showed me the difference in doing it his way, and yes it is so MUCH more effective and I can really really feel the difference. I never realized how easy one can go wrong on machines, and those images that are on there, yea don’t use those as guides they do not show you the complete picture like a trainer would. Next, we switched rooms for some free weights.  He showed me exercises for my biceps, triceps, calve raises, we did bench presses, exercises for my hamstrings and several other exercises.  He showed me the proper way to do it, the proper alignments, what I should and shouldn’t do.  My trainer was shocked I could handle a pretty good amount of weights for my first training.  He said he thinks I will progress really fast. We next did the machine that helps with your upper back/shoulders.  He said its sort of like teaching you to do pullups, b/c once you can reach your own weight, then you can do a pull up.  Now this machine, I have done plenty times, but again I was doing more harm to myself than good as I have been doing it wrong.  Now I will no longer be doing it wrong, and will not be at risk to seriously injure myself.  The next thing I did was crutches on the stability ball (let me say I LOVE WORKING out on the ball), then on the matt for a different form of work out for my lower abs. Next, it was time for some cardio, but all of the machines in the gym were taken so we went in to the studio and he taught me on spinning.  I have never done spinning before but let me tell you it was amazing.  We did spinning for an hour.  Spinning was incredible, that is the type of cardio I can really go for.  It is a real big sweat fest, but for some reason I LOVED IT.  I love the intense workouts that bring on the sweating.  Spinning will be great to really pound out stress somedays. My gym currently doesn’t offer any type of classes, but just build a studio for them and hired (from what I hear) some really great and more than qualified intructors (my trainer will be one of them), so I was sort of a test for the spinning class that will begin next week.  You can expect me in every spinning class they have. I can not WAIT!!
In all, I think my workout was more than amazing and pretty intense. Everything I did I did two sets of 20, which I thought was pretty good for a first session, when most of it is teaching and learning form and all of that type of stuff.  I think with him I will be more confident in my work out and I will have a more effective work out suited to me and all of my needs.  That is what I think I have been needed.  I have pretty good knowledge of what I am doing and a basic understanding of what to do at the gym, but its good to have it being effective too.  I have a friend that attends the same gym and he just so happened to be there last night.  He has an amazing body, yet my trainer looked over and when and corrected his form, b/c he was on the verge of hurting himself. At first, I was kind of pulled back to get a trainer, b/c I thought why can’t I do this on my own, others do. Now I see why.  To work out and for it to be effective and not put your body at risk for an injury, etc, its good to meet with a trainer and learn the proper techniques and the proper knowledge. Anyone can do it, but its good to know how and why, etc. I think I am going to have a way better understanding and it will cause me to have an even greater progress in my fitness.

Well, I will end here for now.  I will post again soon, especially after my next session with my trainer.

Thanks for reading everyone.

Love,

Alicia

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