I just hired a personal trainer for myself at the 24 Hr Fitness club that I work out at in the Renton Highlands. Chris is amazing. He is totally kicking my butt, in a good way. Before training with him I would just go to the gym and do my usual routine and not even really break a sweat, I wouldn't even bother putting my hair up. That has all changed. No more cute hairstyle, its all business, ponytail with bangs off the forehead, otherwise they turn into a soppy mess-not pretty.
First off, Chris determined that I needed to be doing more reps (15 vs my current 8) to achieve better endurance as that is what most of the recreational sports that I like to do require (like skiing and hiking). This is definitely something that my body is railing against, I feel like I can do 8 reps of almost anything, but beyond that I start getting cranky. So, this will take some adjustment.
I started to get nervous when another trainer said to me "I hope Chris doesn't do to you what he did to his last client." I'm like, oh great, what exactly was that? Apparently this other client had to run to the bathroom and hurl because the workout was super intense. Great, just what I get for choosing a trainer who also was in the Marines and was responsible for whipping other Marines back into shape. What have I gotten myself into?
I didn't puke during the first workout, but I think I came close. At one point I felt dizzy and like I might be literally turning green. Chris asked me if I was ok, and I was, after I took a moment, and some water. He said he was surprised how much water that I could drink and keep down. (Really its mostly a good excuse catch my breath and take a break!)
I'm glad I signed up for training. I went much further and harder with my workout than I ever would have done on my own and Chris prompted me to try things that I didn't think I was capable of. I was freaking out when he showed me how I would be doing push-ups with not just one hand on a mini ball, but with both hands on 2 different balls. I did just fine. (I'll add some pics to these soon as that will probably make it easier to visualize) Then there was plyometric (quick/forceful) push-ups where I was suppose to land atop a bosu ball with my arms fully extended and locked into place. After a few of these I was landing them less with my hands and more with my face :( Not good form AND even harder on the ego. But that just means that there is plenty of room for improvement, right?
