Good Workout This Afternoon

The workout this afternoon went well. It was tough, but I managed to do well enough considering that it was on the back of a good cardio session this morning. The trainer informed me that she (in her words) "Felt like being a b*tch" and set about giving me a pretty taxing session today. I started off having to do dumbell lunges for the length of the gym and back again. After that it was into squats with the same dumbells, lifting them up above my head in a shoulder press movement. This was immediately followed by press ups where I had to hold the position with one arm, while using the other to open up my chest and twist around to the ceiling. They were quite difficult, and for some reason she assumed that I could do a lot more of this exercise than I can do for ordinary press ups. Finally I had to finish off with some ab work - leg raises on the floor. I did this routine for three sets.

Next up she told me that she was going to bash on my biceps (not her words, I guess she had had enough of whaling on my quads). First off I had to do pull ups from the floor with the bar resting on the squat rack and me pulling myself up using an underhand grip form the floor. I have done these before, but today she had raised the bar off the ground a lot more. They were tough. Next up were bicep curls with a barbell. I was to do 10 on my own, or try for 12 with her assistance. I managed to get through 10 on my own for three sets. I felt good about that. To round out the session she stretched my legs, and I also did another couple of sets of crunches and situps. It was a good session and I was really tired at the end of it.

The trainer told me that the purpose of the first set of exercises is to sap my energy so that it is totally gone. The purpose of the second set of exercises is to build muscle in the areas that I need to focus on. Today was obviously bicep day and I found it quite tiring. I think that I will try and work in a muscle development day on my own so that I can add to the effect of training with her. I will make sure that it works in with the regular sessions that I have with her, and she can give me some advice on what to do. I may also think about increasing my cardio workouts a bit more, probably instead of doing the weight lifting exercises to begin with, and maybe as well as in due course.

Well, that's about all I have that is fit to print today. It was a good day and I feel good now that I am back at home and hammering away at the PC. I'm also catching up on some housework and waiting for my partner to get home and see how her day went at work. Today she is doing exercise after work, she is walking across the harbour bridge and is supposed to meet her cousin half way, and then they will both catch the train home. Sounds like a nice idea (it was mine, lol) and they certainly have a great day for it. Catch you all tomorrow!