New Workout With Trainer

The trainer called me last night to set up the appointment for this morning and we had a discussion about whether or not the session should go ahead in view of my sore knee. She said that she would do a session with me that didn't work the legs out and should leave the knee alone to recover. I agreed and we set the time for 8 this morning. I have just returned and it was an interesting experience.

Instead of running or stepping up onto a bench to get my heart rate up, she had me row on the rowing machine. This worked the knee but didn't put any pressure on it. It felt a bit tight, but I could tell that nothing bad was happening to it. So first up she had me row for 5 minutes, then it was 20 press ups with a hand slap in between each one, shoulder press on the swiss ball, bent over barbell rows, and finally sit ups. I did four sessions of this and I was very tired by the end of it. The rowing really took it out of me and I have decided to work this into my normal routine for cardio.

To end the session for the morning I was told to do pull down followed by tricep pushdowns on the lat pulldown machine. These were pretty tough, but I have started to enjoy working out my back - it is weak but the strength is starting to improve and it wont be long until my back catches up with my chest. I also need to work on my arms and may start doing additional work on my arms other than when I am with the trainer.

The trainer said that she was very pleased with my weight loss again last week - I had forgotten to text message her with the weight so we discussed it today. She also said that she was mightily impressed with the walk on Sunday after the workout session the day before. She wants me to carry on with the spin classes on Saturday mornings to get used to it. I think it is a good idea as the class is pretty tough and it is a great start to the weekend - normally such a tempting time to go off the diet, or stay at home and take a day off. Anyway, I will be there this Saturday depending on how the knee feels - at this stage I reckon it should be okay.

I've decided to take a day out in town for the rest of today. My partner is off at spanish class tonight so I am home alone fending for myself. I figure that I might as well take some time to see a part of the city that I haven't been too - Kings Cross. Should be interesting, there are a couple of reputable coffee houses that I want to try out in that area. I'll get some take home beans as well while I am there. I'll take the camera and should be able to get some shots today which I will post for you all tomorrow. Until then, take care.