fitness goal setting
Jul. 11th, 2008 01:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
verbicideSo, this morning's meeting with the trainer was AWESOME. I really, really love this gym. Which is half the battle sometimes, I think. The staff has continued to be friendly and competent. It's just awesome. The whole place has a really great ambiance. I used to belong to Sound Mind and Body and it was cramped and the vibe was just different. This place had serious people working out and doing their own thing. I feel comfortable there.
Rose, the trainer, was just perfect. I knew we'd get along when after some of the initial assessment questions about my fitness goals, we overlapped each other saying:
Me: So as much as I'd like to lose weight, my principal goal here is to be really fit and toned and strong. I'm not interested in ever being twiggy.
Rose: Absolutely. So, what you're saying is...
Me: ...I want to be able to beat up boys.
Rose: ...You want to be able to hurt people.
Me/Rose: YES!
We set up a circuit training routine for me. I'd like to come in on MWF for it and then swim on T/Th. Nothing scheduled for weekends, because I'm liable to blow that off anyway.
They have this cool thing called ActivTrax that sets up new routines for you every time. So, now that she's filled out my strength levels (based on what we did today), on Monday, I will have a new sheet with the machines/exercises I should do that day. At the end, I file it under "Completed" and then on Wednesday, there'll be a new sheet waiting for me.
My old trainer had me warm up at first and then go through the exercises--3 sets at each station. But I think what we're going to do here is slightly different. I'll warm up. I'll do one round at each station. Run to the treadmill/elliptical/bike for 2 minutes and then do another set. Back to the cardio equip for 2 minutes and then the final set. I think the variety will be great, because I haaaaaaaaaate resting between sets on the same machine/exercise.
It was exciting to see that I'm not as weak as I feared I'd be. It's been a long time since I've lifted and while I'm not as strong as I was, I'm not as weak as I once was either. And she complimented my squat form! She said it was perfect! *preen* Thank you, Alexis. Six months of training with her really cemented that position for me.
I'd forgotten how much I love lifting. It's such a good feeling. And holy crap have I not done any ab work in like a decade, because even after a few test sets my stomach was like, "WTFOWIEZ!!" It was still cramped up when we went to do leg presses. Holy crap that hurt.
I'm looking forward to the pain!
Rose, the trainer, was just perfect. I knew we'd get along when after some of the initial assessment questions about my fitness goals, we overlapped each other saying:
Me: So as much as I'd like to lose weight, my principal goal here is to be really fit and toned and strong. I'm not interested in ever being twiggy.
Rose: Absolutely. So, what you're saying is...
Me: ...I want to be able to beat up boys.
Rose: ...You want to be able to hurt people.
Me/Rose: YES!
We set up a circuit training routine for me. I'd like to come in on MWF for it and then swim on T/Th. Nothing scheduled for weekends, because I'm liable to blow that off anyway.
They have this cool thing called ActivTrax that sets up new routines for you every time. So, now that she's filled out my strength levels (based on what we did today), on Monday, I will have a new sheet with the machines/exercises I should do that day. At the end, I file it under "Completed" and then on Wednesday, there'll be a new sheet waiting for me.
My old trainer had me warm up at first and then go through the exercises--3 sets at each station. But I think what we're going to do here is slightly different. I'll warm up. I'll do one round at each station. Run to the treadmill/elliptical/bike for 2 minutes and then do another set. Back to the cardio equip for 2 minutes and then the final set. I think the variety will be great, because I haaaaaaaaaate resting between sets on the same machine/exercise.
It was exciting to see that I'm not as weak as I feared I'd be. It's been a long time since I've lifted and while I'm not as strong as I was, I'm not as weak as I once was either. And she complimented my squat form! She said it was perfect! *preen* Thank you, Alexis. Six months of training with her really cemented that position for me.
I'd forgotten how much I love lifting. It's such a good feeling. And holy crap have I not done any ab work in like a decade, because even after a few test sets my stomach was like, "WTFOWIEZ!!" It was still cramped up when we went to do leg presses. Holy crap that hurt.
I'm looking forward to the pain!
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Date: 2008-07-12 12:08 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-07-12 04:29 am (UTC)I'm glad you got a great workout in, and that it turned out you don't have as much ground to make up as you'd expected.
I know what you mean; I always hate the *idea* of doing it, but then once I do, I'm beside myself with glee at the feeling and the results.
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Date: 2008-07-12 04:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-12 05:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-12 05:30 pm (UTC)But, OMG that looks amazing--make it! Make it! And then tell me if it's good :D
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Date: 2008-07-12 07:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-12 07:34 pm (UTC)I'm going to make a peach pudding cake today! My kitchen is almost completely clean now and nothing inspires cooking like a clean kitchen!
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Date: 2008-07-12 07:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-12 07:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-12 07:40 pm (UTC)I did think that there should be a better way to incorporate the chocolate other than chips. But hadn't figured it out yet.
http://therecipegirl.blogspot.com/2008/04/strawberry-chocolate-chip-bread-pudding.html
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Date: 2008-07-12 07:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-12 07:42 pm (UTC)