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Fitness: I hit my lowest point so far this morning! I’m currently at 198.2 and I’ve still got one more endurance routine to do this week. I might not see the 200s again by the end of this month! Mouse: He seems to have perked up a bit this morning, though I’m not sure why. I think the swelling in his tongue has gone down more, so he can eat more easily. He’s still on the wet food, but his weight is holding steady at 12.6 pounds and he seems like his old self this morning. Maybe he will be around for a while! On to fitness! |
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I was sitting at the office yesterday morning doing my usual work and I got a call on my cell phone. I don’t usually answer it at work, but I recognized the number – it was the number of the gym I work out at. The first thing that popped into my head is “oh, my trainer quit and now I’ve got a new one”. I was right on the money. I couldn’t help but chuckle a bit when talking with the fitness director, as this is the 5th trainer that I’ve worked with that walked from the job without notice (that I know of). At least one of them had the decency to call me and let me know that he’d gotten a job elsewhere that served his talents better. It makes me wonder if I was too much of a challenge for him, as I’d take everything he threw at me, push through it (even though some of it was rather hard), and still have a little energy left over when I was done. He never failed to tell me that I was by far his hardest working client and that he had to prepare for me. In any event, he was fun to train with the eight times (I think) we got together and worked out. He was also a good teacher, likely due to his being in the personal training field for over 10 years. Things I Learned from Ting I think the most important thing I learned from Ting was from the smallest question that I asked him right after the first time we worked out. I inquired as to whether doing the elliptical or the treadmill would be better for cardio after our workout. He pointed me towards the treadmill and talked about how running was a natural instinct and how it toned a person up more efficiently. That little tidbit struck a light in my head and led to my current endurance routine that I’ve been pushing myself with as of late. I’ve been trying to get rid of my stomach for years and these routines have been whittling it away slowly but surely. The other thing that left an impression was talking about the theories behind and engaging in pyramid workouts. It hadn’t occurred to me before to climb all the way up, then all the way back down the pyramid the same way. Once he planted the idea, it made perfect sense. It’s turned out to be a good way to increase my tone and strength levels, which is what I’m going for over bulk. Who’s Next? The fitness director told me I’ll be working with a guy named Carl, who was the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at Western Washington University. I met him last night and he seems like a good guy. I’m sure I’ll learn some useful fitness strategies from him, though I hope he stays at the gym through the duration of my remaining sessions. I don’t imagine that I’ll need to renew my personal training sessions at this point unless I really like the guy and get a lot of benefit from his help. I say this because I’m less than 10 pounds from my final goal (at the moment) and know how to cut weight and build muscle and strength in a multitude of ways. That said, I’m going in with an open mind (I always do) and hoping to get put through the wringer a few more times! Discuss this post at [The Forum of Jason Vincion]! Posted on March 10th, 2010. |
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