Yesterday was Day 2 aka the last free session with my secretly African personal trainer. It really is too bad I don't have $90/hr to spend on him otherwise I'd totally keep going. He told me they're having a special...3 for $130. I don't know about ya'll, but that ain't no sale to me. It's bad enough this membership costs the same amount as my car insurance. I can't even be giving away $130 on something I could Google and YouTube.
Last time I met with him he said we'd spent time talking about diet this session, which was a lie because he made no mention of such things this time around. The session was still quality though; I think it lasted about 40 min or so. I kinda gouped him out of like 10 min because he asked me what time we started and I said 6 when it was really 5:50, but he be aiight.
This time around we did a lot of cardio and core work. He said those are the two things I should work on. He recommends at least 45 min of cardio; I have to figure out how to work that in because I hate treadmill running, 45 min on the StairMaster is an awful lot, and I don't know that the bike would be able to hold my attention span for that long. I'll probably go back to what I was doing at LifeTime: 15 min of elliptical, 15 min of bike, 15 min of running, or something to that effect. I'm also going to add core work in with this, so now my week will probably look as follows:
Monday and Thursday are going to remain the same in terms of exercises I currently do. Wednesday will be a mixture of both legs & upper body. I'll probably do a bunch of exercises that require total body movements, ex) burpees and the like. As for the cardio & core day, I'll do 15, core, 15, core, 15 core...or something like that - that does dd up to 45, right?? Man I wish I paid attention in math... I'm gonna research different core exercises I can do between each set to keep my heart rate up. You can get an core workout from more than crunches. I'll let you guys know what I find. As for the cardio bit, I know I'm keeping the StairMaster and I'll probably add the row machine and Jacob's Ladder to keep things interesting. Treadmills and stationary bikes get boring after awhile. You'll be too R.I.P. to be bored with Jacob's Ladder and StairMaster, and the row machine in right in front of the TVs so it just has good placement.
Anyways, here are a couple of funny things/complements the trainer dude said:
OK, first of all, #2 was not as it seems; he was trying to explain the importance of cardio to me, even though I secretly already knew. Little harsh? Yesss, but correct none-the-less. This little 5'0" frame can only hold so much weight. In fact, I'm so short that when he went to show me the Jacob's Ladder machine, the belt doesn't even go down that far. Also, I've been called "stocky" my entire life, so that's really nothing new. Anyway, I've never been compared to a sprinter or a gymnast, but I'll take it. And that last comment...all I could do is laugh. He said it just like that, French accent and all.
I'm gonna take his advice and go back to the cardio day(s) like when I was at LifeTime for the next 4 months or so. He says I can yell at him if I don't see any results after that. And I plan on holding him to that.
So we'll see how this new routine works out. I'll start it on Monday and make adjustments accordingly.
I haven't measured myself but I'm sure I'm smaller than I was in my Insanity days. I'm sure that's because of the weight lifting. My waistline is smaller and everything is more toned than before, which is odd because cardio is supposed to slim you down, thus toning you up. This leads me to conclude that Insanity really only helped me improve my conditioning and not much else...which is fine since that is after all what I bought it for. I just thought I'd share that piece with you.
Last time I met with him he said we'd spent time talking about diet this session, which was a lie because he made no mention of such things this time around. The session was still quality though; I think it lasted about 40 min or so. I kinda gouped him out of like 10 min because he asked me what time we started and I said 6 when it was really 5:50, but he be aiight.
New Addition to the Routine
This time around we did a lot of cardio and core work. He said those are the two things I should work on. He recommends at least 45 min of cardio; I have to figure out how to work that in because I hate treadmill running, 45 min on the StairMaster is an awful lot, and I don't know that the bike would be able to hold my attention span for that long. I'll probably go back to what I was doing at LifeTime: 15 min of elliptical, 15 min of bike, 15 min of running, or something to that effect. I'm also going to add core work in with this, so now my week will probably look as follows:
- Monday: Leg day
- Tuesday: Cardio & core
- Wednesday: Todal body day
- Thursday: Upper body
- Friday: Cardio & core
Monday and Thursday are going to remain the same in terms of exercises I currently do. Wednesday will be a mixture of both legs & upper body. I'll probably do a bunch of exercises that require total body movements, ex) burpees and the like. As for the cardio & core day, I'll do 15, core, 15, core, 15 core...or something like that - that does dd up to 45, right?? Man I wish I paid attention in math... I'm gonna research different core exercises I can do between each set to keep my heart rate up. You can get an core workout from more than crunches. I'll let you guys know what I find. As for the cardio bit, I know I'm keeping the StairMaster and I'll probably add the row machine and Jacob's Ladder to keep things interesting. Treadmills and stationary bikes get boring after awhile. You'll be too R.I.P. to be bored with Jacob's Ladder and StairMaster, and the row machine in right in front of the TVs so it just has good placement.
*SN* The Jacob's Ladder struggle is real. The 2:30 felt like 981246 minutes. Now, this could have been because it was the end of the workout, I was already tired, and I spent 30 min on the StairMaster before the date even started. But it was probably because it was just hard.
He Tried It
Anyways, here are a couple of funny things/complements the trainer dude said:
- "You're shaped like a gymnast or an Olympic sprinter."
- "You're stocky and short, which could be problems if you gain weight."
- "You already have the muscle so if you do more cardio you'll be...OMG...yesss, so toned...OMG."
OK, first of all, #2 was not as it seems; he was trying to explain the importance of cardio to me, even though I secretly already knew. Little harsh? Yesss, but correct none-the-less. This little 5'0" frame can only hold so much weight. In fact, I'm so short that when he went to show me the Jacob's Ladder machine, the belt doesn't even go down that far. Also, I've been called "stocky" my entire life, so that's really nothing new. Anyway, I've never been compared to a sprinter or a gymnast, but I'll take it. And that last comment...all I could do is laugh. He said it just like that, French accent and all.
I'm gonna take his advice and go back to the cardio day(s) like when I was at LifeTime for the next 4 months or so. He says I can yell at him if I don't see any results after that. And I plan on holding him to that.
So we'll see how this new routine works out. I'll start it on Monday and make adjustments accordingly.
Post Insanity Life (continued)
I haven't measured myself but I'm sure I'm smaller than I was in my Insanity days. I'm sure that's because of the weight lifting. My waistline is smaller and everything is more toned than before, which is odd because cardio is supposed to slim you down, thus toning you up. This leads me to conclude that Insanity really only helped me improve my conditioning and not much else...which is fine since that is after all what I bought it for. I just thought I'd share that piece with you.
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