Wish I was rich sometimes...
I really wish that hiring a personal trainer was not so damn expensive. I know I could definitely use someone kicking my ass at least twice a week to do those exercises I hate and to make me add more weight onto the machines when the current weight has become easy. But for now I will have to wait until I can afford to pay for a personal trainer and focus on what he has shown me to do.
Starting on Monday I am going to do everything I can to not leave work early or call out sick (unless I am ordered to by a doctor, of course) so that I can at least earn my attendance bonuses to help cover the costs of a personal trainer. This means not taking voluntary time off when the bosses go around asking who wants to go home because we're over-staffed, and being more willing to put in over-time hours when the request goes out during the busy sales periods.
Starting on Monday as well, I will be making a point of going to the gym four times a week for at least an hour each day. Now that I know what exercises I need to focus on for the next few weeks, it will make it easier, and because my goal is to do the Tely 10 in 2020 I will be spending a good 20-30 minutes total on the treadmill each time I go into the gym. Some exercises I can do in the privacy of my home, and when I get a set of resistance bands I can do some of them while at work - especially for my shoulders and hamstrings/calves.
I am now aware of how my injury sites look when I'm doing exercises, and it's probably a miracle that I haven't had more issues over the years. My left knee appears to be mostly flat in comparison to my right knee - I never actually noticed that before, but certain exercises make it abundantly clear that it's way more damaged than my right knee. And when I do certain shoulder exercises in front of a mirror I can easily see that my left shoulder has had significant injury in the past as well. My wrists are not as bad looking, thankfully, but they also need strengthening - now that I know the correct position to put them in while lifting weights or pushing bars on certain machines I should be okay. I know I certainly haven't had any worrisome aches or pulls like I'd been absolutely scared of happening. And I have also found my wrist wraps in case I need them to help maintain the proper form.
Surprisingly, my hips have not been an issue like I would have suspected. My right hip likes to pop out of it's socket painfully at times while I'm walking, but not once has it done that since I started at the gym. Even when I am doing inner and outer thigh exercises with weights!
For now though, I will focus on what the personal trainer wants me to work on as it will help in the long run. And that includes going to the gym four times a week for at least an hour each time, and focusing on keeping my shoulders back and not all bunched up like they usually are...I wonder if I can make some sort of brace that will help with this? Hmm, looks like I have some internet crawling to do...
Starting on Monday I am going to do everything I can to not leave work early or call out sick (unless I am ordered to by a doctor, of course) so that I can at least earn my attendance bonuses to help cover the costs of a personal trainer. This means not taking voluntary time off when the bosses go around asking who wants to go home because we're over-staffed, and being more willing to put in over-time hours when the request goes out during the busy sales periods.
Starting on Monday as well, I will be making a point of going to the gym four times a week for at least an hour each day. Now that I know what exercises I need to focus on for the next few weeks, it will make it easier, and because my goal is to do the Tely 10 in 2020 I will be spending a good 20-30 minutes total on the treadmill each time I go into the gym. Some exercises I can do in the privacy of my home, and when I get a set of resistance bands I can do some of them while at work - especially for my shoulders and hamstrings/calves.
I am now aware of how my injury sites look when I'm doing exercises, and it's probably a miracle that I haven't had more issues over the years. My left knee appears to be mostly flat in comparison to my right knee - I never actually noticed that before, but certain exercises make it abundantly clear that it's way more damaged than my right knee. And when I do certain shoulder exercises in front of a mirror I can easily see that my left shoulder has had significant injury in the past as well. My wrists are not as bad looking, thankfully, but they also need strengthening - now that I know the correct position to put them in while lifting weights or pushing bars on certain machines I should be okay. I know I certainly haven't had any worrisome aches or pulls like I'd been absolutely scared of happening. And I have also found my wrist wraps in case I need them to help maintain the proper form.
Surprisingly, my hips have not been an issue like I would have suspected. My right hip likes to pop out of it's socket painfully at times while I'm walking, but not once has it done that since I started at the gym. Even when I am doing inner and outer thigh exercises with weights!
For now though, I will focus on what the personal trainer wants me to work on as it will help in the long run. And that includes going to the gym four times a week for at least an hour each time, and focusing on keeping my shoulders back and not all bunched up like they usually are...I wonder if I can make some sort of brace that will help with this? Hmm, looks like I have some internet crawling to do...
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