My knee has been killing me lately, I think because I have been doing the bike so much so I can read, and knees have a tendency to lean inward, which is no good. It was a leg day today, but since it was so bad, I turned it into a cardio day.
I did 35 minutes on the bike, and did two walks: one to the bank, 1.6 miles, and then one to Blockbuster to return I Love You, Man, which was suprisingly hilarious.
Yesterday, I did upper body, and I can barely lift my arms
8/26 Workout
Upper Body:
Seated Shoulder Press- 15 lb dumbbells, 15 reps, 2 sets
EZ Curl Bar Bicep Curls- 25 pounds, 10 reps, 2 sets
Overhead Cable Tricep Extensions with Rope- 27.5 pounds, 15 reps, 2 sets
Cable Tricep Pulldowns to failure (after each set of overhead extensions)- 27.5 pounds, around 5-7 reps
Explosive Pushups with Barbell (around knee height)- 15 reps, 2 sets
Barbell Body Rows (around bellybutton height)- 15 reps, 2 sets
Uneven Bosu Pushups- about 8 reps, 2 sets. These were the last things I did and I was pretty lucky to not skin my nose off the ground when my arms gave out
Abs: (I did these in this order, twice through w/o resting)
Crunches w/ plate, arms extended towards ceiling, range of motion- up to sitting: 25 lb weight plate, 10 reps
Regular crunches- 15 reps
Opposite Elbow Opposite Knee crunches- (kind of like Bicycle crunches) 10 reps to each side
Oblique crunches- 10 reps to each side
Lani asked me this question:
I wanted to know how you deal with body image issues as a PT who has a history with eating disorders? Its been something I have had concerns about as other women who are PT’s in my life constantly talk about how image is everything and how their clients expect them to be super skinny (also when did super skinny start to equal fit? I never quite understood how that came to be).
I was a little worried when I started training that image would be everything, and that clients would judge my appearance and use that as a reason to work with me/ not work with me/not trust me, etc. Turns out, it really doesn’t matter. Honestly, if you know your shit, no one is going to care what you look like. I am thin, and I have muscle tone in my arms (I wear pants so they cant see much else), so people know I practice what I preach. No one expects me to be thin, they expect me to lead by example. Most often, people are impressed to know how much I work out, because it shows that I do it too, and that I work just as hard, if not harder than they do for the way that I look.
I don’t ever feel like people are judging my as a trainer based on my appearance because the only people I deal with are my clients, and the first thing I do is drill into them that health is what is important, not looks. Weight loss is a side effect of exercise, not the focus. Increasing energy,
We’ve had all kinds of trainers at my work: short and skinny girls, tall and buff guys, tall and curvy girls, squat and “softer” guys, etc. and there has never been an issue. I have a feeling big gym trainers are judged a bit more, because we weed out the unmotivated. People are more focused on whether or not they can get results, not what their trainers look like.
The only time I feel judged is when people tell me I don’t know what it’s like to be overweight- like I couldn’t possibly understand what they are going through, and am there for judging them as being weak/lazy/making excuses. I don;t share my past with all my clients, because most of the time I don;t feel it is relevant, but in these situations, where I can tell it isn’t just a comment made in jest, its an actual trust issue I will share my past with them. I will tell them that even though I have not ever been technically overweight, I know what it is like to be out of control with food and be embarrassed of my body. I know what it is like to feel out of control and have people stare at you for your size. After that, they are usually embarrassed and apologize, which is not my goal, but they gain a little understanding that things are not always as they appear, and most importantly, they start to trust me.
My knee has been killing me lately, I think because I have been doing the bike so much so I can read, and knees have a tendency to lean inward, which is no good. It was a leg day today, but since it was so bad, I turned it into a cardio day.
I did 35 minutes on the bike, and did two walks: one to the bank, 1.6 miles, and then one to Blockbuster to return I Love You, Man, which was suprisingly hilarious.
Yesterday, I did upper body, and I can barely lift my arms
8/26 Workout
Upper Body:
Seated Shoulder Press- 15 lb dumbbells, 15 reps, 2 sets
EZ Curl Bar Bicep Curls- 25 pounds, 10 reps, 2 sets
Overhead Cable Tricep Extensions with Rope- 27.5 pounds, 15 reps, 2 sets
Cable Tricep Pulldowns to failure (after each set of overhead extensions)- 27.5 pounds, around 5-7 reps
Explosive Pushups with Barbell (around knee height)- 15 reps, 2 sets
Barbell Body Rows (around bellybutton height)- 15 reps, 2 sets
Uneven Bosu Pushups- about 8 reps, 2 sets. These were the last things I did and I was pretty lucky to not skin my nose off the ground when my arms gave out
Abs: (I did these in this order, twice through w/o resting)
Crunches w/ plate, arms extended towards ceiling, range of motion- up to sitting: 25 lb weight plate, 10 reps
Regular crunches- 15 reps
Opposite Elbow Opposite Knee crunches- (kind of like Bicycle crunches) 10 reps to each side
Oblique crunches- 10 reps to each side
Lani asked me this question:
I wanted to know how you deal with body image issues as a PT who has a history with eating disorders? Its been something I have had concerns about as other women who are PT’s in my life constantly talk about how image is everything and how their clients expect them to be super skinny (also when did super skinny start to equal fit? I never quite understood how that came to be).
I was a little worried when I started training that image would be everything, and that clients would judge my appearance and use that as a reason to work with me/ not work with me/not trust me, etc. Turns out, it really doesn’t matter. Honestly, if you know your shit, no one is going to care what you look like. I am thin, and I have muscle tone in my arms (I wear pants so they cant see much else), so people know I practice what I preach. No one expects me to be thin, they expect me to lead by example. Most often, people are impressed to know how much I work out, because it shows that I do it too, and that I work just as hard, if not harder than they do for the way that I look.
I don’t ever feel like people are judging my as a trainer based on my appearance because the only people I deal with are my clients, and the first thing I do is drill into them that health is what is important, not looks. Weight loss is a side effect of exercise, not the focus. Increasing energy,
We’ve had all kinds of trainers at my work: short and skinny girls, tall and buff guys, tall and curvy girls, squat and “softer” guys, etc. and there has never been an issue. I have a feeling big gym trainers are judged a bit more, because we weed out the unmotivated. People are more focused on whether or not they can get results, not what their trainers look like.
The only time I feel judged is when people tell me I don’t know what it’s like to be overweight- like I couldn’t possibly understand what they are going through, and am there for judging them as being weak/lazy/making excuses. I don;t share my past with all my clients, because most of the time I don;t feel it is relevant, but in these situations, where I can tell it isn’t just a comment made in jest, its an actual trust issue I will share my past with them. I will tell them that even though I have not ever been technically overweight, I know what it is like to be out of control with food and be embarrassed of my body. I know what it is like to feel out of control and have people stare at you for your size. After that, they are usually embarrassed and apologize, which is not my goal, but they gain a little understanding that things are not always as they appear, and most importantly, they start to trust me.