I was off work today! YAY! So as a lady of leisure, I sipped my coffee, got a few last minute Thanksgiving day groceries and went to work out with my running BFF, Flaherty.
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| Pre-Training: Only slightly sweaty...we still have hope and light in our eyes. |
We met for a quick 3 miler to warm up for a buddy personal training session. I have heard so much about her workouts and her trainer "Nate the Great" that there was no way I could turn down an opportunity to see what all the hype was about?!
I walked in expecting to work hard and to showcase my overall lack of muscular strength... GUESS WHAT!?! That is exactly what I did! More importantly, I pushed a crazy weighted down sled across the gym! No really, like more than once!
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| Seated row, you suck. |
I thought I'd feel super self conscious because Flaherty has been beasting it out with her trainer for years, but I didn't. He met me where I was at and didn't seem to be offended by all of my f-bombs.
F-bombs and bench presses go together like peanut butter and chocolate.
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| Nate scaring Flaherty into more bench presses! |
Honestly, I have never worked out so hard in my life. No really, I thought I was either going to barf or have heart failure. It was freakin' awesome!!! Nate makes my Jillian DVDS look like pretty weak. Oh I definitely gained more respect for Flaherty, as she beasted heavier weight than me. Don't be fooled, she is one strong 50-year-old mutha. BOOOM!
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| Thumbs up for another casualty. |
The moral of this story is... if you can afford a good personal trainer, they can seriously help you improve your fitness level. Lesson learned! In my case, yes I run, but my total-body-smack-down today reminded me that I have a long way to go in the overall fitness department.
Kudos to Nate for tolerating the Flaher/Fal combo and holy crapola you're awesome at what you do! However, I would like to make just one little suggestion for improvement though...
MORE WHITE RAP!
Have you ever met with a personal trainer? Good/Bad experience?
xo,
falon
Dude, you pushed that sled like a bad ass! Can you see now why I spend my childrens' college money on my personal training sessions? It pulls double duty...physical fitness AND mental stability. There is NOTHING like going in after a tough day at school (or home) and slamming a med ball against the floor. There is something to be said for picking up heavy shit and moving it around. BOOM! I had a blast today!
ReplyDeleteI used a trainer at the Hoity Toity gym near the old Stockbroker corrals. (clearly I enjoyed my life then. snort.) She was a grandmother. She kicked my ass. I literally could not get out of bed the next day after my first workout with her.
ReplyDeleteIf I could afford her, I'd do the 3 hour commute just to have her kick my ass several times a week. One day...
You two take the most fucked-up pictures together.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the green bean casserole tomorrow...or, later today, I guess.
Love.
That's awesome! Sounds like fun--painful fun--but fun nonetheless. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!! xo
I did before and i always get Ms. Super Perky and I just want to beat them up! :)
ReplyDeleteI did the free training session at my gym, and he had me on the trx straps doing crazy stuff that I was pretty sure he just made up right then and there. Oh, and I loved it.
ReplyDeleteMy best friend was a personal trainer while we were in undergrad and I've seen what she makes her clients do so I never did weights with her!
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