Good day everyone!
Today was my first day of working out by myself without the aid of a trainer pushing me. Much harder this way. Let me tell you why.
First, I really didn't feel like going to workout today, but I know that is just inertia exuding its influence on me (Damn you Sir Isaac Newton). So, I grabbed my gym clothes and made my way to World Health.
Once I got there, I had to choose which workout I wanted to do. I wanted something that wasn't too painful as I knew that I had to self-motivate, but it had to be something that was going to push me a bit as the next phase of my training begins next week. So, I chose the workout that I did in Chapter 2, but I upped the weight where I could.
It started out well enough with the sets of bench squats paired with dumbbell fly's. I then had to wait for some equipment to open up to do my single leg presses paired with machine pull downs. I then moved onto the dreaded part of the workout - my core.
This was the part that I really had to talk to myself. It was the superset of bench knee tucks with the stability ball, alternating supermans, bicycle crunches and finally side planks. I am sure that I looked like an idiot talking to myself between sets to get myself ready for the next one, but it worked. I was able to complete everything and I did it in less than the hour that it normally takes me. I was quite proud of myself.
Unfortunately, I haven't noticed a lot of change in my weight - I have dropped 2 pounds. But I have noticed changes in the look of my body. The fat that was on my arms and legs has disappeared and my pants are starting to fit a bit looser. So, I am going to assume that my body is producing enough muscle to compensate for the fat loss. That's my excuse and I am sticking with it.
Stay tuned for Thursday when I have to do my second workout alone. I am going to have trouble choosing a workout that I want to do and can talk myself into completing, but I will do it.
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