Since I purchased a 12 training session
package, I am now a quarter of the way through my first time with a personal
trainer. I feel like we are still in the
honeymoon period and I know things will get more challenging. But, overall, this has been a very good
experience and a positive venture for getting myself healthy in 2017.
These last three sessions have been about Tyson
learning about me and my activity level as well as any injuries he can spot
based on how my body moves. I feel Tyson
knows a lot about injury prevention so I’m really glad he watches for that and
tries to avoid any issues that might come up.
Workout One: 30 minute circuit training with a
mix of weight machines and heart rate recovery moves
Workout Two: Balance movements with weights to
test endurance level and injuries
Workout Three: Card “Game”
Tyson warned me the “card game” was
coming. My friend Mark, who has trained
with Tyson for the last year, has also talked about it. Well I learned all about the cards at my
third training session. Tyson has a deck
of cards and each different suit means you are doing a different move. For example:
Hearts = Burpies
Spades = Air Squats
Diamonds = Push ups
Clubs = Kettlebell swings
Then, the number on the card is the amount of
reps you do for each move. For example:
3 of hearts = 3 burpies
5 of spades = 5 air squats
Face cards also had values attached to
them. Jacks = 11 reps, Queens = 12 reps,
Kings = 13 reps, Aces = 15 reps (apparently there isn’t 14 reps??)
You try and work through as many cards as you
can in a 30 minute period doing whatever movement and reps come up on each
card. The only time you change movements
is then the card shows a different suit.
So you might get a 3 of hearts and have to do 3 burpies and then the
next card might be the ace of hearts so you have to then do another 15 burpies
after the three you have completed…oh yes, this happened to me!
So, how did it go? Well, I pretty much thought I was going to
die. But, I didn’t so that is a huge
plus! I made it through 44 cards (there
are 52 cards in a deck) and I did a total of 99 burpies! Tyson was nice to me in that I was allowed to
modify the burpies so I was stepping in/out instead of jumping in/out and I was
able to do push ups on my knees. We also
alternated through two different types of kettlebell swings to work different
muscles.
It was a very difficult workout. Tyson said upfront to take as many breaks as
I needed and to go at my own pace. He
says often people push themselves too hard and fast and end up pucking. I didn’t lose my breakfast but I wasn’t very
comfortable either getting up/down on the floor so much. Thankfully when the workout was over I was
really happy I pushed myself to complete it.
I’ve found that happens each time I meet with
Tyson. It is very hard during the
workout but I always feel great when the workout is done.
Well…except for being so sore the next two
days!
Tyson wants to meet three times this week. Oy. I’m
nervous!
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