WHAT DID I DO?

...that was the question I was asking myself during my training session yesterday.

I'm even asking that question this morning as I barely was able to lift my arms onto the desktop to type this blog.

What did I do? I was questioning whether or not I wrote something in my blog that "offended" my trainer. She was on-fire!

Ok - so I was a few minutes late. That was the first time. No need to take drastic measures and beat on the client. Hey, consider it an extra few minutes to refresh your coffee mug, check your email or take a pottie break. No need to take it out on the client.

So, for warm-ups - I got to do some walking lunges. Ok. That's bearable. I don't mind those. But I did them awfully fast and low and felt it in the glutius! So, I lunge-walk the length of the hallway. Now, INCHWORM crawl back! Whaaaa??? Now I thought Squat Thrusts were the worst, INCHWORMS have to be a close second. (Although, I have to admit the first thought that crossed my mind when she said it was more of THE WORM from an 80's Breakdance flashback). That's not what they were!

Imagine with me, if you will, starting in a standing position, bending over and walking forward on your hands until you are in a pushup position. While you are in this position (don't move your hands), walk your feet up until your butt is sticking up in the air and you feel a "nice" stretch in your hammies. Now, without moving your feet, walk your hands forward until your are back in the pushup position. Repeat until you make it down the hallway or crash unwittingly into your face in the carpet!

And, as if the INCHWORM motion itself were not bad enough, imagine with me, the BIGLOSER's beautiful form as her shirt continued to ride up her back and the "exposure" of the uttermost parts were bared freely for the entire gym to see. (I think I heard the normal grunts of the weight lifters slightly change from the usual "Uhh!" to something more like "EWWWW!"). The one time I didn't wear a compression shirt under my workout clothes...

Needless to say, it only went downhill for me from there. I had to do some foot-crossing basketball-style crouches and end in a curtsy fit for a queen (all while holding a medicine ball) - but I actually looked like the awkward step sisters from that Cinderella remake "Ever After". I even stepped on my own foot once, not sure what was going on there... Did as many hamstring curls as I could in 30 seconds (my hands are too sore to describe in detail what this is) and some bicycle crunches for 30 seconds.

Sweat dripping...heart pounding...breath breathing heavily...

Oh. I so wish there was a video of this (there probably is for the viewing pleasure of the training staff at staff meetings). I had to roll on a ball on my stomach until the ball was under my calves. So I was kinda in a pushup position with the ball holding up my legs. Then, I had to curl my knees up and let the ball roll under my feet and then roll it out again. The first one, I went head first into the floor. Second. Legs rolled sideways. Third, awkwardly enough, I was getting there. I was able to finish out the first set and complete two more - no rug burns!

That's all for now. I need to find some Icy-Hot so I can move my arms and bend or twist...oh, wanna meet me at the gym after work?