Saturday, September 1, 2012

First Training Session


9:00 am Saturday morning and I have turned up, a little nervous, to Flames Fitness in Calwell. I am met by the trainer and told that I am going to be pushed hard. And he wasn't lying.

My session lasted for a little over an hour - some time was taken showing me how to use the equipment but over all it was go go go all the time. My session went like this:

500 metres on the bike warming up
5 minutes stretching

Group 1 (repeated twice)
20 flies with 4kgs weights
15 pushups (using a barbell so I am in an inclined position)
500 metres on the cross-trainer, level 10

Group 2 - Cardio (repeated three times) - each activity took between 2 and 4 minutes, no rest in between
300 metres on the treadmill @ 5% incline, 6.0km/h
400 metres on the rower
700 metres on the bike, level 6

Group 3 (repeated twice)
Dips - as many as possible (I managed 7 first time and 5 second time)
15  Tricep extension while lying on the bench

Then 10 minutes of stretching.

My legs were jelly at the end and my arms were also very wobbly. My trainer pushed me, even though he had other people to look after, anytime I started slowing down, he was straight on it telling me to push harder.
During the session I drank over a litre of water, especially during the cardio session :)

Next session Monday 5:30pm.........

1 comment:

  1. Great job, it's hard work and i bet at times you will think 'I cant do it'! but you will start to crave that burn! I love my exercise, I dont feel right when i miss it. Great cause too, none of my babies would be here without NICU. I will send a donation to you shortly.

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