I’m Back In The Saddle Again

Well, that dates me.  That is an old Gene Autry song.  Well, any Gene Autry song would be old I guess.  I am back in the saddle though.  For the first time since April I worked out with my trainer.  And feel great today.

 

I had been hoping to see Mike Clegg again several weeks ago.  However, with all that has happened in my life since April, I was really behind at work, and needed to focus on getting caught up.  I am not caught up yet, but I am making progress, and felt I also need to be working on getting in shape again.  Also, last week at rehab was the first that I did any strengthening exercises so I felt more confident about a work out with my trainer.

 

I started the work out with 10 minutes cardio on one of the Wellness Center treadmills.  I thought Mike and I would argue about the weights he would want me to lift, but we were on the same page on most routines.  We used 5, 7 ½, and 10 pound dumbbells, and 55 pounds for bench press.  Those weights are much less than I was doing in April, but until last week, the only exercise I used any weight on at all was a dumbbell curl, and that was 7 lbs.  I used 35 pounds for a triceps routine, which was about 20 pounds less than I had been doing.  That actually was the hardest of the arm routines.

 

I lifted 5,150 pounds with my arms.  I followed that with 6,600 pounds on leg routines, and 1,500 pounds on the abdominal machine.  After lifting I did 20 more minutes on the treadmill.  In 30 minutes I walked 1.48 miles and burned 315 calories.  After the treadmill I did five minutes on the hand petal bike.  This is a cardio exercise, but it is also one I do to rehab my shoulder.

 

At the end of the work out Mike Clegg told me I owe him 10 times in the Wellness Center in the next two weeks.  I see Mike only every other week, and that will be my goal.  I will also try to lift at least 6 times in the next two weeks, not counting my two rehab sessions.

 

I was afraid my shoulder would be sore after lifting.  There was a little pain in a few of the routines, but the pain was similar to what I experience at rehab.  I did ice my shoulder when I got home from the Wellness Center, and it feels OK today.

 

Day one-it is good to experience some positives after too many negatives the last four months.  Thanks for stopping by.

~ by Ron Meyer on July 8, 2009.