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kfisherx · 12-02-2007, 08:41 PM

Session 2 with the trainer: I learned today what "skinny fat" is and about the difference in loosing weight and being fit. I have heard that term "skinny fat" before but never fully comprehended it until now. It is someone who is within their weight range for their height but with lots of fat and generally not fit. Not only did I learn what that term was but I am accepting the fact that I wear that lable. My trainer says he doesn't like lables but we had a long and serious talk today about how that happens or rather how it was that I got myself into this mess. He made sure several times to point out that I was fully responsible for the place I was in. He also made sure that I acknowledged the good work I had done given my hamstring injury. He is kind of a cool guy in that way and balances things fairly nicely for me.

Today's workout was pretty tough. I pushed harder than I would ever push myself. At one point after he let me get up from an exercise I had to lean against the wall to keep myself upright as I panted from breath. I glared at him then because I was really hating him and the program. He just shrugged his shoulders and said, "If it was easy everyone would be fit". I had to laugh then even though I was in pain.

This really sucks on a lot of levels but a part of me is also loving it. I am enjoying the soreness in my muscles and also the good feeling I get after the workout.
I have several homework assignments from my trainer today. He increased my protein intake to 150 on Tuesday. The good news is that after a day of doing this my body core got warmer. I found today that I am not shivering all day long. The bad news is that increasing the protein like that makes me really full. I was only able to get 900 calories in on Tuesday and 1011 in yesterday. My trainer sort of flipped out about that and said that there is no way that will work and he did not care how I did it but I had to get those calories up to 1400 ASAP and keep them there. (He indicated that number would be increasing at some point) He suggested I eat more meals if I had to or sucked down shakes and power bars. The other homework I got was to start incorporating my PT exercises from my hamstring into my cardio and other workouts and he wants me to figure out my Resting Heart Rate.

Finally and oddly he wants me to decrease the intensity of my cardio workouts. He said something about me starving my body for a long time and doing really intense cardio workouts will only eat the muscle. He wants me to wait until I have some time with more cals and more protein before I go back to serious cardio workouts. He says no more than 160 HR for now.

Okay so that is it for now. I would NEVER have come to these radical suggestions or it would have taken a very long time to come to them. If this stuff actually works this trainer will have earned his salary and then some. Okay now I have to go and eat again.....

Today's workout
hip abductors with weights 2x20 (this is specifically for hamstring injury)
Mountain climbers 40 on each side
Jumping jacks 2 min
Mountain climbers 5 on each side then push up 8 reps x 3
Jumping jacks in between all of the mountain climber sets
Hanging ab work 3x15
After doing this we went to this long line on the floor. I had to walk this line like a tightrope and push up on my calf at each step. Then on the return I had to do squats all the way down making sure to keep the toes up and go down deep. I did this 4 times up and down the line.

12-02-2007, 08:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
kfisherx Luv'n Lift'n Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,886 My Profile	Session 2 with the trainer: I learned today what "skinny fat" is and about the difference in loosing weight and being fit. I have heard that term "skinny fat" before but never fully comprehended it until now. It is someone who is within their weight range for their height but with lots of fat and generally not fit. Not only did I learn what that term was but I am accepting the fact that I wear that lable. My trainer says he doesn't like lables but we had a long and serious talk today about how that happens or rather how it was that I got myself into this mess. He made sure several times to point out that I was fully responsible for the place I was in. He also made sure that I acknowledged the good work I had done given my hamstring injury. He is kind of a cool guy in that way and balances things fairly nicely for me. Today's workout was pretty tough. I pushed harder than I would ever push myself. At one point after he let me get up from an exercise I had to lean against the wall to keep myself upright as I panted from breath. I glared at him then because I was really hating him and the program. He just shrugged his shoulders and said, "If it was easy everyone would be fit". I had to laugh then even though I was in pain. This really sucks on a lot of levels but a part of me is also loving it. I am enjoying the soreness in my muscles and also the good feeling I get after the workout. I have several homework assignments from my trainer today. He increased my protein intake to 150 on Tuesday. The good news is that after a day of doing this my body core got warmer. I found today that I am not shivering all day long. The bad news is that increasing the protein like that makes me really full. I was only able to get 900 calories in on Tuesday and 1011 in yesterday. My trainer sort of flipped out about that and said that there is no way that will work and he did not care how I did it but I had to get those calories up to 1400 ASAP and keep them there. (He indicated that number would be increasing at some point) He suggested I eat more meals if I had to or sucked down shakes and power bars. The other homework I got was to start incorporating my PT exercises from my hamstring into my cardio and other workouts and he wants me to figure out my Resting Heart Rate. Finally and oddly he wants me to decrease the intensity of my cardio workouts. He said something about me starving my body for a long time and doing really intense cardio workouts will only eat the muscle. He wants me to wait until I have some time with more cals and more protein before I go back to serious cardio workouts. He says no more than 160 HR for now. Okay so that is it for now. I would NEVER have come to these radical suggestions or it would have taken a very long time to come to them. If this stuff actually works this trainer will have earned his salary and then some. Okay now I have to go and eat again..... Today's workout hip abductors with weights 2x20 (this is specifically for hamstring injury) Mountain climbers 40 on each side Jumping jacks 2 min Mountain climbers 5 on each side then push up 8 reps x 3 Jumping jacks in between all of the mountain climber sets Hanging ab work 3x15 After doing this we went to this long line on the floor. I had to walk this line like a tightrope and push up on my calf at each step. Then on the return I had to do squats all the way down making sure to keep the toes up and go down deep. I did this 4 times up and down the line. Last edited by kfisherx : 12-02-2007 at 09:34 PM.