Session no. 5
Today was ab day with the trainer. At least we started with ab workouts. The first exercise was on one of those half ball things. I had to sit on it and extend my arms and legs all the way out and lay back and then come together and touch my shoes. I did this 20 times the first time. Then he had me to V-ups. They are like situps but you have to move your legs in the air too and the hands and legs meet in the middle up in the sky. I alternated these two exercieses and did 1x20, 2x15 on the first one and 3x15 on the second one. I had some really crappy form going on for many of these so I don't know how many of those really count. The good news on this is that when I first started with this guy 3 weeks ago I could not do even 1 v-up.
After the ab work I did mountain climbers until forever. I had to use the 1/2 ball upside down to hang onto. I did 3x40 of these.
Then he grabbed a medicine ball and we went to the long deck and I did lunges all the way across and back while holding out that medicine ball and twisting my torso. Once I completed that he had me run the stairs (1 flight) up and down 5 times doing doubles on the up. Once that was done I went back to the lunges all the way up and down the floor. When I was done he looked at the stairs again and I got smart with him and commented that I would only do it if I could carry my friend (the medicine ball) with me. He replied that I could do it but I had to hold it up over my head. I laughed and put it down on the table but alas he was serious. I had to go up and down those stairs while holding the medicine ball above my head and if I started to let it down even a little he was all over me. So I did those 2 more times and 2 more lunges back and forth. He told me that it is not a very wise thing to give him those sorts of ideas. I told him that I realize this but am a Marine so will likely never stop being a smart ass.
I can feel my shoulders right now man.