The Shakes

So...I had my first personal training session today. Gone are my hopes for rock hard abs and a solid butt. Gone for now at least. My primary goal is strength training and conditioning. That concept applied to me equals: let's start using the the muscles in my body that I have but have never used.

:P

First off...I do really like my trainer. She is solid!! She's no Joyce...but she is solid. Fun too. ANd also knows how to crack the whip. She'd call me out when I was being half assed..and it was our first session. oh...goodie! i can't wait to hear what she will say when we're well into our training. But really, I do like that she doesn't let me get away with being half assed.

So back to using muscles that I've never really used before.. It is totally funny! and quite embarrassing and seriously makes me want to get better to avoid shame. I was doing this exercise...totally basic...and yet...I was shaking like I've never shaken before. All I had to do was sit on one of those balls...sit up straight, and then with my back straight and abs tight, lean back. While leaning back...all I had to do was rotate my at my waist so that my lower body didn't move and my upper body faced side to side. I did about two...and then my whole upper body was shaking almost uncontrollably!! I did the next 8 shaking all over the place trying not to roll off the ball. I was seriously in need to getting out of that position and then crawling under a rock. OMG. really. I was mortified that I was shaking so much. I wasn't even leaning back all that far. so lame. I felt like I was disappointing my trainer. She was real nice though. Telling me that I was doing a good job. I so want to believe her.

So until my next session...I'm going to try to work on getting stronger so I'm not a total moron. *sigh*. I never knew I had that many unused muscles before. I guess I'm pretty good at compensating.


This by far is not the only part of my body have have to work on. There are squats and balance too. *sigh* what did I get myself into? why is my body so complicated? *sigh* I can only hold on to the fact that I am beautifully and wonderfully made. Even if I can't control certain muscles when I want to....yet. :)