Monday, March 31, 2014
First encounter with a personal trainer
I've been training hard and have enjoyed the hell out of it. Having covered the theory part of lifting, I decided I needed some hands-on coaching to catch my mistakes before they turn into bad habits.
I booked in four sessions for me and Raquel, and it's been fantastic. We've enjoyed every hour and consider ourselves lucky to get such a great guy. Big shout-out to Charod at O2 fitness.
Having sorted out my dead lift and squat, while adding some more exercises, I feel pretty confident that I'm on the path to "beastliness". A program is starting to shape, and my legs are certainly getting stronger. Most of my life, I've been somewhat delusional, believing my legs to be strong, and thus mostly neglecting them. Am I the only one who believed sports was enough to build strong legs? I wish someone would have pointed me in the direction of the squat rack when (beach) volleyball was my favorite past time.
My numbers are slowly improving, and I don't know what the gym situation will from here on out as I will be going to Europe for about 7 weeks.
Latest numbers:
Squat: 5x194
Bench: 3x184 (No spotter around, could maybe have squeezed out one more)
Deadlift: 5x194
My weight: 190
I've been doing more split squats and I like the effect it has on my legs. I'm also working on the clean at the moment. Will include it over time but feel the need for some instruction at this point.
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