Work Out Wednesday and One of the Most Amazing Things Ever Said to Me!

During my work out today my trainer suddenly said, "I'd really like to train you for body building; in fact, I'd love to do that!"

I was stunned that that could even be possible!  "Are you sure I could do that?" I asked.

He replied that he was 100 sure that I could do that.

A year ago I weighed about 400 pounds.  Now I have someone saying that I could become a body builder if I wished to do so!

I don't want to be a competitive body builder but I would like to put on more muscle as that would help my metabolism and make me look better.  I've been looking at my self-image and rethinking my potential ever since he made that comment.

Today's work-out:

7 Minute warm-up on Elliptical

Inverted Chest Press, 2 sets 15

Single arm machine press  15/10, 15/50

Close Grip Lat Pull Down -- 50/15, 70/15

Reclining DB press   10/15, 20/15

DB Flies  8/15, 20/15

Back Extensions  10, 10

Sumo Squats   BW/15, BW/15

Cardio Step ups with 15 pound DB, 2 sets 15 per leg

Stretching
 

Back With My Trainer

 

 

 

I decided to return to my personal trainer, at least for awhile.  I don't have a full length mirror in my house so I snapped this photo at his gym and was shocked to see that my shoulders are now wider than my hips and I'm starting to be able to "see'  the lean look I'll have down the road if I continue to persevere.

 

Here's today's Workout:

 

I started with a warm-up of 7 minutes on the elliptical followed by:

 

Dumb Bell Flies:  12/20, 15/15, 20/15

 

Pec Deck:  15/25, 12/30, 12/25

 

Seated Rows:  25/50, 20/90. 15/90

 

Lat Pull-Down:    15/75, 20/67, 20/67

 

Stabilization Ball Wall Squat:  15, 15, 15

 

Str8t Leg Dead Lifts:  20/45, 20/65, 12/95

 

Cardio Step-ups:  30, 30. 30

 

 

  



Chest, back, legs

 

 

I'm starting to get a sense of what I might look like if I can get the rest of this weight off.

 

 

With today's work out we did a few drop sets and I trained to failure:

 

 

Incline Press:  12/20, 20/15, 15/20.  Drop set 25/8, 15/12, 10/10

  

Incline Fly: 8/20, 10/15, 8/20, 10/12

Rope High Rows: 100/20, 140/20, 180/15.  Drop set 160/10,  100/10, 70/5

TRX Rows:  BW/20, BW/20, BW/8, BW/8

Bench Squats:  20, 20, 14, 12

Leg Extensions:  30/15, 40/15, 40/14, 40/15

Feelin' groovy!

Monday...Back to the Gym

Winston and Adam

 

How can I fail to progress with these two guiding me?

 

 

Today's Workout

 

Warm-up with resistance bands:  3 sets

 

Chest Flies

Back Rows

Sissy Squats

Power Walk

 

Incline DB Press  --  10/20, 15/20, 15/20

 

Reverse Grip Seated High Row -- 90/20, 110/20.  130/20

 

Lateral Shuffle X 3 

 

Core-- Sit ups, bridges, SB w/twist  X 2

 

Cardio Step-ups

 

SB Wall Squats X 1

 

Today was an extremely busy day.  I did have a killer work out and managed to fit in a power walk after dinner.  Feel like I might be ready to start the couch to 5K program soon. 

 

Dinner