First Day with the Trainer

So... first personal training appointment today. Yeah... I'm going to love Patrick and hate him. And I told him this! :) He says I'll be doing box jumps within 3 months. Hahahahahahaha. Hilarious. I told him this too. But I completely trust him. He definitely pushes me, but it's doable. At this point, I'm controlling my own rest periods, so he shows me the next move and I start it "when I'm ready." He says to enjoy it while I can, because eventually I won't be in charge of anything. Oy vey! We started out the workout with this vibration machine thing. It feels so crazy! Basically you put whatever part on the machine for 30 seconds or so and it vibrates, which causes your muscles to contract and the bloodflow to increase. So we did each leg, my arms, and knee lifts on the machine, then moved to the @&#$%^&*()_)(*&^%$$%^&* incline treadmill. Man, that thing is going to kill me. It's hard enough to walk on a regular treadmill at an incline... this one goes to THIRTY. And Patrick puts it at THIRTY! Lucky for me, it was ramped up over 3 minutes, then done. Then we moved on to abs, then various strength exercises, squats, etc. etc. All of the sudden, Patrick says, okay, 3 more exercises, then a little cardio and regeneration. I looked at the clock and it had already been 40 minutes, you guys! It felt like 10! It was awesome! So, 3 more exercises, then a short but deadly stint on the recumbent bike, and we were back to the vibration machine. He really believes in it; he even said he's proven it to clients in the past by NOT using it for a week, and then they're begging to get it back. So whatever he says, I'm doing. I'm headed back on Thursday with my darling husband. Wish me luck!