Hello I'm Rich Brown and this is my personal website and blog. I'm just your simple, average, down to earth, professional, out gay man and aspiring circuit boy, living in Phoenix, Arizona with a few things to say while trying to find my place among all the scary, conservative, religious nuts in this sick and twisted world.
Friday, August 18, 2006
My First Personal Trainer
I just got back from the gym and my first meeting with a personal trainer. Her name is Brooke, she seems pretty cool and I would guess knows what she's talking about. The only catch, I'm a bit uneasy about the whole thing.
I guess it's just change more or less that I'm uneasy about. She pretty much wants to shake up my entire diet, cardio and weight training routines. I know it's probably for the better to take me to the next level but I personally know how far I've gotten with what I've been doing, so it's going to be difficult for me to go with the flow and switch things up. It comes down to the fact that it probably doesn't hurt to try a new routine and see if I get better results, as I can always go back to what I'm doing now right?
I certainly don't proclaim to know everything about working out, I just know what's worked for me so far and what's not. The main thing is that I'm in a routine right now that I'm comfortable with and motivated to do, so I guess I'm worried that if I switch things up a little, I'm going to loose my motivation to continue working out as hard as I've been.
By this point you're all probably wondering why I even went to a personal trainer if I was afraid to change my routine. Well the bottom line is that I probably would have never actively sought out a personal trainer, but I changed my membership type at the gym and did a 3-year pre-pay which included 5 sessions with a personal trainer. She called me to setup the appointment, so I figured what the hell, I'm sure I can learn some new things and she can really help get get to the next level.
Today was spent mostly talking about my diet, my current routine, and my activity levels. She put everything into a computer program and it spit out a customized day-by-day menu and a customized workout routine for me. I go back to see her on Monday and she's going to start me out on some new core training activities. My main goal at this point is to put on some additional muscle mass and drop my Body Fat % from 19% to 14%. This means I basically have to loose 7 pounds of fat and put on 7 pounds of lean muscle mass to achieve that goal. She said as long as I'm comfortable with my current weight of 158, I should be able to stay in that range while still putting on lean muscle.
I guess I really am excited about having the opportunity to learn some new things, and I'm hoping in the end it will really get me over this plateau and take me to the next level with my body.
Good luck with your new program, Rich! I think you're past the hardest part and the rest you can take by the balls!
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Jason @ Friday, August 18, 2006 7:11:00 PM
I agree with Jason, you've worked so hard to get through the worst of it. Rich you and Justin are looking really good! All your effort really shows. Try out what she suggests and just see. If it isn't something you're comfortable with just go back to what feels good. Perhaps it's good timing at any rate, just to keep you from getting bored at some point? Good luck hon!
Damn Berg is a pretty boy, give him a scratch behind the ears for me?
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Jude @ Friday, August 18, 2006 10:00:00 PM
