The trainers at Workshop Fitness have been putting me through some new workouts and I wanted to share them with you guys.
· Mariesa, who is the co-owner of Workshop, has started spin workouts with me. I remember as a child riding my bike in the old neighborhood, going over to a friend’s house or heading up to the park to play some football with the old gang, but unfortuntately spin brings back zero of those memories for me. One on one spin is tough just for the simple fact that you can’t slack since the instructor can see you the entire time. I can’t tell you how many times she says, “Come on Ricky, can’t you go any faster?”
· Jason, the other half of Workshop, has been taking me out to Town Lake to do all kinds of crazy exercises outdoors. We start with pushups and pull-ups at the monkey bars by the Zachary Scott Theatre, then we do some jogging on the trail, followed by scaling the rocks by the pedestrian bridge and we end it with some sprints on the stairs to the pedestrian bridge. The main thing about this workout is that its not isolated-- people can watch me workout. If we had done in this month one I would not have been that up for it, but now I don’t really care about working out in public because I feel in good enough shape to show off a little.
· Christine “Torture” Tusa has been adding more weight resistance to my ab workouts. Even with lightweight it creates a lot of resistance when you are trying to concentrate on engaging your abs. She is also adding new stretches to help get my body back in balance. I never realized how hard stretching can be but after being asked to hold a pose for over a minute it can be just as painful as any workout I do with one of the guy trainers. After working out with Christine I try to run as far as I possibly can because my body feels completely recharged from her torture sessions.
· Paul has fallen in love with the prowler. Instead of me pushing the prowler, he is now strapping me into a harness and dragging it. He has also been hitting my legs hard, and after one workout a couple of weeks ago I couldn’t walk right for 3-4 days because my legs were in such pain.
· Thomas has been the most consistent workout when I come into Workshop. We still hit chest and back. This isn’t because Thomas is boring its because he knows that is what I want to do and he pushes me in those two areas. He even let me do a little bit of bicep work after I shared some concern for my gun show.
These are just a few examples of what these people put me through. I couldn’t be more blessed to have such a great foundation for health in my life. The key to these workouts is that there is so much variety with each trainer. I am not doing the same thing everyday so my body can’t get used to the work. With their help I will be able to hit my goal in four months and start the new chapter of maintaining.
