Posts Tagged "sweat"
Ryan: Back in the Saddle
Back in the saddle again… Well, after a brief hiatus, Jessica and I are back at it. This past Sunday Jessica whooped me – she whooped me good. Unfortunately, these past two weeks were impossible to get any strength workouts in with Jessica. I was moving out of my 900 square foot King West loft and into a 6 by 10 windowless bedroom in Parkdale (with 3 roommates). The situation was a bit stressful to manage, and all in all took about 2 weeks to sort out. But after the initial shock of giving up my lavish lifestyle, I am now set up with some awesome new roommates and am ready to re-engage in my strength program with Jess. Unfortunately, the absence of my cooking...
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I had my first session with Jessica on Tuesday the 17th. I won’t lie, I was a little nervous. Most boys won’t admit it, but it can be intimidating signing up for a female trainer. Maybe it’s a lingering elementary school mentality, but you don’t want to get embarrassed by a girl! I can safely say, however, that I had nothing to worry about. Jess came in and was immediately a calming presence – very laid back and professional. We briefly discussed the action plan and then got right to it. Jess’ program for me is focused on functional training – so we did a lot of body weight exercises: reverse-crunches, push-ups with side planks, lunges with rows...
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