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Beholden · Mar 23, 2010, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by kim_johnson

I had a few troubles with the guy who does my gym program, too. He stuffed me around a little (left the program at home 2 days in a row etc). Then turned out that he didn't even consult my previous program when he designed the new one and so my new one wasn't a progression at all. I'm going to give him one more chance...

I don't know that anybody can tell you how much weight to use. It is a matter of trial and error. Basically... See how many repetitions and how many sets you want to do in your program (8-10 reps for 3 sets is pretty typical) and then... Try it with a weight. You want to be really struggling to do those last two or three repetitions in a set. If you can do them then put the weight up. If you can't do more than a couple repetitions then the weight is too heavy so you want to put it down. It can help to write down how many repetitions of each set you complete (and the weight you used) so you remember what weight to start with next time. Then you also have a record of the progress you have made.

Well, I was the one who screwed up. He did e-mail the routine to me...to the wrong address because I wrote it down wrong. forgot to include the little number "2" in my own *&*^8 e-mail address.

So, now I have it along with his assessement of my heart rate etc. My resting heart rate is high, so that is what I'm working at improving. He has a short term plan/routine for me on paper. By the end of 3 months, I'll see him again and have him tweak it for my longer term goals.

I got a book from the library - it was in the new book section - the title is The 10-Minute Total Body Breakthrough. It includes 4 levels of fitness along with 4 types of exercises.

1 minute of stretching and deep breathing
2 minutes of core-strengthening
3 minutes of resistance
4 minutes of high energy aerobic training.

= a total of 10 minutes, so now I have another reference from which to pick. I love pilates!

I hear what you're saying about trial and error though kim. I'm just not ready for that yet.

Well, maybe almost I'm getting there, YEAAAAH.

Yesterday, as I was searching,

struggled to find the right machines, and set all the seats and cams and looking at my paper for all the right weights, (1st time all

by myslef) - I'm sure that I looked like a chicken with its head cut off!

I thought some of the weights he wrote down for me were a little

light! He did say that I should be feeling 'the burn' or tired with the last 2 of the 15 reps. But I was tired when I finished the entire program. He left off a few of the machines that he taught me, the leg curls for one - but I can figure that one out by myself.

I'm feeling more confident already just writing this. I'm feeling impowered

Another one I want to add is the donkey kick thing....maybe I'll do that as a floor exercise though. Do you do that type of workout too kim? or do you work with just learning and improving weight lifting?

I think I'm ready to add 5 pounds to a few of the ones machines that felt too light already! But R has "the plan" for me for 3 months, by adding a second rep of 15, with extra weight and then after the 2nd month, going into the third, adding a 3rd rep and more weight. He said when it gets too easy, it is time to move up.

I did my thing last night, and my husband has his appt. with R tonight, so I'll go and do it again tonight. Then I'm hoping hubby will reschedule for Thursday evening again, so I can get in 3 times at the gym in a week.