Sorry .. title is a reference to The Princess Bride.
Anyway ... I started at the gym tonight. There was a great deal at a local store where they were selling 2 year memberships for a 50% discount to this national gym chain so I took it.
I am very out of shape and I know it. I work as a project manager working on computers all day so I get little to no physical activity. I've never stepped into a gym and used machines beyond the tread mills so I decided to pay for 3 sessions with a trainer. Today was my first session with that trainer.
All I can say is ... Wow I suck. I think an infant has more upper body strength than I do. I think part of it is the inactivity, but also due to the HRT/Muscle Loss. I was trying to do these weight machines that weren't complicated, but I couldn't even do 3 sets of 12 repetitions at 15 lbs!
On top of that, I ended up feeling ill after the first set of upper body exercises and ended up going to the potty to puke.
I was so embarrassed by my lack of physical prowess.
So now, I'm sitting here barely able to lift my arms (they are mush) hoping that things will get better in 2 days when I go back.
(That would be where the title is coming from ...
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OH, and let me give you all a tip if you ever happen to hire a trainer ... If they ask "How does that feel?" You should never say anything like "It feels ok." That's Trainer Speak for: "Let's turn this bad boy to hard mode!"
