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[captain_slinky]

I have survived thus far in life by listening to the most primal self preservation instinct that my body has - Pain. If it HURTS, that's my body saying "Hey, knock it off! Don't do that any more!" Touching a red-hot stove burner hurts, so I don't do it any more. Sticking a butter knife in an electrical socket hurts, so I don't do it any more. Doing things that may or may not cause a person to go blind over and over and over again until you chaffe hurts, so I don't do it any more... or at least as often.

The point is that yesterday we started our *REAL* workout program. Crystal and I joined a Gym last week, and as part of the membership we get a free personal trainer. Since our Personal Training wouldn't start till Monday the 16th, all of last week we dutifully went in to the gym at 6AM every morning to do 20 minutes of Cardio exercise on the Elyptical machines. It was fun! We both came away from it sweating profusely and "feeling the burn". it was a *good* burn, though! On Friday, I ven actually said "You know what? I finally understand what all those health-nuts are talking about when they say that working out actually feels good!". This is a phrase I had sworn I would NEVER say.

And then on Monday, The Trainer took over. A solid HOUR of sticking me on different machines and devices of the Spanish Inquisition designed to get a confession of my sins before they kill me. Lots of me saying to her "OW THAT REALLY HURTS!" and her ignoring my pain. She wants me to do the exact same thing at least 3 times a week.

Today, I hurt more than ever before. more than the red-hot burner, more than the electrical socket, more than the uncomfortable chaffing. Today, I can barely move my arm. Today, every breath I take makes me say "ow".

And tomorrow morning, I'll be going and doing it all again :(

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[bghsmith.livejournal.com]

Your trainer sucks! It's rabid psychopaths like her that make people quit going to the gym in droves. Today, tell her that she is not helping and to please ease into it slower (since your a beginner) or she will find her head shoved under a suspended 200 lb. weight!

And you can tell her I said so! I'll come up there and DO IT MYSELF if I have to! Stupid bitch!

[kazooie64.livejournal.com]

I hate that kind of exercise. Sometimes there's a warning on a sign in the gyms that say "If you feel any kind of strong pain, stop exercising". I'm not talking about that stretchy kind of pain you feel while going at your own pace, then it feels good when you're done, I mean the kind that you're saying feels worse than getting burned.

You should take it on your own pace until your body feels it's not enough to do that pace, and you keep doing more and more every time. I take it that way, it's less painful.

By the way, what's the name of the gym?

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[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

I have too much fear. She is too big, and I am but a wimp :(

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[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

The name of the gym is "Pure Fitness". Adn the bad lady hurt me :(

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[kazooie64.livejournal.com]

Ah, I go to Bally's. Just make sure not to let the lady push you around.

[all-new-me.livejournal.com]

Doing things that may or may not cause a person to go blind over and over and over again until you chaffe hurts, so I don't do it any more... or at least as often.

Can you see me now? Can you see me now??

"You know what? I finally understand what all those health-nuts are talking about when they say that working out actually feels good!". This is a phrase I had sworn I would NEVER say.

I do the same. I'm addicted to working out. It's true that you GET more energy by expending energy. I am way too wired on an average and if I don't work out - I can tell. I get groggy and tired and cranky

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[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Right now, I can't even get up enough energy to go put on some pants... and it's almost 3 in the afternoon! So yeah... a *good* work out gives me a bit more energy, but a BONDAGE AND DOMINATION SESSION WITH MADAME KELLY (aka "The Pure Fitness Personal Trainer session") that really saps my will to move at all.