Monday, September 27, 2010

OW!

Yesterday, I had my first session with a personal trainer. I had never had a personal trainer before, but I have always wanted to get one. I am hoping that she can help me with my skating while working around some problems I have with my knees and lower back. I wasn't really sure what to expect but she definitely kicked my ass! She had me do shuttle runs across the floor, walking lunges, jumping lunges, and isometric squats. That part alone had my legs burning like crazy! Then I did more squats with the Olympic bar, and some upper body exercises. Then she had me do one legged squats in my sit-spin position. She had a clever idea which was to put a wobble board under my heel. This simulated the heel of my skating boot and made the exercise a little easier. I also did lots of one-legged hops moving forward, backward, and side-to-side. I hope that that all this will help me jump higher and squat lower over time. I am going to meet with her every Sunday for a while. Today I was ridiculously sore so I hope it will not be quite so bad next week.

Additionally I had a hockey game yesterday! It was a busy day! I did not play super great and did not meet my goal of not screwing up too much, but I did try a couple of new things. I tried carrying the puck up the boards by barreling through everybody instead of just chopping at it. I also tried making a cool Bobby-Orr like move in the offensive zone but it didn't really pan out. No matter, I had fun, and we won 4-3! My next game is on Halloween. Spooky!

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