Sharing The Pain
As you all know, I like to share the pain with my clients and today a client turned the tables on me…….
I have a client (60 yr old man) who a couple of months ago could barely do 5 standard pushups and it was a major strain to do even that. Today, I had him do 5 circuits that included 15 reps of pushups on each circuit. At the end of it I told him if he did 30 more pushups he would beat his previous record of 101 during a workout. To up the ante a bit, I told him that whatever he did non-stop, I’d double it myself…..he countered with having me triple it……so, figuring he would be lucky to do 15 or 20 reps non-stop, I took him up on it…….seemed like a good idea at the time. Well, he did 30…..I was worried, but I got down and did 91….barely. Then he challenged me again to the same deal…..of course, I figured that he would be tired by that point and be lucky to do 15-20….but noooooooo…….he did 31. OH, CRAP!!! Now I had to do 93 to triple him…….I did it…..in fact I did 95......barely, and I was shaking like crazy.
He took great joy in my pain.
In the evening, Clista and I hiked and ran the J-ville trails.
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- TOPFIT
- Medford, OR, United States
- Hi! I'm Patrick Frey, your in-home, online and on-the-trail Personal Trainer, Fitness Educator, and Strength & Conditioning Specialist. With over 35 years of fitness experience, and certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the International Sports Sciences Association, and the American Council on Exercise, I have the knowledge and experience you need to reach your health and fitness goals. My interests over the years have included running, bicycling, cross-country skiing, hiking, backpacking, bodybuilding, powerlifting, olympic lifting, volleyball, and general health, fitness and nutrition. I've trained hundreds of people of all ages and abilities from elite athletes to sedentary couch potatoes, in everything from well equipped gyms to un-equipped homes, online, in the park and on the trails. To me, there's nothing more exciting than helping people improve their health, look better, feel better, or improve their sports performance.
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