Observing

I was watching Brian run around today. I started thinking about how I just sit there, and can't really help him with anything and I just lift the weight once he has everything set up. It's really a pain in the you-know-what to have to train me! All my trainer's deserve atta-boys. But, if Brian keeps me longer than a year, he deserves something more than that. I looked at him and thought "He probably wishes there were about 5 of him around...one to strap me, one to hand me weight, one to hold me down, one to set up the equipment, and one to load the weight that I need on whatever I'm doing". And I KNOW he wishes there were easier ways to stretch me. But, it throws physics all off whenever half of your body doesn't function. He tells me all the time that he's proud of me just for being there and not giving up....well, I'm pretty stinkin' proud of him for just being there and not giving up. All I have to do is push weight...the hardest part of my job is trust. I don't have to run around like a chicken w/ my head cut off though. Now that I trust him, my job is pretty much over. It's pretty crazy, all the stuff I go through with a trainer...once you're my trainer I think it's easier to understand why it's so hard for me to switch trainers. It's hard to find a system with someone when there's so many demands on one side. I feel demanding without even being demanding, just because I can't do half the things. Just what I observed for the day...just reiteration that I need to stay thankful and humble for all that Brian does for me and never take it for granted.

Anyway, here's today's workout:

Dumbbell Rows (both arms) - 25 lbs., 12. 35 lbs., 12. 2 sets of 45 lbs., 12. Brian didn't hold me on these today. Neither one of us thought he'd need to...but, every time I pulled my arms up, I slid back a little. So next week he's going to hold me like he does on Single-Arms.
Dumbbell Single-Arm Rows - 30 lbs., 2 sets of 25.
Shrugs - 95 lbs., 10. 2 sets of either 105 or 115 lbs., I'm not sure what he added. 5, & 8. I was quite disappointed at these. I know I've shrugged more before. My grip was just bad. I still need to work on it.
Chin-ups - 3 sets of 8....haven't done these for a while...a little weak, Brian helped a little.
I'm not sure what the next exercise is called...it's prolly something pretty simple that I should know...it was similar to a "T" that I do in YTW, but I was laying flat, and I kept my arms bent a little bit. Anyway, I did 1 set w/ 12 lbs., 12. Then 2 sets with 15 lbs., 12.
Barbell Bicep Curls - Used the EZ bar and started w/ 5 lbs., each side, 1 set of 10. Then two sets of 10 with 10 lbs. on each side. Brian held me back once he put the 10's on...it helped SO much.
Chops - 30 lbs., 3 sets of 15, both sides.