Occupational Therapy

Well, the meet's 4 weeks away (tomorrow) so I figured I would check in with you all. Some non-training stuff I'm sure most of you would like to know is I start school next month to begin getting my Bachelors (and later Masters) in Counseling. My schoolbooks arrive Tuesday. I'm taking online courses. Also, I got a part-time job, working at an insurance agency, scheduling appointments for my boss. Won't interfere with training & he's okay with my competitions. Life. Is. Good.

I did 155 lbs. today for 6. Brian said that roughly comes out to a 185 lb. max. So, that's awesome. :-) My triceps strength is really going up, I've noticed. Also, Today I used 65 lb. dumbbells for floor presses. Since I taught myself to use my lats, I've really been feeling my rows a lot more...and liking them a lot more. :-) It's helping on all kinds of things. It's also much easier to sit up straight since my back is stronger. I don't think my lats were strong enough to hold me up before!!! I'm determined to get this hump out of my back yet! lol.

To do my sidebend exercise on Friday's, I lay on a leg curl machine (I think it's the leg curl). Brian has to remove a front piece so I can get on it. I picked it up to put it back on, but I have to bend over kind of far to get it in the right position to fit the square of the machine into the square of the loose piece. When I picked it up, Brian walked into the room & I said, "I think I tried this last time & it didn't work out too well." I tried a few times & laughed & went to hand it to him. He just stood there & said "Try it again....square up a little more." I said "Then my foot will be in the way." He said "Then move your foot." I said "But then I can't lean over." And he said "Just try it." So, he stood & coached me through it......and it worked! I did it! His son walked in the room & said "What's going on? What are you doing?" to Brian. I said "He's teaching me to listen to him instead of always having to do things my way." ....Brian could apply about anywhere, after training me. He's got all kinds of experience. He does massage & stretch stuff with me. Today was a little bit of occupational therapy. He does stretches on my back and my legs like the physical therapist. And he keeps my bench press going up and up.

I heard a song on the radio on the way home today & one of the lines was "Some day, when my life has passed me by, I'll lay around and wonder why you were always there for me." ......How appropriate. :-) I love training. It's my very favorite thing in the whole wide world :')