Today was a cool little workout, quick, tough yet not leaving me with a bunch of sore muscles. We threw up some shoulder presses for strength and I did 3 sets of 3 reps of 95, 115 and 135. Not bad. Then we did push ups and pullups for asending and descending reps of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
I had a time of 6:54. Again, not bad. And I only used the rubber band after I hit the 7 rep mark and was descending in reps. It's getting there.
But the real fun came afterwards when Oran, our 9 a.m. trainer suggested we stretch out. I was there with Josh, a friend of mine who I introduced Raw Fitness Maui to last week. He was an all star football player in high school, played a year of division 2 college ball, and held all the powerlifting records too. But that was a long time ago. Now he's 33 and like me, a fat ass.
So Oran gives us these foam "rollers". They're about two inches in circumfrence and maybe two feet long. What you do is you put these on the ground and "roll" on them with your body at various angles to stretch things out. And let me tell you, some of those stretches are brutal for the first time.
For me today I had a tight spot right behind my armpit on the right side which I managed to get rid of with the roller after about 5 minutes of pain. Josh however has never done these before.
Yes, I know. I find joy in evil things sometimes.
So Oran has Josh roll everywhere, on his back, his thighs, his ass, everything. All I hear are screams. It's like Nightmare on Elm Street except he's not dreaming. "ARGHHHHHHHH!!!" is all I hear and I can't stop laughing. I laughed so hard I had a cramp in my abs and had to use the roller to get it out.
Oh man that was funny. Plus it was good to work out under Oran's supervision again. He used to watch me like a hawk to make sure I was doing all the powerlifting techniques right and didn't let me put on any weight until I did. Then he switched from the afternoon classes to the morning and today I found out why. He's a police officer and he had his shift changed. Also explains why he watched us so dilligently during our workouts. He's a cop! He's used to busting people! Right on Officer Oran, keep up the good work.
And thanks for making Josh stretch and giving me some entertainment this morning. It's a great way to start the day.
