If Aaron ever invites you to work out with him, think twice. Aaron is a strong guy and so he tends to forgot what us non-giants are capable of. Which is gratifying, until you have to correct his assumptions. I went to lift weights with him on Monday night and I am still in a WHOLE lot of pain. Most of the routine went like this:
Aaron: Now we’re going to do side-bicpetial-tricep-pectoral-bench-curls. They’re great for your arms!
Me: That’s not the one where you curl your arms to the side while laying on your back, right? I hate those, it feels like my muscles are being torn from my bones.
Aaron: Yep, that’s the one.
Me: Drat.
Aaron: You can do 50 lbs right? Here. (Casually swinging a weight my way that I have no business picking up)
Me: Hmph…NO! No. Try 5 lbs. (Me dropping the weight)
Aaron: No, you can do more than that. 30 lbs?
Me: No, Aaron, really, try something in the single digits.
Aaron: Okay here’s 15 lbs. (looking sort of disappointed)
So that’s about five minutes of the hour and a half workout. And it’s only an hour and half because I insist I have other things I need to do and Aaron only very reluctantly agrees to leave.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the challenge. And I can beat Aaron in things like the plank or running, but get him in the weight room and he becomes he becomes one crazy personal fitness trainer. If you want that go work out with him, just don’t expect to walk the next morning.
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The first and last time I ever went to the gym with Aaron I ended up in the emergency room. 'Nuf said.
I remember that all too well. Way to stand your ground, Katy.
It was the cheap BYU shower soap, not the workout. That was the only time Adam put BYU soap all over his body. Plus it was just after the workout so his pores were open. If my workouts were so hard, I'd no doubt be in better shape.
Ouch. I'm going to stay away from Aaron in the weight room. I need the single digit stuff too. I do need to go more often so I can actually become stronger. Aaron can go with Josh.
Aaron, pick on someone your own size! ;)
This is why I refuse to work out with Eric. Although I have convinced him to do yoga with me once or twice.
If you want pain, go to a Pilates, Body Pump, and Ab Lab class at our gym. At Pilates, this one instructor does a lot a lot on a ball. The instructor said, "Now , not too many have fallen off with this pose." I not only fell, I flipped. Needless to say, I stopped going. Now Amy goes instead.
I'm glad that you included the conversation in this post. It was like I was hanging out with you guys, you should do that more often. Really fun friends are hard to come by.
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