Being Sick, II
After a long talk with one of the people I work with (I managed to go into the office today), he has talked me into giving the weights another try. I guess I will. He explained that the guy who took me through the routine had me on weights that were way too heavy, too many reps, etc. Basically, he didn’t know what the hell he was doing.
He suggested a lot of stretching first, then trying very very light weights with very few reps, even it it seemed that I wasn’t working the muscles that much. The main issue is to get more stretching and movement in the muscles. Then, add weight when they are ready for it.
That actually makes sense to me. I’m probably going to give myself a day to rest, and try this tomorrow.
God I hope I don’t regret this.
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I hope you feel better soon, Bill. Hopefully the long weekend will be enough to get you back on track.
As for myself, I recently switched pain meds from Oxycontin, (same meds that the Percocets are made from,) to fentanyl patches. I had used the patches before, and while they do wonders with my pain, they have really nasty side effects including depression, anxiety, and a rather surreal outlook on life in general.
I am back on the Oxycontin and Norco, and although it doesn't handle my pain as well, at least I am not sitting around thinking of what a rotten place the world is, or how pointless it is to be alive. :)
Read my first comment first - I see you've already confirmed that you were with an incompetent training - but I totally agree that you should give it another go. I love the personal trainer/weights things - so much, in fact, that I've been getting up in the morning to make 5:30 a.m. appts. with my wonderful trainer. Hang in there!