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I have been off the bike for a couple of months with broken ribs and then 2 dislocated shoulders so feeling a bit sluggish I went down the gym for a free consultation session.
The 'consultant' was a spotty kid who looked like he should still be at school (or maybe I am getting old). Anyway, he didn't actually listen to the answers I gave to his questions and recommended what I thought were stupid ideas for example:
Him) Do you have any injuries?
Me) Yes, I dislocated both shoulders 4 weeks ago. I want to gradually build up the movement range again
Him) Try the rowing machine as they are good for building shoulder muscle.
Me) Do you think that is a good idea when recovering from dislocation?
Him) Perhaps we should focus on core then. 10 squats and then 10 press ups
Me) Press ups?
Him) Okay, I guess we should just warm down. (2 minutes of stretching and then walks off)
So I get a 20 minute warm up on a cross trainer followed by advice aimed at injuring me. Apparently for £35 a session he will be my personal trainer.
Please tell me I was unlucky with the consultant I was allocated.
definitely unlucky mate - but it's good that you spotted that before you did yourself some harm.
PT can definitely be worth it, but I think what your looking for is a sports therapist? They are trained to deal with sporting injuries with a combination of physio and gym training.
Reason I know is because my Mrs is one - does me wonders when I've tweaked something.
Next thing he'd get you in the pool doing 50 laps of Butterfly.
Laps of butterfly are tough. It's the right angled turn at the corners I really struggle with.
Seeing a qualified physio and personal trainer at David Lloyd this afternoon. Hopefully he will be better/less dangerous.
I avoid chain-gyms like the plague. It just feels like I'm in a hotel gym whilst away on business rather than somewhere to work out after work.
Saying that, I rarely go to the gym. Free weights and press ups at home do MOST of what any man needs.
I am a personal trainer and sports therapist. Don't have any qualifications in either, but then I don't need them to be able to use the title legally.
[i] I don't need them to be able to use the title legally.[/i]
That was blatantly clear from the first guy I saw.
hora - I mainly just swim there. If I go more than twice a week it is as cheap as the local pool and I can swim when I like, either indoors or out and then relax in the sauna. I only did the gym bit because it was a free offer
I rarely go to the gym
really? you'd never guess. 😉
Swim/Saunas different. I'll be careful what I type here (darned whatever) but I've loved regular Saunas since my early teens. Before biking came along I used to spend the whole of Sunday mornings sat in my local sauna shooting the breeze with other regulars 😀
Sauna arguments are funny things. You can disagree but it never comes to anything 8)
I have my own sauna in the garage I used after riding. It is great for warming down the muscles.
my garage IS a sauna.
well, we have a spin drier in there which has no vent to the outside world, but the effect inside the garage the same...