What Am I Doing?

I was tired of going to the gym and spending seventy percent of my time sitting on the machine pretending to get ready. It was not getting me any stronger, and I looked like every other putz out there in the gym. I was looking for something that would stand out, I wanted people to stop and watch my work out. That is when Corey asked if I wanted to work out with him.

I did something out of my comfort zone this week. I went to the gym. It has been at least 5 months since the last time I stepped into a gym. Let alone did the exercise that Corey and I did. Corey is an exercise science major in his senior year here at Southern, and he makes a mean workout. The reason it was outside of my comfort zone was that he introduced me to many new workouts that I had never seen, let alone done. We went through a rigorous series of leg exercises on Tuesday. He credits his skill to a combination of experiences through his life. Firstly, Corey’s high school strength and conditioning coach trained him on all the proper ways to work out. Out were the old “isolation” routines that focused on just one muscle group, he showed me technique, balance and flexibility that I never thought I could perform. Corey credits the other part of his talent at personalized training to his major. He is currently teaching classes every morning to freshman on exercise science here at southern. “It’s a perfect way to test out my skill; I love to train people that are willing to learn the proper way to strength train. Now stop being a bitch and get on that bar,” says Corey. His inspirational words helped me finish out my last two sets and limp back into Conn Hall, barely. His workout was just what I needed to get me in fighting shape, and take me right out of my comfort zone.