Theme: Exercise Tolerability
It was kind of difficult but I could actually do it. It was like an actual workout so I did feel a little sore, but my muscles were working and it was a good sore. I started getting really good at it and it was better. The crunches were getting easier and the squats. I felt like I could feel my muscles working more with the Bosu.
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Theme: Pace and Progression
They [exercises] were paced really well …the next one [exercise]…would be hard at first and then I’d get better. It was the right amount… everything was. It was…that point where…my body is starting to struggle…it was like a good struggle. [The exercise physiologist] would work with you personally to make sure you were comfortable with where you were…make sure the exercise wasn’t too easy or too hard. New exercises [were] easy at the moment but as we were doing them they got harder… Other times they started out hard…your body wasn’t used to them and then with practice it got easier. Definitely the right amount of time [spent on each exercise level]. You know what you are doing and how to hold positions before you move on to the next level.
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Theme: Difficult Exercises
Superman was always really hard for me. The hamstrings [specifically in Level 4]. I would just be so tired after doing them. The other ones I could like recover more easily. The hip hinge with single leg RDL [Romanian Dead Lift]…I definitely had trouble with my balance. The plank [was the most difficult in level 1]…my arms just started trembling and I felt like I was just going to collapse.
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Theme: Modifications
The chest press was hard on my elbows at first…they would pop but we modified that and it helped. The reverse hyperextension with the Swiss ball. I had to get modifications for that one because it hurt my lower back…raising opposite leg and arm was much better…a lot better. …instead of hurting my back I folded my arms [modified exercise] so it was better.
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