This experience was so awesome I felt it needed it's own thread separate from my other one... Where to begin... Stolzenator and I were fortunate enough to get picked to train with Vinny, in the "Train With the Animals" Promo... Let me tell you, I was filled with joy, nervous excitement, and maybe a little bit of fear... *LOL*
We all met at Metro, Saturday night, for the ABC... And let me tell you... School was in session!!! Vinny was right there, from the "get go"... First off, it was lying leg curls... 1st set, no problem... Or so I thought... Vinny then gave me the tip of relaxing my feet, to put more emphasis on the trained area... He also taught myself my new mantra... "I'm stronger than I think I am"...
After a few more sets, it was off to the leg extension... Here, I learned to go from my hips, to put more emphasis on the quads... He also had one more gem in store for me... I started to struggle on some sets, and on the last set, he had me go back to one of the weights I was struggling with... Boom!!! I was nailin' it, no problem!!! (Hence my new mantra... *LOL*) From there we went to the Hack Squat... Here's where it started to go South for me... Or so I thought... First off... I'd never really done Hack Squats... He helped me get my feet positioned right, and I began... He then corrected me, with keeping my knees from flaring out... Curling the toes up... And pushing back, instead of up (Which really got things moving...) Now what I haven't mentioned, is that after my first set, me knee flared up... Vinny asked me what I wanted to do... So, we took the weight off, and I did it with just the sled... His patience during this, was incredible...
Then, it was off to the leg press... This, I thought I had down... Nope... School was still in session!!! More instruction on foot placement... Which was easier on the knee and more functional...
After that, it was off to an exercise that I'd never done before, nor ever even seen... Basically, you got into the Hack Squat apparatus, and did the same bio mechanics as a "Good Morning"... Vinny let me give it a go... (It will be in my own routines, now...)
The knowledge I got from this, was truly priceless... A HUUUGE thanks goes out to Vinny, for taking the time to share this knowledge and his infinite patience with me!!! I also want to thank Universal/Animal, for giving us this incredible opportunity!!! I hope this continues for many, many years, as I know that this memory will last a lifetime...