Hi all,
(Obligatory, I’m on mobile.) Tl;dr at the bottom.
Background: So, I was very open with this certain chain-gym and the trainers while signing up about how badly my back has been in the past, and that I haven’t formally exercised in a while. (I do work in the service industry, so I’m quite active that way, taking 20k+ steps on our busiest days this summer. I’m also still in my twenties.) They were nothing but reassuring and said that I was in good hands.
The trainer and the accident: Anyway, this trainer is a pretty young guy that has been doing this for 5 years, so I’m told. Throughout my month of training with him, I constantly asked for lighter weights (which I grabbed myself) and lower-impact movements (he loves to do kettlebell exercises). He decided on my last day in to pick out a heavy-for-me kettlebell and literally within the first set, my back went out. I was out the door not even 15 minutes after walking in.
Gym limitations and follow-up: Between covid and my rural-ish area, my pickings are slim-to-none for both gyms and personal trainers. I met with the gym’s managers after the accident and they were very reassuring about this trainer’s skill set, and they’re really trying to get me back in. (I’m supposed to go back in tomorrow.) I believe they want the best for me, as we’ve talked extensively about my goals and journey thus far. The managers said my trainer is now going to push my training back and start me with resistance bands instead of weights. My doctor has cleared me for light exercise.
Why I’m here: So, what would you do? Has this happened to any of you? All I feel is anger right now. I even emphasized upon signing up that I’m paying all this extra money for personal training and small fitness classes to not get injured - and yet here I am. Frankly, I’m not super self motivated, and I’m thinking about canceling my membership - but I don’t have anywhere else to go right now. Speaking candidly, I also think it might be the lazy fat kid in me telling me to go back to the couch. I should also note that I don’t feel confident in my abilities to workout without injury on my own. So, yeah... what would you do? Thank you for reading.
Tl;dr Injured my back under the guidance of my personal trainer. Seeking similar situations and opinions on whether I should go back to him/the gym.
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