I got out of my car by myself and Phil stretched me at the Keiser machine. He said that I felt a little tight and told me to go over to the table after I did a few leg curls. I rolled down the ramp with my hands up and let out a little, “Woo-Hoo.” Once at the table, he stretched me some more and told me as I was doing manual leg curls that we were going to go to the stander next. Well, I HAD to get HYPED!!! So I looked over to the stander and pointed and then pointed at my two eyes and back to the stander. I did this like 3 times before Phil kind of laughed and said, “It’s NOT going to respond.” But, it didn’t matter. I needed this for MYSELF. I needed it to get into “the zone.” I continued my “smack talking” until we got all the way to the stander. I kind of felt like Apollo Creed and I emphatically told the stander that I was going to “own it!” Phil told me that it was an intimate object and asked me if I knew that. I DID but still…
Phil picked me up and put me into the stander and strapped me in. Right before he started cranking it, I reminded the stander to, ” Do your worst!” Phil cranked it 15 times before I was standing completely straight. It was CRAZY INTENSE! I stood for 2 minutes with Phil giving me verbal reminders to put my shoulders back and squeeze my butt. I stood for 2 minutes and then rested for two minutes twice. I stood for 2 1/2 minutes the next time for a total of 6 1/2 minutes.
As a rested for the 3rd time, Phil asked me if I wanted to stand for a full 10 minutes. YOU KNOW IT!!! So that is what I did. I stood for 3 1/2 minutes that last time. My knees really started to resist at this point but there was nowhere for them to go. As Phil uncranked the machine completely and put me back in my chair. I looked at the stander with disgust. I DID just own it! If my legs weren’t SO tired, I would have kicked it. I told Phil to take a picture and he just laughed as he pushed me to my car.
it was obvious that he was going to put me into my car but as he lifted me up out of my chair, he brought me to a standing position with his hands still under my arms and he had me stand for just a little while before he placed me in my car. Once I was completely in my car and my chair was stowed away, he told me that I did a good job and we fist bumped, a GOOD one! He took advantage of me being SO tired and grabbed my fist, shook it, and yelled, “Joystick!” I smiled and as he shut my door, he told me again that I did a, “Good job.”
This morning, my butt was KILLING me!!! My back muscles didn’t hurt but felt like I had REALLY worked them the day before because I DID! Maybe the hurting sensation was in comparison to how my butt was feeling. Regardless, either way, I OWNED that Easy Stand Evolv and THAT felt REALLY good!