I arrived to Barwis early. I was okay on my way there but things got a little difficult for me when I turned the corner to get to the back of the training center where I park. I didn’t see Phil’s car or Eric’s car. The lot looked empty and it made me sad. I told myself to, “not think about it and just do it.” I have heard that phrase from my Mom A LOT. I transferred to my chair and wheeled up to the door. The ramp proved to be just a little steep for me and I was having some difficulty. Sophie saw my feet and came to my rescue. She pointed out the “new guy” (Mike) to me and told me that he was quiet. I saw Megan and she said the same thing. Hearing this from 2 different people made me nervous. I didn’t know what to expect.
I saw him working with the high school group talking about weight-lifting form and he seemed right at home. I wondered how he would feel working with me. When my time came, he came over and shook my hand and told me to head over to the plyo boxes. He was reading a write-up that Phil had provided. I wonder what it said. I made it a point to only refer to him as Adam so Mike would know who I was talking about. He read the paper and made some apologies that he was rusty.
It was not evident to me that he was “rusty” at all and his stretching was very familiar to me. As for the quiet part, that wasn’t evident to me either. We talked about all kinds of stuff. Maybe it was because I ramble when I’m nervous but we kept the convo up. I made sure to tell him that I know the word, “proprioreceptors” and told him about the online test that I failed. I told him that I called Adam, “Phil” (in case I slip up) and he asked why. At the end of my time, he told me that we would do hypers. He had stretched me on the white table this whole time and had me lay on my stomach with my legs dangling over the side. I have done this before with Jesse and Adam. Jesse had me do this as Adam held my hands the first time that I worked with Adam. Mike had me raise my legs. I did (not very far) and he asked, “Is that all you got?” I answered, “That’s all I got.” I decided that I like Mike because that is something I say often. “That’s all I got.” It made me smile that he used the same wording so naturally to ask if that was all that I had.
Connor took me out to my car. He NEVER has done this before! I wonder if Adam told him to do this. I got into my car by myself. As I write this, my butt hurts today so I feel safe in Mike’s care. I knew I liked him.