I worked with Mike on Friday. We worked on the last black table. We did all of our normal PNFs and then Mike said we would work on standing. I inched to the edge of the table as he pulled my ankles the rest of they way. I closed my eyes and activated all the muscles that ALL of my trainers have told me to and I was standing tall! My back was straight and I was standing! Mike was impressed and I stood tall for what Mike told me was “at least 1/2 a song.” I wish I knew what song was playing but I didn’t. I was so busy concentrating on keeping my muscles firing that I wasn’t aware iof the music. After my knees bent and Mike helped me back on the table I was just too tired to really listen.
Mike had us move over to right in front of the mirror so I could see myself stand. I didn’t dig that because I could see how ENORMOUS my butt was when I stood. Standing got difficult and the stander was nearby. I told Mike that this stander kind of looked like the stander I used with Adam but it had a tray in front of it like it was a high chair. He told me that this stander used to have a tray on it but they took it off so this was the same stander. He adjusted the feet rests so the stander would hold my knees in place while I stood. My legs are pretty short. Well, I’m pretty short so Mike raised the foot petals so it would hold my knees in place.
i vaguely remember Phil adjusting the petals the same way. Once I was in the stander, instead of cranking it up as Phil used to, Mike had me standup on my own. This was progress! It was difficult to stand in the stander so I eventually I sat down to rest. Mike told me that we’d figure it out and put his arms out to help me out of the stander. I grabbed his arms and stepped out of the stander. I stood up straight just as my Mom came into the gym from talking with Elle. She got to see me standing tall. It felt good to have her witness my progress. It may be slow but it’s steady!