8 Comments » Already ten sessions into the California Fitness BodyAge™ Challenge, I’m still laughing uncontrollably during my workouts.
I thought I would get tired of laughing, eventually, because there’s only so much humour one can milk out of a particular situation.
But working out is still fun. And funny.
Especially if you’ve got a trainer like Mr Eric Goh, Nightmare Incarnate.
It’s quite amazing how he can torture you and make you laugh at the same time.
Over the years (six years, I believe), he has accumulated a fine collection of nicknames given by his fitness clients, for example, Evil Eric. I believe my contributions were “Slave driver” and “Sadist”.
And to think that when I first laid eyes on him, I had thought, “Oh, he looks kind and harmless.”
Station #1
Quadriceps training. It’s damn heavy, by the way.
Eric: Be careful when you’re working out on this piece of equipment. Don’t ever let go your legs.
Sheylara: Why?
Eric: Because the only things supporting this weight are your legs. If you let go, it was crash down all the way until something stops it. Which is you.
Sheylara: Why so dangerous one!
Eric: Yes, so don’t let go.
Sheylara: But you’re holding on to it, right??
Eric: Who says I am?
Station #2
Eric: So, what did you do over the weekend?
Sheylara: Blah blah blah.
Eric: Nice!
Sheylara: Hey! Stop talking to me. You’re not counting when you’re talking to me!
Eric: Of course I am.
Sheylara: How?!
Eric: By how much your muscles are trembling.
Station #3
Doing ab curls.
Eric: You’re doing well, keep it up.
Eric: 27… 28… 29… 20!… 21… 22…
Sheylara: ?
Eric: Don’t stop! 26… 27… 28… 29… 20!
Sheylara: WTF?!
Station #4
Eric: Okay, okay, don’t say I bully you. We play a game now.
Eric: When I pass the ball to you, swing it to your right, then pass back to me again.
Sheylara: It’s damn hard lah. I can’t move it. Hahahahaha.
Eric: Yes, you can. See I’m doing it, too.
Sheylara: You didn’t just finish doing 3,493,504 reps on the abs bench!!
Eric: Aiyoh… stop laughing. Later you hurt yourself.
Sheylara: Too late. I’m gone.
Eric: Very good. Start from one again!
@Sheylara: Wow, 10 sessions already! Hmm, apparently time does fly when you’re having fun, even if some parts of your body aren’t:) Keep going! *Eye of the Tiger playing in the background*
How did you manage to snap photos of yourself? Is it a camera on tripod and timer?
LOL. i guess your tummy is the part of your body that got the most workout because of all the laughing.
at least “evil” eric does make the “torture” enjoyable! (that distraction helps in pushing you a little bit more!) Think he needs some help in his counting.. haha.
All the best in your quest to winning the Body Age Challenge! :)
sadistic!!
RN1209: Yeah, it’s gone by quicker than I expected! Will be quite sad when it comes to an end. Even though sometimes I feel like dying during training.
Hillary: We get staff of CF to follow us and take photos for us. :P
tiger4: lol, yeah, you guess right!
mione: Hahaha… his counting is the worst. Sometimes I just want to strangle him. Hahaha. But good also, cos it makes me laugh and it does make the time go faster. :P Thanks for your well wishes! :)
starm|st: That’s Eric!
Your life is so interesting :D
Haha… welcome back, Relax! :)