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No arms.

I have no arm strength. I can barely raise my arms. I had to wash my hair by bending over, and rubbing my head in my hands because I couldn't raise my hands to my head.

Here's why:

One of my new year's resolutions is to either run a half/full marathon or a short triathlon. In an effort to actually *accomplish* either of those, Diana and I joined a gym, Spectrum Club. In addition, I signed up for 5 sessions with a personal trainer. Today was the upper body day. And it kicked my ass.

My trainer is a guy named Nick who is freakishly strong. He's a big believer in "core strength". It turns out that I have very little core strength. You can test out your own core strength by doing any "normal" exercise, but lift one foot off the floor. For example, simple lunges... big step forward, deep knee bend, then step forward, raising your opposite knee to be parallel to the ground. With that knee bend up, do a military press.... and of course, do it sloooooowwwwly.

It's unreal, but awesome.