146 My Genie Gym Instructor

"One," Grace counted, as he crested in height, before letting it fall in a controlled manner back to his chest. Stephen focused on it again, pushing it back to the same height as before.

"Two," Grace counted. It went on until Stephen reached eight, and then he set the weights back down on the ground and sat up.

"How does that feel?" Grace asked, wearing her trademark smile.

"Good!" He replied, honestly, liking the little sting in his chest and arms from the movement. "It's been a long time since I did anything like that."

"Think you can do it two more times? I have you down for three sets." She asked.

"I can try," replied Stephen, before laying back down with the weight in his hands after a minute of catching his breath.

He managed to belt out an even three sets of eight repetitions each. As soon as he dropped the weights from his now pulsing pectoral muscle, Grace scooped up into his arms.

"I knew you could do it," she grinned, and kissed him soundly.

"You provide all the motivation I need, apparently," chuckled Stephen.

"Since you did those so well, the next time we do it, we'll bump you up to eighty five pounds!"

Stephen raised an eyebrow, "So soon? Shouldn't I really master eighty pounds first?"

"Nope, you just did master it. It's time for something heavier."

"Okay, slave driver," he teased, before adding finally, "I trust you."

From there on, Grace instructed him on how to do a number of different movements, each designed to work a core muscle, or group of muscles for maximum activation. She showed him how to do extensions to isolate his triceps, chest flies as a follow up to the bench press, an overhead press for his shoulders, and wrapped it up with several exercises designed to stimulate the abdominals.

"I'm going to feel that tomorrow," he huffed, falling to his side after a sixty second plank.

"I'm so proud of you, Stephen," Grace beamed. "You're doing so well for your first day!"

"My arms feel like a pile of goop," He chuckled, holding up one hand wearily. It shook slightly from the exhaustion in his muscles.

"Yes, but that's a good thing! We're making you stronger now! Plus, you're done with your lifting for today."

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"That's it?" He asked. "No bicep curls or anything like that?"

"That's tomorrow, hun. We'll work your back and biceps on a different day than your chest since they are different movements," she replied, matter-of-factly.

"Whatever you say," he laughed, before getting to his feet.