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I did my EVOC/Gurney training today and manually lifting (more so) and lowering (less so) really had me beat. 125 (normally electric) machine+190lb body, with a male assist partner and I was really struggling. From the knees-bent lower lifting position, my legs didn't want to respond with that 'push'.
It was pretty humiliating and the instructor had me trying for about twenty minutes constantly trying to move 300+ LBS. Things got up, things got down, and towards the end I got better, but it was fueled by rage and shame.
I completely want to pull my own weight in the case of a dead battery and this is my first EMS job, so I'd like to suck less. Myself, Im 5'8, female, 200lbs, 26, large hipped and broad shouldered.
I've lifted off my back forever, now I'm trying to break the habit ASAP, but my physical prowess is the problem.
Are there any EMS born work-out/courses/fitness routines? Is general toning/ mass building what I need, on top of conditioning? People say Squats, leg lifts, "It will come with time", I do HAS fit, there's a splatter of information, but I'd like some from the relevant community.
Right now, I'm trying to supplement with a regular ACE, Walmart-bought backbrace to remind me not to bend at the back and to lend some support.
Any thoughts would be totally, totally appreciated. (hurray, first post ever!)
It was pretty humiliating and the instructor had me trying for about twenty minutes constantly trying to move 300+ LBS. Things got up, things got down, and towards the end I got better, but it was fueled by rage and shame.
I completely want to pull my own weight in the case of a dead battery and this is my first EMS job, so I'd like to suck less. Myself, Im 5'8, female, 200lbs, 26, large hipped and broad shouldered.
I've lifted off my back forever, now I'm trying to break the habit ASAP, but my physical prowess is the problem.
Are there any EMS born work-out/courses/fitness routines? Is general toning/ mass building what I need, on top of conditioning? People say Squats, leg lifts, "It will come with time", I do HAS fit, there's a splatter of information, but I'd like some from the relevant community.
Right now, I'm trying to supplement with a regular ACE, Walmart-bought backbrace to remind me not to bend at the back and to lend some support.
Any thoughts would be totally, totally appreciated. (hurray, first post ever!)