Praise then darkness, and creation unfinished

By the time the second trainer came over to offer me help, I found myself thinking "Enjoy it, this won't be available in a month," because January is busier at gyms than December.This trainer asked whether I was trying to build or tone the muscle, then showed me some exercises that I couldn't make work (one because of concerns about hurting my right shoulder), and then asked if I'd tried the glute machine. I said no, so he showed me.

( cut, for comfort or to avoid tedium )