Posted by alexandra_k on December 28, 2010, at 4:49:35
In reply to Re: crap » Maxime, posted by alexandra_k on December 25, 2010, at 7:41:00
a huge part of it was the gym being closed. there are others that are close that are open more over this period but everything was shut for christmas day / boxing day. can't remember the last time i took a day off from training... probably good for me to take a day or two off, but i certainly felt like crap for it (and had trouble sleeping). also got my period on boxing day... so, bad mood explained.
going to other gyms is actually quite fun (for me). not as good stuff as i have at my regular gym with the heavy weights room (olympic platform and bumper plates that can be dropped from overhead without damage). but quite fun to see what toys the other gyms do have and also quite fun to check out the exercises other people are doing and to get to perv on some different eye candy.
fitness first...
chain. good business model. works to the detriment of their personal trainers etc etc, but i don't want to work for them (and i don't have to listen to their sales pitch) so whatever.
mmm eye candy. expect that is because of only the very keen getting to the gym over this period. personal trainers seem quite good (got their clients doing some interesting looking non-stupid stuff). pull up bar is very high. they are doing swinging etc. maybe teaching kips for a kipping pull up? not sure... there is a resistance band... maybe i'll suck up my pride and have a go (can't do a single unassisted chin-up).
fernwood...
chain. women only. i asked if they had a squat rack specifically and was told 'yes'. i asked if i could do powercleans if i was careful and was told 'yes'. they DON'T have a squat rack. they have a smith machine (ak!!) good for glute kickbacks but not so good for squatting. they don't have any olympic bars at all and not even a proper bench press set up. need to go back tomorrow to talk to the chain manager to try and get my money back from my 5 day pass. fitness first, it is. a bit angry at fernwood, actually. dumbells were pathetically small weights and only preloaded barbells with pathetically small weights as well. guess women aren't supposed to get strong, squat with weight they might get crushed by, or deadlift. stupid chain.
i miss my gym. i can hear the women's oly bar at night feeling sad that nobody is playing with it :-(
but thanks for being open fitness first. i feel somewhat human again.
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