04-06-2008, 22:53 | #151 |
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My gym membership is £36 per month for full use of the leisure centre including classes, pool, gym and their health suite. I do at least 5 classes per week, which would normally cost me £22.50 per week, so it's well worth it!
I got all light headed today in Body Max. Went from doing scissor jacks to shoulder raises and all the blood seemed to drain out of my brain. The instructor and a few of the regulars gave me a bit of a lecture and I've been told to go to the docs, because this has happened quite a few times. So frustrating
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05-06-2008, 01:07 | #152 |
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3 Compound Total is creeping up due majorly to my new 1R.M in bench & squats.
170kg Deadlift 185kg Squat 105kg Bench! I frickin got over 100 finally!!! Purple Vein, blurred vision, powerade in the face! 200mH session before it saw me get a perfect stride pattern & finish a couple of runs in 26/27 secs. Lookin pretty good for this weekend.
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05-06-2008, 01:08 | #153 |
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Oh yeah, I have a scholarship through the council so I'm lucky enough to only pay for swimming in Edinburgh. Free Weights & Track are free.
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05-06-2008, 08:56 | #154 |
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Impressive stats mate. You're 5kg over my max on squats - last I did was 170x8 but they weren't perfectly parallel - needed 1-2 inches more lowering.
It's great getting over 100kg on bench Sounds like you're making great progress. Keep it up!
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05-06-2008, 10:06 | #155 |
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I'm deciding between LA Fitness and Topnotch at the moment, Topnotch is winning though
http://www.lafitness.co.uk/ (Its like a smaller quieter David Lloyd) http://www.topnotchhealthclubs.com/ (Maidstone is very similar to the pics on that page, a semi blackout cardio room, electric climbing wall, bottom lit pool etc) LA Fitness is £33 and closer by about five hundred yards, Topnotch is £35 down from £42 because I work for Kent County Council Slightly scared about going back to a gym but I know this is the only way I will be able to sort myself out. I'm almost certainly going to be doing the Body for Life programme again http://bodyforlife.com/ MB |
05-06-2008, 17:57 | #156 | |
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I can get dizzy quickly too... if I go from being on the floor doing pressups to jumping up and doing something up right I will go woooooooooooooo! Don't know if it's a major problem?! Hope you're okie though hun - wub woo lots... x My membership is £25 a month but I can only go weekdays in the morning. I can attend any classes though! Yay! |
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05-06-2008, 18:07 | #157 |
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MB good going on the gyms and good luck with it
I would suggest you let the gym set you a programme to start off with especially with not being at a gym for ages and with your elbow still recovering. They can cater the programme to suit the elbow recovery, as they did for me with my knee and adding in exercises to strengthen it. As to Body for Life i am somewhat dubious towards it especially after seeing one set of photos of someone claiming to have done this programme which were clearly photoshopped along the way. This doesn't make me think well of it if someone has to do this or claims it did this when there is doubt over the photos of the person involved. But with you not being at a gym for ages i'd lay off on the Body for Life if you are going to do it until you get used to the gym again, your elbow is better and you are fit enough to do serious workouts. No point in being in so much pain you cant go to the gym again for a few days. SCM
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05-06-2008, 18:39 | #158 |
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I did BfL five years ago and lost 4 stone and built a lot of muscle, the thing about it is that it is a self limiting pyramid set lifting program and a short but effective cardio scheme.
I don't have a lot of love for personal trainers in gyms and prefer to be left well alone by them unless I specifically ask them for help. I found the ones at David Lloyd particularly annoying, as they spent 90% of their time doing nothing and the other 10% talking to attractive female members :/ Admittedly BfL is a bit 'American' and they push the losses but the major + point is its is relatively simple to do keep track of. I will speak to the gym staff at Topnotch (I decided to join that one) but I'll almost certainly be doing my own thing. I'm off to the joint clinic tomorrow and if they give me the all clear I'll be stating at the gym over the weekend MB |
05-06-2008, 18:46 | #159 |
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These are the only pics I have to hand of what I achieved with 3 BfL challenges and some other work last time
It did work, but I do take your thoughts on board 32" waist, 14St, I'm going to shut up now I'm making myself feel sad looking at these MB |
05-06-2008, 18:52 | #160 |
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Opposite way in my DL gym MB as the instructors are all females on the whole any time i am in during the day. At least i know the BLF does work and hopefully it does again for you, as trust friends saying more than that website due to the photoshopped photos issue.
All my DL did when i restarted last month was take me through the old programme i had added a few new exercises, i adjusted some of the resistances due to injuries and weaknesses then i have been left to my own devices. I will admit the instructors at DL in Maidstone do love to chat a lot or dissapear the moment you need them and the ones up in Edinburgh are a lot better. Good luck at the clinic and even if they dont clear you for some exercises you can at least start on the cardio side with some of that equipment to ease yourself into the gym. Shows i am a different build then to you just under 14 stone at present and 34-36 waist sighs. SCM
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