Your Gym Routine

[lostkat]

Originally Posted by BBx

Poppycock!

I can't stand those ladies who are done to the nines in the gym :/

You are supposed to sweat and look disgusting... its part of the course!

How some of them can not tie their hair back aswell is beyond me! Let alone 'work out' together... I am insatiably unsocialble (sp?) at the gym. Can't wait/hold a conversation for anyone.

Not in classes though - I talk to people then!

BB x

I'm the same as you BBx. I don't want to speak to anyone when I'm at the gym. I just want to get on with it. Then, when I'm done, I want to get outta there immediately, all red-faced and sweaty and go home. Classes are slightly different as I will talk to people, but I still go in with every scrap of hair gripped up and I'll work damn hard. I always have to stand at the front where the air con comes out because I'll overheat stood at the back. Thankfully the instructor gets too hot as well, so we always turn the aircon up as high as it'll go whilst the others freeze.

I think some women go for the social aspect rather than to actually get any work done. One lady comes in with her face all perfect and BIG hair like this. She leaves looking the same. I can't understand it. There are a few of them who say "oh I don't sweat". I feel like saying "well I don't sweat when I'm not doing any work either love".

It used to bother me and make me feel fat/ugly, but I really couldn't give a toss anymore. I'm more than happy with myself after a good workout, despite the red face and soaking wet hair (attractive image, huh? )

[Tak]

I usually can't speak

Kate - I would probably say something like that to them; I've asked people how long they're going to be on cardio machines as I wanted to do a full body workout and couldn't they do their mouth workout elsewhere (I might have been in a slight grumpy mood that day)

[BBx]

Originally Posted by lostkat

I'm more than happy with myself after a good workout, despite the red face and soaking wet hair (attractive image, huh? )

If I didn't feel like this at the end of the workout (or at least ache) I would have felt like it was a waste of time!

BB x

[Desmo]

We did legs last night. I ache a little this morning...but my god I love doing legs

[Will]

Ditto! Did 180 squats for 3 the other day as my 5th set, damn it felt goood! I always take about 90mins to do leg days as I really hammer them hard. Love love love leg days. Leg and back are my 2 favourite days. Then chest. I HATE HATE HATE arms.

[lostkat]

Originally Posted by BBx

If I didn't feel like this at the end of the workout (or at least ache) I would have felt like it was a waste of time!

BB x

Hehe, me too.

Can I join the leg ache gang please? My thighs are aching from my first outdoor run in months on Tuesday. They were OK yesterday, but it's set in today. I'll be doing lunges, squats and other crazy things later, followed by another run tomorrow morning as I'm currently using up the hols I rolled over from last year (and revising for an exam). Then I have Pump & Max on Saturday morning. No rest for the wicked

[Wryel]

Originally Posted by BBx

Poppycock!

I can't stand those ladies who are done to the nines in the gym :/

You are supposed to sweat and look disgusting... its part of the course!

How some of them can not tie their hair back aswell is beyond me! Let alone 'work out' together... I am insatiably unsocialble (sp?) at the gym. Can't wait/hold a conversation for anyone.

Not in classes though - I talk to people then!

BB x

I see some people (mostly women but not all) and they aren't sweating, I can't hear their breathing and not even slighty red in the face! These people realyl are kidding themselves.

[BBx]

Arggh! Body Combat had a cover teacher and bless her she did her best and said that she hadn't done it for ages, but I wish they could just call us to let us know

Don't really like leaving class mid-session, but feel like I had 35% workout instead of 100%, plus I brought my friend along who wasn't grabbed.

Will have to run a bit later before Body Pump - ooo nice and sweaty

BB x

[mok`]

Originally Posted by Will

Ditto! Did 180 squats for 3 the other day as my 5th set, damn it felt goood! I always take about 90mins to do leg days as I really hammer them hard. Love love love leg days. Leg and back are my 2 favourite days. Then chest. I HATE HATE HATE arms.

Hi Will,

What sort of routine do you do on your "leg days"? Particularly for working hamstrings/calves as I have difficulty isolating them.

Im currently trying to get my shooting power back and reckon a bit of gym work should have me belting in 30-yarders in again

Speaking of which, playing 3 times in 3 days this week- I won't be able to walk by Saturday!

[Will]

Originally Posted by mok`

Hi Will,

What sort of routine do you do on your "leg days"? Particularly for working hamstrings/calves as I have difficulty isolating them.

Im currently trying to get my shooting power back and reckon a bit of gym work should have me belting in 30-yarders in again

Speaking of which, playing 3 times in 3 days this week- I won't be able to walk by Saturday!

Hi mate,

Hamstrings are pretty easy to hit. Stiff/Straight leg deadlifts hits them hard, as do Romanian Deadlifts. Split squats are great too. To a certain extent reqgular squats work too and lunges, but they are more quad focused. You can do hamstring curls but I don't like them.

Calves are a stubborn beast, what I do is have a barbell on your back as per a squat with some decent weight and step onto a step with 1/2 your foot and do calf raises like that - or if you have a calf raise machine use that for a superset. Other than that calves get hit but not isolated doing other exercises.