Back in the saddle again...

[OTCbooty]

Did my first session in a REAL gym again this morning. I have had virtually no equipment to work out with since Aug 30 when we moved. (I know, I know, how did I stand it?) The place required a physical exam before joining....and of course I had to wait 2 months for an appt as a new patient in order to do this.

The place has its pros and cons....Cons: no cables whatsoever, which I can live without; nothing for calves; don't like the leg press they have; hours seem very restricted when compared with my last gym. Got a ton of catty looks from the women, which I am NOT used to (actually I'm not really used to other women in the gym, period!) Pros: CHEAP-ass membership ($50/year); brand new, great quality equipment; a pool....did I mention how cheap?

So I'm feeling pretty pumped. They require you to complete an orientation training session, which the guy mercifully abbreviated for me, and I got down to business as soon as he shut up As I was leaving, he said "Anyone who heads right for the squat rack is alright in my book." He also told me the are holding a member PL meet next weekend, but that's definitely NOT enough time for me to get used to feeling heavy weights again--I haven't been able to use more than 125 for squats all this time due to lack of a rack, and most of the time, no spotter. I look forward to catching the next one though.

Just so damn happy today.

 

[KBgrl]

congrats on hittin the weights again!!! hit em hard now!

 

[OTCbooty]

"Cables? We doan need no stinking cables!"

 

[new@gettinbig]

doesnt matter where you work out...as long as they got a few weights...you should be good to go! $50 is cheap....

 

[Audacious1]

Damn...$50...where do you live...i am moving. The memberships here are so high no matter where you go and if you find a good price, you're lucky to get a place with enough stuff for one person.

 

[NubianBeauty]

$50 is surreal. I can only dream of it

 

[OTCbooty]

I live upstate in NY. A very small local college decided to allow people from the surrounding community to join the fitness center for cheap. The school has very few organized sports so the gym's not overrun with football players or anything...not that that would be a bad thing There was a lot of young skin around this morning though....

If you want surreal, our last gym was free. A friend of Mr OTC bought out a gym to use it as a tax write-off and gave keys to all of his buddies. That was a blessing because I don't think I ever would have gotten my big butt into a gym without it being handed to me.