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Great job girl!!!
im so proud
- Thread starter Dakotah
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no machine or anything just the bar and weights and my honey standing beside me, watching my form. i really enjoy when he is there he tells me when my knees come forward too far or my head goes down, and my arms arent forward enough. At first it was kind of hard because the bar was really uncomfortable on my shoulders but once i positioned myself better it wasnt that bad. today im not very sore just a lil stiff if i sit too long.jenscats5 said:
i used to be soooo sore for like 3 to 4 days but now its down to 2 days so i must be getting used to it.
J
jenscats5
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Dakotah said:no machine or anything just the bar and weights and my honey standing beside me, watching my form. i really enjoy when he is there he tells me when my knees come forward too far or my head goes down, and my arms arent forward enough. At first it was kind of hard because the bar was really uncomfortable on my shoulders but once i positioned myself better it wasnt that bad. today im not very sore just a lil stiff if i sit too long.
Wow that's great!! Wish our gym had a squat rack
I have to use the Smith machine as there is no where to re-rack the bar if I tried to squat it. My gym is really small.....
J
jenscats5
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Dakotah said:
I'm in Wilmington, DE. We don't have a lot of gyms around here, especially where I live. Near my house are 2 that aren't private personal one on one training studios. The Y and the one I go to.....the one I go to is small but never crowded so I can always get a machine.....so some of the trade offs are worth it plus I can walk there.....The Y is crazy....they don't limit memberships & they also house homeless men, etc who you have to wade thru to get in & they always are renovating but never the fitness area. Too crowded to to use equipment & always a line for CV machines....
Now if I wanted to drive an hour I could go to another gym, but naaaah! My head would explode!! LOL
Oh and no one at my gym really lifts "big." They use weights but the women use very light weight if at all & the men go for the show muscles. I'd like to see my gym expand as there is equipment I'd like to use. A squat rack is one of them....
Where are you?? Do you guys go to a gym or use a home gym?
Werd
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You asked about the shoes... how high? Are we talking 7"? LOL Yes, after wearing those for a few years it most definitely affected my joints, hips, lowerback and neck.
If any of you are selfconscious about being oggled then wear more loosefitting clothing. I know how good it feels to strut your stuff, but seriously, if you feel odd about peeps staring, then wear something less revealing. As your confidence in your form, etc builds then you can unveil yourself! hehhehehehee
For a change every now and then throw in some front squats. I use these exclusively as I find my form is much better. I can't go heavy anymore but my upper body strength is good so these do me just fine. Besides, it scares the shit out of the little gym boys to see a girl frontsquatting!
If any of you are selfconscious about being oggled then wear more loosefitting clothing. I know how good it feels to strut your stuff, but seriously, if you feel odd about peeps staring, then wear something less revealing. As your confidence in your form, etc builds then you can unveil yourself! hehhehehehee
For a change every now and then throw in some front squats. I use these exclusively as I find my form is much better. I can't go heavy anymore but my upper body strength is good so these do me just fine. Besides, it scares the shit out of the little gym boys to see a girl frontsquatting!
Dakotah said:
Big congrats on the progress.
well i live in yankton sd and we go to the high school which is where all the college/high school/public go if they pay and it is a good size not real big but big enoughjenscats5 said:
there is always male ego trips when high school gets out so i have to have my mp3 or else i go crazy and cant concentrate. sucks all the testosterone huh?
Werd said:You asked about the shoes... how high? Are we talking 7"? LOL Yes, after wearing those for a few years it most definitely affected my joints, hips, lowerback and neck.
yes thats the size in inches actually i wear the 8 1/2 inches since there isnt so deep a angle so it helps with all the pain later
a little!
i used to work so much more a few years ago and now that i dont work nearly as much it seems i hurt more!!
sucks- but maybe my going to the gym and all might help out overall my income will go up since i am getting more in shape there arent to many girls here who have anything smaller than a pregnant looking tummy so i am pretty fortunate that i have some definition in mine and no kids yet.
not that i dont want a child someday but not for a while.
thanks to all of you who have replyed back and given advice
just a lil cartoon for ur minds
i went to the gym again tonight and benched for really the first time and i can tell i need some strength in my upper body i only benched 85
picture this there are only three benching racks and im in the middle devastation is on my left and some other guys on my left
all the guys including devastation all have like 3 45lb plates on there bar
me i have 2 -10lb plates on each side wow i kind of looked like i had some doughnuts on there being in the middle of all these monster guys how embarrassing i just felt so silly but i stuck it out
Werd
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Yup. I always wore 7" boots... would really help support my ankles and the platform was very deceptive. The rise was really only max 4". Made it easier to work. A lot of people don't realize how physically demanding such work is.
I used to do situps on the pole (one place I worked had 3 stages - two glass with one marble beneath - a long pole that would spin. I used climb the one in the center - about 20 feet above, grab the pole with my legs, then throw myself upside down and do situps with my arms extended, of course, the pole would spin as well. If I slipped the only thing catching me at the bottom was a solid marble stage, wearing nothing but a thong and maybe a tiny top depending on where in my show I was.), pushups and pullups on stage. If my friends were in the house or if the tip was high enough I would do one armed pushups... the most I ever did was 10. All this at the age of 30something... after having had several children.
Everyone who thinks that such work is easy, in addition to the stigma attached and putting up with drunk assholes that think we are less than human - think of working from 10PM till 6AM at least 5 nights p/week. Sometimes money was pretty good, not nearly what it was back in the day, I'm told or if you weren't dirty. But there were many nights when we were all paying to get naked.
Was an interesting time in my life indeed... sometimes I miss performing. I had the most beautiful costumes. But the hustle... that shit is something that I will NEVER miss. Made my flesh crawl, robbed me of my humanity just a little more each day. Been nearly a year since I quit and still I am not totally over that....
I used to do situps on the pole (one place I worked had 3 stages - two glass with one marble beneath - a long pole that would spin. I used climb the one in the center - about 20 feet above, grab the pole with my legs, then throw myself upside down and do situps with my arms extended, of course, the pole would spin as well. If I slipped the only thing catching me at the bottom was a solid marble stage, wearing nothing but a thong and maybe a tiny top depending on where in my show I was.), pushups and pullups on stage. If my friends were in the house or if the tip was high enough I would do one armed pushups... the most I ever did was 10. All this at the age of 30something... after having had several children.
Everyone who thinks that such work is easy, in addition to the stigma attached and putting up with drunk assholes that think we are less than human - think of working from 10PM till 6AM at least 5 nights p/week. Sometimes money was pretty good, not nearly what it was back in the day, I'm told or if you weren't dirty. But there were many nights when we were all paying to get naked.
Was an interesting time in my life indeed... sometimes I miss performing. I had the most beautiful costumes. But the hustle... that shit is something that I will NEVER miss. Made my flesh crawl, robbed me of my humanity just a little more each day. Been nearly a year since I quit and still I am not totally over that....
