New to SL, started yesterday!
belsameth
Posts: 11 Member
Hello girls, I'm new to lifting heavy things 
I had a free 30 min session with a personal trainer at my gym last night just he could show me how to use the equipment and look at my form. I was a bit apprehensive as I've read enough stories of bad experience with trainers and women lifting heavy. But it was brilliant
He thought it was great that a woman wanted to lift heavy. I asked if he was familiar with the stronglifts programme, which he was. So we went through all the lifts, first with dumbbells, then the barbell. Although I had to use a 15kg fixed barbell for overhead press haha He said my form was very good, just gotta work on getting my squat lower. And he thinks I'm very strong (for a girl I guess although he didn't say as much!) as it's my first time doing weight training
We had time for one full set of 5x5 towards the end, I ended up doing bench press...managed all of them with 25 kg yay, I'm sure I looked a sight grunting and pulling faces haha!
It was the hardest work out I've ever had, absolutly loved it! I gotta watch what I eat before I train though... was very sick in the changing rooms after
Can't wait for friday night now!
Anyway, well done if you read through my ramblings haha. And thank you ladies for being so inspirational!
I had a free 30 min session with a personal trainer at my gym last night just he could show me how to use the equipment and look at my form. I was a bit apprehensive as I've read enough stories of bad experience with trainers and women lifting heavy. But it was brilliant
He thought it was great that a woman wanted to lift heavy. I asked if he was familiar with the stronglifts programme, which he was. So we went through all the lifts, first with dumbbells, then the barbell. Although I had to use a 15kg fixed barbell for overhead press haha He said my form was very good, just gotta work on getting my squat lower. And he thinks I'm very strong (for a girl I guess although he didn't say as much!) as it's my first time doing weight training We had time for one full set of 5x5 towards the end, I ended up doing bench press...managed all of them with 25 kg yay, I'm sure I looked a sight grunting and pulling faces haha!
It was the hardest work out I've ever had, absolutly loved it! I gotta watch what I eat before I train though... was very sick in the changing rooms after
Can't wait for friday night now!Anyway, well done if you read through my ramblings haha. And thank you ladies for being so inspirational!
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yay for starting and even more yay for getting a decent PT who wasn't just trying to sell you a plan based on crap knowledge
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So great to hear a good experience with a trainer! I never had a session, but have trolled YouTube etc., for form videos.
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Welcome :-) your first training sounds great. It's really cool to have a good trainer0
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Welcome....been doing SL for three months now. Watched alot of you tube videos and have had my brother check my form from time to time. I have found one of the things that has helped me tremendously when lifting is knowing how to breathe during the lift. Really has made a difference. Good luck!0
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Welcome!0
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:drinker:
yay for starting and even more yay for getting a decent PT who wasn't just trying to sell you a plan based on crap knowledge
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Thanks ladies still loving it! Yes I was getting the breathing down yesterday and it really helped on my squats in particular. Graduated to the bar for OH press, felt like a big jump from the 15kg preloaded barbell! Can't wait for next session, rows, second favorite after deadlifts 0
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Welcome!!0
