Gym/Trainer/Friends in Gilbert, AZ
mommy2maddox
Posts: 141 Member
Hi everyone! I am about a month and a half into following IIFYM and I'm really enjoying it. I have, however, only been lifting at home and I can't do much there. I have two dumbbells that go up to 20lbs a piece, a bench, a fit ball and a treadmill. I'm not getting a great leg workout at home unless I run and I need to be lifting more. Therefore, I am looking for a great gym that is near or around Higley and Guadalupe in Gilbert, AZ. Not sure if there are many people here from the AZ area. I am x-posting this just to be sure but those AZ boards seem to be pretty dead.
I moved here from Denver back in Jan. 2013 and haven't established friendships with people that follow this philosophy and/or go to the gym. Because I already have a lower self confidence, the last thing I want to do is go to a gym by myself as a newbie and do anything wrong to make myself look more like a dweeb. :glasses:
One other caveat is that money tends to be an issue right now. I'm a SAHM and I have done the whole trainer thing back home in Denver and it cost us a lot of money and I gave up too easily. I can guarantee I'm in a new mindset with full determination but, as many of you have probably know, it is hard to convince my husband that this is WORTH the money to have me do this again with the right gym/trainer/coach.
That leads me to the final thing. I am interested in finding a coach that knows about and/or follows IIFYM as well or that would be open to it. I know this is a long shot that I'm even posting this but what can I lose?
Also, if anyone is nearby and wouldn't mind helping a newbie out, I'm all for making new friends and learning! Thank you guys!
I moved here from Denver back in Jan. 2013 and haven't established friendships with people that follow this philosophy and/or go to the gym. Because I already have a lower self confidence, the last thing I want to do is go to a gym by myself as a newbie and do anything wrong to make myself look more like a dweeb. :glasses:
One other caveat is that money tends to be an issue right now. I'm a SAHM and I have done the whole trainer thing back home in Denver and it cost us a lot of money and I gave up too easily. I can guarantee I'm in a new mindset with full determination but, as many of you have probably know, it is hard to convince my husband that this is WORTH the money to have me do this again with the right gym/trainer/coach.
That leads me to the final thing. I am interested in finding a coach that knows about and/or follows IIFYM as well or that would be open to it. I know this is a long shot that I'm even posting this but what can I lose?
Also, if anyone is nearby and wouldn't mind helping a newbie out, I'm all for making new friends and learning! Thank you guys!
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Not sure there are too many gym options too close to your. There is a YouFit Gilbert a few miles southwest of you. A Life time fitness also I believe. If you're open to a different kind of workout there is also Power MMA and Fitness which is just west of you. Boxing, Muay Thai, Grappling and personal training. It's owned by Ryan Bader and Aaron Simpson both of the UFC. My wife does brazilian jiu jitsu 2 or 3 days a week with a day of kickboxing at my gym (Lopez Martial Arts on Germann and Alma School) She was never one to work out but she has been doing jiu jitsu for 3 years this Sept. Might be something to think about ;-)0
