I did it!!!! Walked right into the gym...

JerseyPook
JerseyPook Posts: 135
edited January 1 in Fitness and Exercise
First time stepping foot in the gym in a looooong time...Upper body strength training, right along side all the young high school boys. There I was...42 year old me...bicep curls, hammer curls, shoulder presses...etc. (thanks to my honey for all his help with the exercises, etc. - but I was in the gym solo). I was so intimidated at first...but, I put on my game face, walked in like I'd been doing it for ever and it all fell into place!! A HUGE thank you to everyone here for your words of support and encouragement - you were ALL right!!!:happy:

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  • LetsTryThisAgain54
    LetsTryThisAgain54 Posts: 381 Member
    Woohoooo! Knew you would be fine. Way to go! :)
  • JerseyPook
    JerseyPook Posts: 135
    Thanks, Buddy!!! You've been a GREAT source of encouragement and support!!!
  • MiSo_SeXy
    MiSo_SeXy Posts: 210 Member
    That's awesome!!! ^^
  • JerseyPook
    JerseyPook Posts: 135
    Thank you!!
  • icimani
    icimani Posts: 1,454 Member
    you GO girl!!!
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    Excellent start. Now just keep ripping those weights off of the floor. Who knows, there may come a time when you make those high school boys look like total sissies with your lifts. ;)

    Women who can squat 3.5x bodyweight...these are the things that awesome is made of.
  • mamalopez12
    mamalopez12 Posts: 27 Member
    That is soooo awesome! congrats on that! I wish I could say the same!
  • Sweetsugar0424
    Sweetsugar0424 Posts: 451 Member
    Way to face your fear and overcoming it!! There's no better feeling than that!
  • JerseyPook
    JerseyPook Posts: 135
    Thank you everyone for your support and encouragement!! Today I go back and face the lower body strength training!! But, thanks to the other day...I know that I can do it!!
  • Merci444
    Merci444 Posts: 222 Member
    Woo hoooo!!! Congrats, that feels good, doesn't it?? It'll just get easier from here!
  • stingrayinfl
    stingrayinfl Posts: 284 Member
    You go young lady!:happy:
  • Carlyannabelle
    Carlyannabelle Posts: 621 Member
    I bet you showed them boys up to!!! Good for you! :o)
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    eeeeeeeew, bicep curls.


    but good for you for doing weights. good job.
  • Kelly_Runs_NC
    Kelly_Runs_NC Posts: 474 Member
    First time stepping foot in the gym in a looooong time...Upper body strength training, right along side all the young high school boys. There I was...42 year old me...bicep curls, hammer curls, shoulder presses...etc. (thanks to my honey for all his help with the exercises, etc. - but I was in the gym solo). I was so intimidated at first...but, I put on my game face, walked in like I'd been doing it for ever and it all fell into place!! A HUGE thank you to everyone here for your words of support and encouragement - you were ALL right!!!:happy:

    Good for you - do your thing girl. To be honest, I work out at my gym 6x a week and I never even pay attention to the others around me. I'm doing my own thing. Everyone at your gym is probably the same!
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Well done.

    Make sure you do it again...
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    That's hot. :flowerforyou:
  • hiker359
    hiker359 Posts: 577 Member
    Good girls run, bad girls lift! Glad you joined the bad girl club! Huzzah!
  • owski17
    owski17 Posts: 52 Member
    way to go!!!
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    AWESOME!!!

    I wish I could do that. I think I need a chaperone.
  • JerseyPook
    JerseyPook Posts: 135
    Good girls run, bad girls lift! Glad you joined the bad girl club! Huzzah!

    I :heart: :heart: :heart: this!!!
  • JerseyPook
    JerseyPook Posts: 135
    AWESOME!!!

    I wish I could do that. I think I need a chaperone.

    If *I* can do it -- ANYONE can!!!!!!
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