Loosening Up in the Gym- Ladies

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  • FullOfWin
    FullOfWin Posts: 1,414 Member
    but I get comments almost daily from males about how impressed they are..

    probably because you squat more than they do
  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
    If my 70-pound-overweight, noobie butt can get in there and do it, so can you! Most of the men there could care less that you're there. Just get in there and do your thing. I'm so glad that I did because I'm no longer that 70-pound-overweight noob, I'm a 30 pound overweight confident lifter. :)

    If anyone gives you a hard time, tell them to bugger off! You pay for the same gym they do, darnit!

    PS- if you can afford it, why not splurge for one or two sessions with a personal trainer to show you some things? It would make you more comfortable having a guide, I think!
  • Mjhnbgff
    Mjhnbgff Posts: 112
    What really helped me feel more confident was when I started working with a personal trainer once a week. I learned how to use the weights and machines, along with proper form, from him so now when I do weights on my own in between our sessions, I feel comfortable that I know what I'm doing. I just go in there, do my program, and I leave when I'm done. I don't even pay attention to the guys but I do wish more of them would re-rack the weights.
  • Amberlynnek
    Amberlynnek Posts: 405 Member
    Ask a cute one for some help with your form :)
  • serenapitala
    serenapitala Posts: 441 Member
    I lucked out ob this front. I go to a women's college and use the gym there. The weight room generally has mostly men, but being on a women's campus, they are out of there element, so it all evens out and we're equally awkward :-) but we enjoy the space and our workouts
    Think of it as your space. Don't look at everyone else as split by gender. Look at the treadmills and think of those people as people working on cardio. The people in the weights area are working on strength training. That's it. It isn't men and women, it's cardio and strength. Go wherever you fit. The guys in the lifting area are fellow strength trainers. Those are your people.
    I love my cardio, but a few times a week I am a strength trainer, so that's where I fit on those days.
    Good Luck!
  • serenapitala
    serenapitala Posts: 441 Member
    Also headphones. I have mine in no matter where I am in the gym.
  • schlagers
    schlagers Posts: 58
    I usually just crank up my iPod and it puts me in my own little world.

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