damn, god that I am thinking about joining a gym again. Way more fun than training at home alone :-D

No one was funny at the gym last night. I didn't do accessories, though, so my time there was short. I went home to do one of the fitness tests for the challenge group in here. I used a spare bedroom that only has a bed, a Persian prayer rug, and creepy child-size rocking chair in it so that I'd have carpeted floor space.

I was trying to do a move called Hollow Rocks--which I kept mistakenly referring to as High Rollers or Hard Knocks--where you basically turn yourself into the shape of a canoe and rock back and forth from head to toe. My experience was a little more... animated. My cat attacked my hair then decided to lay down where my feet were thrashing. So a strike for working out at home: animals.

I saw the guy using the power cage to stretch again... I'm gonna say I really don't think he does squats in it unless it's just one or two quick sets. He was stretching last night when I did deadlifts. Then I went over to other area but only for 3 little sets of bicep curls. By the time I was done, he wasn't there anymore. So, he either does all that for really fast, not many rep squats/lifts, or (the one I'm guessing) he just uses it to stretch.

Still don't know what the other, quiet guy does. I felt a little bad cause I was kind of in his way last night for half a set. I have to do this romanian deadlift / bent over row combination and use the fixed barbells, which are near the dumbbell area. But I don't want to block the areas between benches or anything, so try to find a spot out of the way. He needed to use one thing that does arms close to some curl spots that I dunno the exact use for the specific one but I was near it. He quietly waited for me to finish my couple of reps and get out of his way. Awkward though cause I don't like people behind me when I'm doing anything that requires bending over. Plus the rack for the weights was in front of the arm thing so then I had to clumsily clean the 70 bar to put it away with someone not that far away from me. I should work on cleans cause in the grit strength it's just with 30 lbs and I might want to be able to do more some day.


Show off boys also did deadlifts last night but they were all packed around the mat cause I was already there using the squat rack for my warm up squats. They sure do laugh a lot.


I tried wearing the tighter shirt again for lifting. I like not having the baggy t-shirt material on my shoulders but still struggle with being self-conscious with my stomach pudge and all the people around even at 11 pm. Despite knowing that no one really notices, it's hard to turn off that little voice that needs to pull down the shirt to make sure nothing shows and such, or says use the plate cause cleavage on back extension thing. Working on it and maybe I can get some new workout clothes this summer. And how "this guy" ended up about me, eh, I dunno. I think it's time for pizza.

MissHolidayGolightly wrote: »

I was about to do my last set when he came over and told me I should bend my knees to push the bar up. I said that I'm not doing a push press and he said, "Oh well it's easier that way," and I said, "Exactly." He then told me about running and started going on about that again. I said cool and put my headphones back in.

I LOVE YOU.

Since when are rows, OHP, and deads "isolation work"? Oh geez.

MissHolidayGolightly wrote: »

DawnEmbers wrote: »

Not at the gym but at the park walking along the path that went through the trees by the river there were 2 guys and one girl. She was carrying a volleyball. One guy had a guitar and the other guy had a bongo like drum.

Why? I have no idea.

I also saw two little snakes while I was jogging. Almost stumbled in order to not step on one cause it was going across the path. Yep, interesting jog earlier today.

Maybe they were practicing being hippies? The volleyball should have been a Frisbee, though. I'm happy to hear you moved out of the way for the snakes. Got to protect even our slithery friends.

I spotted a guy "spotting" his friend on the bench press by holding and lifting the bar for him throughout the movement. Why do bros do this????

Because dude, I bench press sooo much!!!! I figure it is also why so many people quarter squat....

I got stuck at work last night so I ended up during the gym during peak hours. Most people were just doing their thing, but one larger woman came in and kept giving me these dart eyes because I was in the squat rack and she wanted the entire mirror to herself. (I was there first too.) Now I get that you want to use the mirror but I'm in the rack doing my thing and you can trust me that you aren't going to hurt yourself throwing around that 1 lb barbie weight. I'm not even really sure what she was doing. She had started just sort of flailing her arms around and then added the 1 lb weights. It was very odd.

Another woman brought her 8ish year old son and highschool aged daughter with her. The kid surprisingly was very well behaved but I just felt bad for the whole group. The mother was trying so hard to get in a workout and the kids were bored out of their minds.

indianarose2 wrote: »

I've been that woman before! I used to bring my 8 yr old son with me sometimes. He loved to come because he got to watch Nickelodeon cartoons which we don't catch at home. That and he look at me with stars in his eyes as I worked out. Sweet memories at the gym for me!

It certainly makes you wish there were more gyms that offered daycare! A woman shouldn't feel like she needs to choose between her family and her health.