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  • Ooh, just got a text saying he's had a cancellation and can I do tomorrow night. That's much better, actually, and means no more working out and wondering how I'm doing. But now I'm a bit nervous !
    in Trainer booked, just for a form check Comment by Ariadnula October 2015
  • Saturday. So I have two sessions before it, and I'll just take things fairly easy, not add any weight until I've been checked-over. Though the trainer is likely to be at the gym and he knows who I am, so I suspect he'll be having a look to see what I'm doing!
    in Trainer booked, just for a form check Comment by Ariadnula October 2015
  • No clips! That's genius. Though I'd be worried about tilting and sending a plate flying across the gym :-) I did put the safety pins on last time, yeah, though I wasn't 100% sure I'd be able to wriggle out. I suppose I could roll the bar forward on the pins, like going through a mangle.
    in Trainer booked, just for a form check Comment by Ariadnula October 2015
  • Ah, good thinking! I suppose each could take a while. And I think I'm similar - most worried about the DL and squat, as that seems where I'm most likely to do damage if I'm not doing things right, and lacking confidence in the bench because I'm convinced I'm going to end up trapped under the bar! There's always plenty of…
    in Trainer booked, just for a form check Comment by Ariadnula October 2015
  • Im doing 5x5, yes, and I've told him that. I hadn't though about the fact it's only 12 mins per lift - I'd better concentrate and stop my usual nervous chatter, to get as much out of the hour as I can! That's interesting, christch, about just seeing someone every six weeks - I like that idea and might propose it to him.…
    in Trainer booked, just for a form check Comment by Ariadnula October 2015
  • I just looked at the app and it looks like I'd have to pay £7.99 if I want to do sums for me? That's quite a lot when I should be able to do it in my head :-) I'll give it a try without the 'powerpack', and see what I think.
    in Misc Chat Thread Comment by Ariadnula October 2015
  • Hmm, thanks, maybe I'll give it a go! I just ordered some fractional plates, which are going to be great but might also be even more mind boggling when I'm deciding what to put on the bar!
    in Misc Chat Thread Comment by Ariadnula October 2015
  • I've been doing pull ups on day one and dips in day two. I don't want to add too much because I really like the simplicity of it, but I'm open to ideas?
    in Supplemental 5x5 Lifts? Comment by Ariadnula October 2015
  • Ha, glad it's not just me! I've taken to sometimes writing it out for myself - a ten and a five and a 1.25 =...
    in Misc Chat Thread Comment by Ariadnula October 2015
  • Hello there! I thought I should stop lurking and say hello. I started 5x5 about four weeks ago and love it so far - and reading the threads here always gets me fired up to go to the gym. In fact, that's where I'm off to now! I'll try to come back with some funny stories, though I do always worry that the funniest story…
    in Misc Chat Thread Comment by Ariadnula October 2015
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