So 2014 saw me take up a new interest.
Like the majority of people I joined a gym because......well that's just something you're supposed to do isn't it?
At the beginning, I found the whole experience a bit horrific.
All the protein shakers, cut up tank tops and grunting was a bit much for me.
I didn't know what to do, how the machines worked, where to look and I felt incredibly insecure.
Like the feeling of walking into a lions den and knowing you can't defend yourself.
Looking back now I can see that I had no confidence in my body and was convinced I was being laughed at when really no one was taking any notice.
Fast forward 12 months and a whole lot has changed.
The ratio of men to women in my gym is about 70/30 which at the beginning I had a bit of a problem with but now I don't even notice.
I saw that alot of the women that were training there were doing weight/power/olympic lifting and that was the first time I was really exposed to it.
These women were training with weights but didn't look like bodybuilders or look masculine in the slightest.
To be honest their bodies were amazing and that's when I decided to give it a go.
As a woman, society says that you should be in the group classes, on the treadmills/crosstrainers and not in the weights area doing what the men are doing.
We're told that if you lift weights of any kind you'll instantly look masculine and get "bigger".
I'll be honest, from weight training over the past year, the only part of me that has gotten any bigger is my butt.
That may sound crude but it's true.
I've lost weight from every part of my body and look more "womanly" than I ever have.
I began training with my boyfriend who put me on the right track and I started off by learning how to squat properly.
Let me just say that it took me about 4 months to be able to squat with no weight and with proper form.
Because I had quite weak glutes, I couldn't squat without my knees coming inwards so it took me a long time to get it right.
I wanted to give up a million times and got frustrated as hell with them but I kept at it because I really wanted to do weighted squats one day.
That day came about 6months later and since then I've gone from being able to squat 20kg to being able to squat 75kg.
Here I was squatting 70kg which is near my max. hence why my form wasn't perfect.
As well as squats, I've fallen head over heels for deadlifts.
Again I started with little weight at the beginning and since then have worked up from 20kg up to 110kg over the past few months.
Form is really important when it comes to deadlifts and I'm still working on getting mine just right before I push the weight anymore.
It's really good to push yourself and to give yourself a challenge but you also need to take care of yourself and focus on your form.
At the moment I train three times a week and literally look forward to every session.
After each one I feel better, stronger, fitter and more motivated.
I can't wait to see what I'll be able to do at this time next year!
Bring it on!!!
And one more thing : being stronger can also bring lots of other benefits.
The other day I gave my 85kg boyfriend a piggyback around the harbour which was both hilarious and pretty amazing at the same time!
We gave a load of people a good laugh!
C.
Like the majority of people I joined a gym because......well that's just something you're supposed to do isn't it?
At the beginning, I found the whole experience a bit horrific.
All the protein shakers, cut up tank tops and grunting was a bit much for me.
I didn't know what to do, how the machines worked, where to look and I felt incredibly insecure.
Like the feeling of walking into a lions den and knowing you can't defend yourself.
Looking back now I can see that I had no confidence in my body and was convinced I was being laughed at when really no one was taking any notice.
Fast forward 12 months and a whole lot has changed.
The ratio of men to women in my gym is about 70/30 which at the beginning I had a bit of a problem with but now I don't even notice.
I saw that alot of the women that were training there were doing weight/power/olympic lifting and that was the first time I was really exposed to it.
These women were training with weights but didn't look like bodybuilders or look masculine in the slightest.
To be honest their bodies were amazing and that's when I decided to give it a go.
As a woman, society says that you should be in the group classes, on the treadmills/crosstrainers and not in the weights area doing what the men are doing.
We're told that if you lift weights of any kind you'll instantly look masculine and get "bigger".
I'll be honest, from weight training over the past year, the only part of me that has gotten any bigger is my butt.
That may sound crude but it's true.
I've lost weight from every part of my body and look more "womanly" than I ever have.
I began training with my boyfriend who put me on the right track and I started off by learning how to squat properly.
Let me just say that it took me about 4 months to be able to squat with no weight and with proper form.
Because I had quite weak glutes, I couldn't squat without my knees coming inwards so it took me a long time to get it right.
I wanted to give up a million times and got frustrated as hell with them but I kept at it because I really wanted to do weighted squats one day.
That day came about 6months later and since then I've gone from being able to squat 20kg to being able to squat 75kg.
Here I was squatting 70kg which is near my max. hence why my form wasn't perfect.
As well as squats, I've fallen head over heels for deadlifts.
Again I started with little weight at the beginning and since then have worked up from 20kg up to 110kg over the past few months.
Form is really important when it comes to deadlifts and I'm still working on getting mine just right before I push the weight anymore.
It's really good to push yourself and to give yourself a challenge but you also need to take care of yourself and focus on your form.
At the moment I train three times a week and literally look forward to every session.
After each one I feel better, stronger, fitter and more motivated.
I can't wait to see what I'll be able to do at this time next year!
Bring it on!!!
And one more thing : being stronger can also bring lots of other benefits.
The other day I gave my 85kg boyfriend a piggyback around the harbour which was both hilarious and pretty amazing at the same time!
We gave a load of people a good laugh!
C.
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