Welcome my fellow Gym R.A.T.s (Raunchy, Amorous, Trainers; got a better idea tell me.)
(So don’t tell the Lovehoney Staff but I’ve been doing some remodelling and knocked through from The Lounge.)
I started back at the gym today, it was closed a lot and on reduced hours over the Christmas/New Years holiday’s and after two weeks of light workouts at home while I had family with me, they came north of the English boarder conquering their fears of roaming Highland Haggis
I thought this might be a good place to motivate each other as we start back at our gyms after the festivities with resolutions made to do better or work a little harder.
I am hoping this will be a place to ask for workout guidance, or helpful motivation when you’ve missed a day, or not seen that flirty friend @AWB1955. While some of us will not look as amazing as some people we’ve seen in the photo areas (you know who you are), we can be there to say well done at the end of a set. Or let’s get to it as you flag at the 6 week mark.
I don’t want to take away from the what are you wearing page but it would be nice to know More about your flirty gym fashion. Or how many women you made faint @MrGoodGuy when bench pressing. And it might be fun to know how many days you’ve gone wearing your butt plug.
So I’m letting the power shower pummel any possible tomorrow problems out of my muscles. I’m so glad modern phones are water resistant
I thought I’d go into the gym for a light session to just ease myself back in the things, well numpty here forgot! After a 1000 calorie run and my round robin of the different weight machines I felt good and pleased with myself.
Gym kit in the washer and dinner made home made korma (more about that in the kitchen) I I’m making sure I smell as clean as the gym kit will.
I suppose the first question is, what’s your routine or favourite machine?
I’ve never been a gym person, but really need to start. Not because of resolutions or anything, but I’m a member of a recreational sports team who have entered a tournament for the first time this year. It’s exciting when we’ve not played competitively before, so we will still have fun and not take ourselves too seriously, but since we dont know what to expect from the other teams, I think it would be better to be fitter/stronger.
Complete gym newbie, so any beginners tips welcome! Any time i’ve been in a gym before, I’ve stuck to the cardio machines, so would need to start mixing it up.
Talk to the trainers at the gym they will help put a program together with you. It’s normally free if you are a fully paid member. It has been for the Scottish gyms I’ve been to.
Listen to your body, if you don’t it can end up hurting you more.
Drink water as needed and have the same mentality as you say your team has when it comes to the gym sessions. Fun first serious second,
If you can train as a team.
When I played rugby after training with them I trained with a tug of war team we pulled and lifted farm equipment in training together not solo.
Start humming a theme tune quite loudly while you swim they move either because they are scared or they think your mad.
Also to swim faster do one length just arms, one length just legs and the a length together. Then repeat until 1000 m is complete. That’s my swim routing for a mile and there’s always time for everything else planned in the day. We only need 5 hrs sleep right
I know you have reasons for not being able to do certain things but listen to your body and even if you just put your hands on a float in front of you while training your legs is enough. I’m more of a hands clasped behind my back and touch the bum.
Thanks for that, I had wondered about using a float and just powering a few lengths with my legs but that felt kind of lazy. I might have to buy myself a float and kick, kick, kick off the Christmas pudding!
You could always ask to try one at the pool before you buy, then you don’t have the expense if you find it’s not your thing.
Also as you will be well aware of if you hands on the float are far in front you are streamline and it’s easier. To make it more difficult bring it closer to the body or make the float more of a wall you have to push through the water. Perpendicular to the pool. But that not a now thing.
Anyone else want to put an oar in this pool of thoughts?
I fail to see how I can get you into trouble again; and it was my fault I’m a chatter box.
You asked me a legitimate question on health and fitness that requires a call and response conversation to be had. If we can’t have that anywhere in the forum then we are all guilty of breaking the rules and would have to wait for others to answer before a conversation resumes, as it 1:32 am the population of the forum is a handful.
But good night, and I hope the swimming goes well. If I or anyone here who reads this has an insight to help anyone please go so I’m always interested in learning something new.
I got myself off of the couch in March 2022. Have been hitting the gym minimum 3x per week since then. I’ve seen more muscle gains in my late-50s than previously in my entire life. I’m not training for Mr. Olympian competition or anything but at the rate we lose muscle mass when we age I’m trying to stay ahead of that. my workouts are fairly basic and almost exclusively on resistance machines (due to my clumsiness I avoid free wieghts with the exception of kettlebell farmer’s carry).
I have “push” days working Chest and Triceps
“Pull” days working back and biceps
then leg day with core and abs mixed in.
I do walk 30 mins every other day as well.
I am where I want to be? heck no, so I still go.
do I feel better for doing this? heck yes!
I have my Scorpio drive to thank for all of this. if I want something I will do it and pursue it with everything I have.
I don’t have any before/after pics to share, so no motivation in that respect but the first step is the hardest. as others have mentioned Just GO and keep going, your future self will thank you!
any questions feel free to tag me