July 29, 2010, Check-In
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exercise_every_dayHey, EED community!
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Ack! Almost forgot! Here is your daily check-in post!
If you are posting for the first time, or new to the community, please review the community's standards, below.
1. Mod (that's me!) will post a Daily Check In post, for those who prefer to note their daily activities in response to a prompt. Please only place exercise comments here.
2. All members are encouraged to post daily independent posts about their activities, if they prefer that to a prompt.
3. Please place any NON-EXERCISE comments in independent update posts and behind a cut. Some people are sensitive to discussion of diet and nutrition. That is integral to many people's exercise activities, so I want members to be able to discuss that, but for those who are here strictly to log exercise, I would like them to be able to avert their eyes.
4. Everyone is encouraged to introduce themselves, discuss their exercise goals, and post updates on their activities. "I finally made it to running a mile!" or "I kicked up into handstand today!" are updates that we all want to hear about and share! Please put long posts and entries involving diet and nutrition behind a cut, though.
5. Aside from intro posts and injury announcements, please try to include an exercise update in every post.
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Date: 2010-07-30 08:49 am (UTC)Yes, I am looking at strength training. My trainer is very dismissive of the machines, but has only shown me a couple of things with light weights. I have been following lifting_heavy_things but more as something to aim at than something to do right now. I don't really know where to start.
Also, the little mats are always really busy, and I am a bit intimidated by all the huge weights in the weights area - I meant to comment on your rant yesterday.
I just opened Stumptuous and Gubernatrix from your post above to start exploring - I will check out Exrx too - thanks.
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Date: 2010-07-30 09:06 am (UTC)I have been following lifting_heavy_things but more as something to aim at than something to do right now.
Hey, "heavy" is relative -- it's whatever feels heavy for you.
I am a bit intimidated by all the huge weights in the weights area
Yeah, it can be very intimidating, especially when you're trying to work out how you put plates on the bar and what all the racks are for and you feel like everyone must be staring at you.
I don't think I'd have made it into the free weights room on my own without going on a women's weightlifting workshop first.
*ponders* Hrm. Actually, I might try to write up a basic guide or something, just sharing the (very little) I know, to make it less scary ...
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Date: 2010-07-30 09:24 am (UTC)I am following lifting heavy things under my other account - I need to organise my subscriptions this weekend too.
Hey, "heavy" is relative -- it's whatever feels heavy for you.
I keep telling myself that, but it's hard to remember when I am actually in the gym.
A workshop sounds great, I'll keep my eye out for something similar here.
If you could write something up that would be amazing, and actually hearing that you don't know everything would be reassuring! Just the basics would be a great start, and help remmind me that you don't need to know everything in order to start.
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Date: 2010-07-30 04:14 pm (UTC)I've started jotting down notes, and you will be pleased to know that it already includes references to "the bench press rack thingy" and "those sort of chair things that look like torture machines".
It will be proof of just how little you have to know to be fine in the free weights room! *g*
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Date: 2010-07-31 11:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-20 08:21 pm (UTC)http://lifting-heavy-things.dreamwidth.org/15127.html