Yesterday I was quiet on ALL social networks including my blog but none the less I still got my workout in. Being that I only had to work 1 job yesterday I decided I'd do my workout midday and that's what I did.
Now I have one BIG question. . . WHY at almost every gym I do to (and I've been to a lot of gyms. . . I actually have 2 memberships here in CT) am I the ONLY female over in the free weights?!?! And why do men look at me like I have 2 freaking heads?!?!? C'mon ladies ya'll gotta join me over there because machines are not always your answer. Free weights are your FRIEND!! They include barbells, dumbbells, weight bars, kettlebells, and the weight benches (flat, incline & decline). Do women not go because of fear, too many men, uncertainty as to what to do or just not interested in lifting free weights? I will admit sometimes there's a few ladies over there with me and we are almost drawn to one another and somehow we'll eventually speak and get to know each other because we know we belong to a small weightlifting sorority hehehe!! But on the serious note I really wish more females would join me in the free weight section because it could mean a world of difference when it comes to the results you're getting. Anyone can sit on a machine and let it control their stability and their range of motion but it takes work to balance yourself, keep your core tight, keep your range of motion steady and under control while executing the exercise. LC is gonna kill me for saying this but he was a machine lover once himself but I got him off of the machines and back into free weights and its made a world of difference. His core has tightened up tremendously, his balance & stability has gotten way better and his power & strength are going through the roof. So with all this being said PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ya'll start joining me in the free weights and let's show those boys how to really pump some iron and maybe they'll stop looking at me like I'm crazy and do their own dang workouts. And I promise after I get my new video camera I'll start recording some of my workouts and posting them for ya'll to see.
Oh well. . . I'm cutting it short today because I'm feeling a little off. I'm not sick or anything I just feel weak & light headed. Prolly because I need to eat some more cause like a bad girl I waited a long time after my workout to eat and that affects me very badly. So love ya as usual and I'll talk to ya later. OHHHHHHHHH I'll post stats for ya tomorrow!!
KQ
I can not AGREE enough!
ReplyDeleteAlthough it leaves a slighly less crowded, free weight area for my workouts. I will sacrifice to have other women step off the treadmill and hip abductor machine and push some real weight!!
I love the term Weightlifting Sorority...We need to start recruiting & initiating ASAP!!
LOL!! We certainly should Kendra!! We'll have t-shirts and all. I'm seriously trying to come up with something cause heck everyone else out here has one why not throw another one in the mix hehehe
ReplyDeleteWhy you gotta be calling me out like that! LOL. For me, it's because I have no idea what to do with them. But if it makes you feel any better -- I don't like the machines either. I need to stop making excuses and learn. Can't wait until you get your new camera and tape some workouts, then I won't have any excuse!
ReplyDeleteHope you got some food and are feeling better. Can't have my favorite fitness pro feeling off!
UMMMMMMMMMM YES . . .no more excuses!! I gotta get my camera so we can get you rolling. NO MORE EXCUSES!!! And that's for the "favorite fitness pro" :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it can be lonely over there. What's funny is when you are lifting more than some dudes are. I just look at them like "You need to up ya game bruh". But I think Keela hit the nail on the head, they don't know what to do. The women I see over there are there because their personal trainer brought them over.
ReplyDeleteOhhhhhhhh TRUST ME. . .they look at me crazy when I'm lifting b/c sometimes I put up heavy weights. I mean just cause I don't need your help to squat or deadlift 225lbs or that I'm doing hang cleans & power cleans don't get mad, just c'mon over and grab some weight and jump in with me
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