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"Hey mitch_dee! Thanks for the encouragement  Today was a great success, I left the gym today grinning from ear to ear (and slightly wobbly in the legs...).   Sooo... my gym is awesome. I went at about 2.30pm thinking it'd be quite quiet, and it was. It's enormous!! They have the whole Olympic weights setup in one room, it looks really well kitted out. I didn't go in there, but headed upstairs where they have all the cardio gear and machines, and another huge free weights area with lighter weights and plates. Hit the treadmill first for a warm up (15 mins including one whole minute of running, HOLY CRAP!! - Not what I was focusing on, but I was still a bit cold and wanted to get the blood flowing a bit without spending all day walking on the treadmill lol). Looking petrified, I wandered over to the weights section feeling very confused. Which bar do I start with? Which rack do I use? Which way round does the bench go? (Yeah, I got it the wrong way round...). Picked up a bar that felt like about 5lbs and was still looking confused when one of the staff came over to help. I told her the lifts I was going for today (squat, bench, deadlift... because the form for those felt easiest for me to remember so at least I had a plan) and she provided me with a 15kg bar and pointed me in the direction of the 5kg training plates, showed me how to use the rack, got me to do some reps until my form was good, showed me which way round the bench went (d'oh!) and off I went! I know I said I'd do 1 x 5 of each, but once I got the hang of it, I couldn't help but do 5 x 5 anyway    So for my first time lifting anything more than a 5kg dumbbell... 1st workout results! (I'll post them here to keep track of them).   5 x 5 squat 15kg 5 x 5 bench 15kg 5 x 5 deadlift 25kg (I don't think I should be doing that many deadlifts normally, but it felt light enough and I wanted the practice. Promise I'll drop that down if I need to as the weight goes up!)   After years of joining gyms on and off and busting my ass trying to do mega cardio when I have no endurance then feeling ashamed of my body and hating myself and going off to binge eat my way up another 10lbs while declaring that I HATEZ TEH GYMZ so many times... this was an absolute breath of fresh air! I have NEVER enjoyed a gym workout before, but I left there today feeling like I owned the world! So different to have a game plan that goes: warm up - lift - feel badass - stretch - shower - leave. I can't wait to go back  You heavy lifters have a new convert!   Came home, had a lovely peppered medium rare steak with a few chips and a pile of roasted carrots, and passed out on the sofa watching Mr Hybrid playing Shadow of Mordor. Conversation went: Him: \"hey babe, you want a shot?\" Me: *snoring* It's midnight, so I'm off for an early night (on my schedule that's early).   I said I'd do 30 mins cardio afterwards as I need to work it into my routine somewhere, but afterwards I just felt totally drained and relaxed and was like, I'm outta here for the day. My fitness will improve and I can work it in over time. I like a nice swim and a sauna so I can get onto that if I'm sore or stiff a day or two after. And I should point out that my gym looks like something out of the Crystal Maze, which earns extra awesome points.   I'm working tomorrow, Friday, Saturday. If it's open on Sunday I'll head back then. I'm not sure if it's open on Monday. If it's not, I'll go on Tuesday. But now I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to lift next. Thinking squat, overhead press or barbell row (or both? does that work?) and... something else? I'll read up and see what I need to be doing next. And after that, starting with the tiny 1.25kg plates, I'll start adding weight to the bar and go from there! I feel like I've just joined some secret clan of awesome badassery that I didn't realise existed    I know that was a mini-dissertation...   SO MUCH AWESOME. I wish I'd done this years ago. \n"
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