Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all! We have been experiencing an issue on site where threads have been missing the latest postings. The platform host Vanilla are working on this issue. A workaround that has been used by some is to navigate back from 1 to 10+ pages to re-sync the thread and this will then show the latest posts. Thanks, Mike.
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest
Ladies Only Introduction to Lifting
-
11-06-2010 8:32am#1So in this thread I promised to try and organise a ladies' only lifting session so give some of the girls here (lurkers and posters like!) a chance to make themselves more comfortable with the fairly daunting task of lifting weights.
I'm a huge advocate of weights for weight loss, fitness and general well-being, and I'd love to give some women the confidence to be able to go into the gym and hold their own alongside the guys. The truth is, by and large, women take to weights a lot quicker than guys do - we tend to have better kinesthetic awareness (we instinctually understand the way our bodies move and how to move them), our flexibility tends to be a little better and we stand to gain an awful lot from being stronger (not bigger, just stronger - try as we might the getting bigger bit just doesn't happen to our testosterone-deprived forms
).
So, the good folk at RAW gym in Portobello, Dublin 2 have very, very kindly offered to let us have free access to their gym on Saturday 19th June from 12pm onwards - RAW is an excellent gym with all the free-weight facilities you could possibly need as well as a plentiful supply of cardio machines and classes*. So what better place to get comfortable with the bar than here, in a safe, controlled environment under the watchful eye of yours truly
We'll be going through some barbell basics and concentrating on some compound lifts that will give you the best bang for your buck for all your fitness and weight loss goals. We'll also go through some core-work and exercises to help trouble-shoot some common problem area. If anyone has any specific requests for exercises they'd like to know about just shout!
This introductory session is completely free, just let me know on-thread if you're available and if you'd like to take part and I'll answer any questions that you guys have.
[I'm also trying to organise an Introduction to Olympic Lifting but I have to confirm the venue for this and hopefully I'll have it up and running in the coming weeks]
*they even have a tyre to flip - FUUUUUNNNNNNN!!!!!!!23
Comments
-
-
-
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
-
This sounds great, I would LOVE to come along!
Little bit of background: went from training as a professional dancer to working behind a desk (studio desk so fun though!) and running own business. Got a car, got lazy and stupidly let my flexibility and fitness disappear
7 years later precious little time off to exercise combined with laziness has turned me from a super fit and toned size 6/8 to a podgy out of shape 10 Doesnt sound bad but I feel unhealthy and I really miss being fit, strong and flexy!
Also the ladies in my family are prone to knee and other joint issues that I'd really like to avoid
and my back is starting to hurt from crappy posture :rolleyes:
yay exciting!
What do we need to bring/wear/etc? thanks so much for organising this you're a star!0 -
or that too :pac:Or until we collapse?
Cool - if there's a demand for another one (and I can get a venue again!) then I'll definitely do it another timeIt sounds amazing though. If you ever do a second one, I'd be very interested!
Just bring yourself and a bottle of water! Clothes wise be comfortable and don't wear anything restrictive or conversely too loose - a fitted t-shirt and loose tracksuit bottoms or yoga pants would be ideal, or the same kind of clothes you'd wear to an aerobic class. We'll be squatting so anything that gives you a builder's crack wouldn't be idealWhat do we need to bring/wear/etc?
Regular trainers are fine.0 -
Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,170 Mod ✭✭✭✭
Join Date:Posts: 59098
Brilliant idea and brilliant offer G'em. Knowing women who've gone the weights route it can make a big diff, plus builds bone density which can be a problem for women and increases production of human growth hormone which is good for all sorts of stuff including keeping skin looking better.
I can endorse this 100% knowing as Im not a lady, my lazy bum cant be pressganged into it Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
0 -
-
Advertisement
-
-
-
Can we come to play even if we've done plenty of lifting before?
Would definitely like to have a look at the olympic lifting one.
Portobello is such a lovely place. What a wonderful choice of venue. :pac: Have always wanted to go into RAW actually.0 -
Possibly, again it depends on gym availabilityWould love to go to this but work saturdays, any chance of a sunday one sometime ?
I'm going to be a little cheeky and say that I'd ideally like the spaces to go to women who haven't done a lot of lifting before because I don't think there's very much in the way of introduction to lifting classes out there. But if space permits it, no problemRacoonQueen wrote: »Can we come to play even if we've done plenty of lifting before? 0 -
-
-
Michellenman wrote: »Do you have any idea what time It'll be going until? Just so I can swap shifts if needs be.
I think most people will have had enough after a couple of hours It'd be fairly safe to assume you'll be done and dusted by 2.30pm 0 -
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
-
-
-
G'em very kindly organised a day like this in the Trinity gym a couple of years back which I went along to, and I would heartily endorse this product and service She's a great teacher and a great motivator, and learning to lift properly can and will do wonderful things for your physique and overall feelings of awesomeness!
I would encourage any ladies interested to do whatever they can to get along to this afternoon, you won't regret it 0 -
-
-
-
I'd love to come along if theres room for a newbie! I've lifted a bit before with a personal trainer but would love to learn more, plus, i've always wanted to go to RAW gym but never plucked up the courage!
And G'em, as a long time lurker, you really do know your stuff, thanks for organizing this! 0 -
-
Advertisement
-
Girls I'm absolutely blown away at the response to this, it's fantastic! We've filled up all the spaces now (everyone who's posted to this far has a spot ) but the great news is that RAW have very kindly said that they'll let me hold another one of these in the gym in the near future (major kudos to the lads there, its so generous of them) so I'll put up another date shortly.
Can't wait to see you all next week!0
Advertisement