Anyway, it said something along the lines of I’m confused.
When you say the next student one isn’t until February, does that mean they do student inductions different to normal person inductions? Do student ones include how to balance out the alcohol consumption by extra work in the gym?
Or do you mean the gym subscription (membership) in which case why can’t they just change the amount they DD you, or are you gonna have to do another induction once they confirm your studentness and need for an alcohol related workout?
Sorry…
They only conduct student inductions in the morning and the next available free morning slot is on the 7th Feb. I know £10 isn’t a lot to you people but it’s a hell of a lot for little me.
Thanks for your offer Derren; if my friends don’t have any weights I’ll pm you.
[quote]laura-lightning wrote:
Sorry…
They only conduct student inductions in the morning and the next available free morning slot is on the 7th Feb. I know £10 isn’t a lot to you people but it’s a hell of a lot for little me.
Thanks for your offer Derren; if my friends don’t have any weights I’ll pm you.[/quote]
I was joking about the student inductions being different… they seriously do different inductions for students and non-students? What the fuck is up with that? An induction is an induction, it’s gonna be crap anyway.
I take it they’re not charging you membership yet then. Can you not pay cash a couple of times, or sign all the paper work now, sneak in when they’re not looking, then have your induction in feb?
Got to say, I’ve never had an induction at a gym. I’ve always said ‘yeah, fine’ and booked it in, then just never bothered turning up. Most gyms don’t care.
It might be a positive sign that your gym is interested in making sure they individualise, but I’m guessing it’s more to avoid being sued when someone dies in a tragic Bosu-ball-squat-combo accident.
Ok, so the URL pretty much gives it away, but in my defense, I went to the gym this morning and still have a certain amount of test running rampant around my system… damn those girlies doing stiff legged deadlifts infront of me.
Also, have a crack at Tabata if you’ve nothing better to do
Say for bodyweight squats - do as many as you can in 20 seconds, then rest ten seconds. Repeat 8 times, for a total of 4 minutes. Sounds easy doesn’t it? Have a go…
I have a vid of me doing it for clean and press in my profile thingy.
Also, have a crack at Tabata if you’ve nothing better to do
Say for bodyweight squats - do as many as you can in 20 seconds, then rest ten seconds. Repeat 8 times, for a total of 4 minutes. Sounds easy doesn’t it? Have a go…
I have a vid of me doing it for clean and press in my profile thingy.[/quote]
Derran that’s cruel. Laura - if you try this, bring a sick bucket.
[quote]Kruiser wrote:
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Unusual? I dunno, but Turkish Get-ups are pretty useful. Hold some weight with straight arms at the start, keep the straight all the way through. Suitcase deadlifts are pretty good as well. Pack something heavy in to a dufflebag or something for this one.
If pushups are too easy, try doing planche-pushups with your feet on a wall or on the ground. If sit ups (i presume you are doing crunches) are too easy, do v-sits (and I mean literally, no bent legs, and arms at ears).
Also do high-rep supermans, to prepare yourself for deadlifts. Also you can do one handed pushups! You can do handstands. Millions of them, trust me you can do enough of them to feel burn. Learn to do handstands, then walk on your hands = sexy back/shoulders. You can do Pistols if you want harder squats without having to do what Derran is telling you to do. http://www.beastskills.com/tutorials.htm
Do any of them. If you dare!
