ladylydia

I cancelled, I'll just deal with the cancelation fee.

So here's the update, I started to cancel, but they said the cancellation fee for my contract would be $200; which kind of defeats the purpose of canceling. I think what I'm going to do instead is try to transfer to a non contract membership, (for twice the price as my current membership), and then cancel that in a couple of weeks. Of course the office is closed today, so I'll have to do it later this week.

I went to cancel, and they don't handle cancellations on site. Cancellations are handled via email, so I haven't done it yet. But the atmosphere was so different during the day, that now I want to at least try it at a different time. I go on a vacation (staycation) next week and plan on trying the gym at least a couple times during the day to see if it makes a difference.

That's a good point. The whole reason I got a gym membership in the first place was so I'd have access to equipment until I could build a home gym. The membership was never supposed to be permanent. Five years from now, or even one year from now, I don't want to be paying for a membership, at least not to somewhere I don't totally enjoy going to. And though it's taken longer than I expected to build a home gym, I do have some pieces I can work with now, and it shouldn't be hard to find plates in my area, even if I have to buy them one at a time.

I have thought of that; but I'm still not sure how well it would work. My gym is only $40 a month, crash pads and plates will definitely cost more that that, so I'd have to buy them over time, and I'm not really sure where I would store them in my house. That's part of the reason why I'm wondering if getting day passes to another gym, might not be a better answer.

It does fit into my budget, that's not an issue. And I do appreciate having it for deadlifts. I think I just feel foolish only using the gym for deadlifts. And I feel guilty when I don't go, which just makes me do less exercise, even at home.

The only thing I'm really going to the gym for are deadlifts. I've got a barbell and sandbags at home, and I can kind of rig up to simulate plates, but the deadlifts feel more like rack pulls. And that's why I can't decide. I feel like I need the gym to do proper deadlifts, but all other things can be done at home. I love deadlifts, and I don't want to stop doing them for the lack of going to the gym, but I don't want to keep the gym for something I only do once or twice a month, (and that's counting the months I actually go). I think that's my main conundrum, if I could figure out the deadlifts, I wouldn't go to the gym at all.

Need some advice. I've had a gym membership for the past couple of years, but I almost never go. I love the gym on paper, it's open 24 hrs. it has tons of weights and weight stations, One floor is almost wall to wall barbells, it's kind of awesome. I have a couple of adjustable sandbags and a barbell at home, but I'm a powerlifter at heart, and I really need the gym's weights to do the training I prefer to do. But, like I said, I rarely go, I'm only there once or twice a month, at best. I don't want to be around the people, I hate the music; and there's only a small window available in the evenings between when the crowd has left, and when I run out of energy to leave the house. I workout most often at home, with my sandbags and bodyweight, and I kind of feel like I'm just wasting money by keeping it. I'm just wondering if the gym is worth it at this point. I don't know if I should just give myself a swift kick in the rear and make myself go more often. Or if should save my money and just workout from home. Or some wort of hybrid: quit this gym and go to one that offers day passes for the days I actually go. Any advice?

Dropping a line to see if people are still present. If so, anyone want to do a meet up?

Thanks! I'll check that out.

Got a second adjustable sandbag. now I can put one on each side of the bar.

I recently bought a sandbag and have been playing around with it, and had a fitness epiphany. I hate going to the gym. I'm, more or less, fine once I get there, and certainly fine once I start actually working out; but I really don't like going. Trying to carve out a whole block of time, making sure I have everything, waiting for machines or weights, or spaces that I want, I want convincing myself to go; it's a hassle. A monthly gym membership is less expensive, short term, then all the equipment and I don't have to find space for equipment in the house, but I still don't like going. I originally grew an appreciation for the gym, years ago, simply because of the equipment issue, but I've never liked going; I just like lifting. However, I discovered, for the interim, that I can put my adjustable sandbag on my barbell, and add weights to my lifts that way. It's been way easier to get in my workouts that way. Also, I've just completed 6 weeks of working out consistently twice a week! So good habits are forming.

Friday 1.5 mile walk, Sunday: 7/10ths mile walk Yesterday; glute bridge with bar- inverse pyramid to 10 reps.

Finally went back to the gym, it's been awhile. I realized if I'm going to struggle to get a workout in in the evenings because of an ever changing schedule; then I should lean into the fact that I have a fluid schedule and go during the day, (provided I don't have meetings afterwards). I just kind of felt it out this time, instead of making an over-zealous plan and risking injury to complete it, and was surprised that I wasn't as bad as I thought I might be. Cardio: 14 min. on treadmill. (5 songs) Reverse pyramids-sort of: RDLs: 10 reps with just the bar, 8 reps at 50lbs , 8 reps at 55lbs, 6 reps at 60lbs, 6 reps at 65lbs, 6 reps at 70 lbs, 4 reps at 75lbs, 4 reps at 80lbs, 4 reps at 85lbs, 3x2 reps at 90lbs, 10 reps at 100lbs. Bench press 10 reps at 25lbs,, 10 reps at 35 lbs 8 reps at 35lbs, 6 reps at 40 lbs, 4 reps at 45 lbs 5x2 reps at 50lbs 5 reps at 55lbs. Stretched.

I've lost 20 lbs since September.