Vees Ironing Vendetta

[runveerun]

:pray:

:nod:

Oh to retire that would be marvelous! It's almost worth just having kids so you can have a few years off work! :shock: :shifty:

Went to session with 'PT' this evenink

I went armed with 2 years of workout notebooks and ready to argue any points he might/may have had.

He checked my form and agreed with me to do free weights :shock:

SOoooo not so much of a workout but I did do stuff with him

squat

deads

bench

Chins

I will hold onto my judgment of this PT at the moment!

In other news I have been on fit day again typing in my daily foods and working out calories, I swore I would never count calories again as I did a few years back and it drove me nuts.

BUT I have calculated my maintenance and my loosing weight calories and I will do this by the book for a couple of weeks just to see what happens, so no cheat foods for 2 weeks, which will do me good!

I am quite knackered from weekend workouts so it's good to not have such a full on day today.

I have part 4 of my root canal tomorrow :shock: aaaaaa yes it has been going on for 2 months now, it will be good when it's over!!

[rose]

It's almost worth just having kids so you can have a few years off work! :shock: :shifty:

I really did just LOL! :pfft: I think I'd rather work :shifty: Though apparently kids can be rewarding, I suspect this is a lie that those smug pregnant women tell you in an attempt to fool you into thinking breeding is the biz :roll: If it were true, why do they all start to look haggard and get depressed cos they gained all that weight and now hubby is sleeping with chicks half their age etc?

Yay, your notebook trick worked! Perhaps it was a test jedi Vee? :pray:

Good luck for part 4 of the tooth rapage! :shock: That really is a test!

[teamfatboy]

It's almost worth just having kids so you can have a few years off work! :shock: :shifty:

I really did just LOL! :pfft: I think I'd rather work :shifty: Though apparently kids can be rewarding, I suspect this is a lie that those smug pregnant women tell you in an attempt to fool you into thinking breeding is the biz :roll: If it were true, why do they all start to look haggard and get depressed cos they gained all that weight and now hubby is sleeping with chicks half their age etc?

Yay, your notebook trick worked! Perhaps it was a test jedi Vee? :pray:

Never mind the jedi mind tricks, it was the fact that the stack of notebooks was nearly as tall as Obi Vee Kenobi :grin: and she really can look quite fierce when the mood (or the SLDLs) are upon her

[runveerun]

Yay, your notebook trick worked! Perhaps it was a test jedi Vee? :pray:

Good luck for part 4 of the tooth rapage! :shock: That really is a test!

Yeh I didn't even get to show him any of my notebooks

Oh well! Thanks for the luck Rose, I'm seeing an orthadontist tomorrow she's gonna have a look at it with a microscope :shock: I might have to take up drinking again to get through this!

[rose]

she's gonna have a look at it with a microscope

Pix please or it never happened :pfft:

[runveerun]

she's gonna have a look at it with a microscope

Pix please or it never happened :pfft:

Eeerrrrr I'll try and get some! I wish it wouldn't happen! :pfft:

[Chillicat]

It's almost worth just having kids so you can have a few years off work! :shock: :shifty:

I really did just LOL! :pfft: I think I'd rather work :shifty: Though apparently kids can be rewarding, I suspect this is a lie that those smug pregnant women tell you in an attempt to fool you into thinking breeding is the biz :roll: If it were true, why do they all start to look haggard and get depressed cos they gained all that weight and now hubby is sleeping with chicks half their age etc?

I always used to wonder why people always feel the need to ask the childfree when they are going to start breeding, as though it's an assumption that they will ('when', not 'are you going to'). I always wondered why they cared so much, and why they wouldn't take me seriously when I said I had no interest, and still they'd keep asking the question. Finally a mum gave me the answer to my question - why do they keep asking? Answer: because they want you to be as miserable as they are

[runveerun]

I always used to wonder why people always feel the need to ask the childfree when they are going to start breeding, as though it's an assumption that they will ('when', not 'are you going to'). I always wondered why they cared so much, and why they wouldn't take me seriously when I said I had no interest, and still they'd keep asking the question. Finally a mum gave me the answer to my question - why do they keep asking? Answer: because they want you to be as miserable as they are

LOL! Yep it's like alcoholics trying to get you to drink or smokers trying to get you to smoke! All the people I know with grown up children say don't do it, all the people I know with babies are constantly trying to MAKE me have children!

[rose]

Answer: because they want you to be as miserable as they are

Heh, it's true! Misery loves company. Miss Cat, have you listened to this?

[Chillicat]

That's brilliant and so spot on. Then there's part 2, the 'nobody told me it would be this awful' part.

[Luigi]

hi, what do you have against ironing ?

[ThePman]

He checked my form and agreed with me to do free weights :shock:

I will hold onto my judgment of this PT at the moment!

I always El-Oh-El at these guys that think beginners should go on machines, because they have "bad form". Like machines are going to magically teach you proper technique?

Beginners only have bad form because they have bad coaches. Anybody that actually knows how to coach form on the basic lifts should be able to do it from day one, not after sticking you on worthless machines for a few weeks.

You know what the answer is 19 times out of 20.

[runveerun]

hi, what do you have against ironing ?

Hello Luigi! Welcome to my journal! Um I don't like ironing, in fact In I would go so far as to say I hate it. Do you like ironing?

[runveerun]

He checked my form and agreed with me to do free weights :shock:

I will hold onto my judgment of this PT at the moment!

I always El-Oh-El at these guys that think beginners should go on machines, because they have "bad form". Like machines are going to magically teach you proper technique?

Beginners only have bad form because they have bad coaches. Anybody that actually knows how to coach form on the basic lifts should be able to do it from day one, not after sticking you on worthless machines for a few weeks.

You know what the answer is 19 times out of 20.

Yep I was ready to fight my corner to do free weights, but he has checked my form with the big kids weights and I'm 'allowed' to do free weights, there aren't many machines at Le new gym anywho which is good :grin:

[teamfatboy]

We'd come and lobby for ya... free weights for the win!

[ThePman]

Yep I was ready to fight my corner to do free weights, but he has checked my form with the big kids weights and I'm 'allowed' to do free weights, there aren't many machines at Le new gym anywho which is good :grin:

The bolded bit is what I was getting at...a trainer that thinks you need to start out on machines because your form isn't "acceptable" isn't a person I'd trust to look at my form in the first place.

If he can't teach it to a beginner, he can't teach it. Simple as that.

That reminds me of one of the lamer "trainers" at LM that wanted to teach me how to front squat one day. That didn't end quite how he hoped it would.

[rose]

*Prays Vee made it through her tooth rapage and that there will be no session 5* :pray:

[runveerun]

Yep I was ready to fight my corner to do free weights, but he has checked my form with the big kids weights and I'm 'allowed' to do free weights, there aren't many machines at Le new gym anywho which is good :grin:

The bolded bit is what I was getting at...anybody that thinks you need to start out on machines because your form isn't "acceptable" isn't somebody I'd trust to look at my form in the first place.

If he can't teach it to a beginner, he can't teach it. Simple as that.

That reminds me of one of the lamer "trainers" at LM that wanted to teach me how to front squat one day. That didn't end quite how he hoped it would.

Oh I see, no he wanted me to do cardio not weights at all, as I'm a girl so therefore I need to 'tone up'. :roll: You're right though, what would he know about form when he thinks all women want to tone and not push big weights about hmmmmm maybe I have bad form anywho!!

[runveerun]

We'd come and lobby for ya... free weights for the win!

Fanks TFB! I am happy with the new gym, nobody there and no mirrors it's just great! :grin:

*Prays Vee made it through her tooth rapage and that there will be no session 5* :pray:

GAH there will be a part 5 and part 6, she x-rayed it, poked about and decided to start the root canal ALL OVER AGAIN. So I start treatment in a couple of weeks AGAIN

[rose]

That didn't end quite how he hoped it would.

Heh! Did you deck him? :pfft:

[rose]

and decided to start the root canal ALL OVER AGAIN

I am thinking :shock: :shock: :shock:

[runveerun]

That didn't end quite how he hoped it would.

Heh! Did you deck him? :pfft:

I would have liked to do that to some of the PTs at LM, I really don't understand how some of them are PTs, they are overweight and look like they've never done any exercise in their life!

and decided to start the root canal ALL OVER AGAIN

I am thinking :shock: :shock: :shock:

It's either that or get it pulled out, I haven't got a tooth above it so if it gets pulled out I can't chew on that side anymore :cry: which means steak would be difficult to eat. So I'm having this done all over again, at least I know what I'm in for just need to go get a 2nd mortgage :shock:

[rose]

just need to go get a 2nd mortgage :shock:

Have some kids and sell them! They're worth quite a bit on the black market I hear. You might wanna avoid stealing someone elses though. I think that's frowned upon a bit.

Oh poor Vee, the things we do for a steak :pray:

[ThePman]

That didn't end quite how he hoped it would.

Heh! Did you deck him? :pfft:

Naw. He came up while I was resting between sets and asked if I needed any help (aka, fishing for a new client), bullshitted about how squats are hard (aka, he's a giant pussy that doesn't know how to squat in the first place), and offered to give me some tips.

I ended up sinking a triple w/ 100 (clean grip of course) while he was right there, and then he asked me about my background. I filled him in a little and that's about when he realized he wasn't getting a new client.

I swear these guys get their blinders on when they're in sales mode, cause I went through something similar with the sales kid who was trying to hawk training on us when we joined.

Me: I've been a powerlifter in the past and will probably try to get back into it soon. Also I've got experience coaching strength athletes.

Sales Guy: We have great trainers here, you should really consider one!

Me: I don't think you heard me. Unless you've got trainers here that compete and can lift more than me, I really don't care. I probably know more than they do anyway.

SG: Our trainers can really help you reach your goals!

Me: My wife is stronger than most of your trainers. I'm not kidding.

SG: And if you read here, it's a great bargain!

I realize that it's company policy to go down fighting at most of these places, but come on.

[runveerun]

just need to go get a 2nd mortgage :shock:

Have some kids and sell them! They're worth quite a bit on the black market I hear. You might wanna avoid stealing someone elses though. I think that's frowned upon a bit.

Oh poor Vee, the things we do for a steak :pray:

I think if you sold them in bits you'd get moar for them, there's a huge blackmarket for organs etc.

I'm sure lots of parents would want somebody to sell their kids although might not openly admit it.

Well I'll get this tooth fixed all in time for my birthday in which I will be spending the day eating steak no doubt.

Mr Pman it's amazing the sales people and trainers still try it on even though you know more and better!! I was thinking the other day Lance Armstrong could go into any gym and join and be given the same speel and probably told to do more cardio and that he has 'average' fitness.

It is such a sales orientated place, I did actually learn ALOT from my last PT and she taught me well and was more than helpful, she would train with me even when I was there by myself if she didn't have another client and not charge! She reasearched anything she didn't know about, I can't say enough good things about her!