In The Gym

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During my lower body days at the gym, over the past 4 weeks, Matty the PT has introduced me to the Barbell Squat.

During my first week in the gym back in September, Matty the PT wanted to test my ability level with the bench press. It wasn’t great, I could barely hold the barbell steady, let alone move it very far. So he set about working on strength and stability over the following weeks. Fast forward to…

It’s 06:45 and I’m leaving the house, getting in the car and driving to the gym. Now, I do visit the gym every weekday morning but not usually quite this early. Today marks another big step on my fitness journey… attending my first ever gym class.

Yesterday evening was lower body/leg day with Matty the PT. Following a 7 minute warm up on the treadmill it was into the, now familiar, dumbbell walking lunges and SkiErg supersets. Then into squats and kettlebell pull-ups. Next up was the dreaded Sled Push, also known as the Prowler Push. This always wipes me out.…