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✨Gym thoughts of a vertically-challenged overthinker
✨May include heavy lifting

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20kg (44lbs) on seated shoulder press is apparently “top echelon”… new favourite phrase. I got 2 reps with 22kg, was so proud of myself then my fyp kept showing me women hitting 30kg so thought I was weak. 30kg is my new target though. Small frame, real numbers. by @fivefittwo

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I mean everything that my gym offers that I actually want to do. I’ll get back to a regular barbell back squat one day but not just yet. by @fivefittwo

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True story: a female PT (not even mine) saw me using the glute drive machine and said “I’ll bet you can’t do that weight with a barbell” without ever seeing me do barbell hip thrusts. I can. I did. I changed gyms. by @fivefittwo

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Training alone vs training with @melzy_fitness Apparently whoever counts the reps hold all the power but don’t worry, I got my own back eventually by @fivefittwo

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Turns out my hip flexors aren’t tight or weak, my body was just compensating for my Femoroacetabular Impingement (cam hip impingement) by letting other muscles take over. Working a desk job has meant my hip flexors spent most of the day in a shortened position. Doing exercises like fallbacks helps lengthen and strengthen them under load, improving mobility and keeping my hips happy… especially my right one. by @fivefittwo

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When the Weights Police is patrolling the gym, you and your “little” weights aren’t safe! Yes okay I lifted a whole 5kg more so yay but still… the plan for squats was 3 sets of 70kg for 5 reps each but it ended up being 70kg, 75kg and… well you’ll see next time. #squatprogress by @fivefittwo

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Pull-ups are still one my biggest flexes but did you know that on average women have less upper body strength than men and only 1% to 5% of women can perform one strict unassisted pull-up? So yeah still a flex. Have to try some other variations soon. by @fivefittwo

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Well… does half a rep count? That’s what I get for thinking 3 weeks off the gym had no effect on my strength. Still hit the 20s but had to give my ego a reality check. That’s what I tell myself anyway. by @fivefittwo

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It’s no secret that I hate a barbell squat but it was never really about the exercise, turns out it was about me. I still remember when you couldn’t open this app without seeing a “perfect” squat which was more of a narrow stance and an upright torso which we’ve all now come to learn is just a squat with shorter femurs. Having a wider stance and a forward lean are what your body needs for a squat when you have longer femurs by @fivefittwo

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Testing out my weighted push-up one rep max with the help of my trusty assistant @asifahmed5977 and I think I got 35kg kg. My form definitely needs more work with heavier weights but we’ve got a target to aim for now. Also am I the only one that used to call these “press-ups”?
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Small frame, big numbers. by @fivefittwo

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Okay so I had the safety bars on and 3 other gym bros with an eye on me but coach said he’ll spot me! Anyway, he’s so lucky I’m strong and I got my 70kg bench PR but next time coach doesn’t even see my PR, there will be war 😂 by @fivefittwo

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Hip thrusting over 3x my body weight really just because I can. I wasn’t blessed with the biggest of glutes but they for sure will be the strongest. Yes it’s on the glute drive but I know what I can do with a barbell too. by @fivefittwo

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