I'm so glad you get itwendy james wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:43 pmI didn't come back to this sooner as I wanted to reply properly rather than on my phone to say I GET YOU! It was the same for me when I started training with our calisthenics instructor. I only went along initially because she started an early morning class she called 'Foundations'. The only other 2 regular attendees were both much stronger than me so I was forever doing modified exercises. I still am now, 18 months later (though not quite as modified ).sally maclennane wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 2:36 pmSome of it is certain exercises but that happens in e ery class. It's more that I feel a bit "behind" the other people in the class who all seem to have been doing it longer. So feel like I'm constantly asking for help/direction I know the instructor doesn't mind and she keeps the class small for that reason but in some ways, it makes me stand out more if that makes sense!wendy james wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 1:38 pm Is it specific exercises you don’t like sally? Or areas trained?
Also, I find all the chit chat a bit tedious :antisocial: She loves all that and is always posting about how she wants to create a community and how friendly her groups are, which is a bit overkill to me
And she's the same with the social stuff. Constantly talking about 'the tribe' and that. I reckon it's part of being a PT nowadays, or so it seems. Not helped that I'm in a Patreon member and we have our own WhatsApp. Tbh, I just ignore most of it nowadays. Even in handstands, which is the chattiest class, I leave the more vocal ones to it most of the time.
I agree about the social aspect of PTs, and I think my person was made for it! She loves it, she constantly posts on IG (maybe I should stop following her ) about it all, and talks about it in the classes. The other people seem to love it too, which makes me feel like more of an outlier.
I still feel like a real novice, I always need lighter weights than other people, and I can't remember week to week what weights I can lift. I suspect if i asked her for advice, shed suggest doing more classes. Probably true but I don't feel inspired to do that. I have 4 more classes (paid for a block) and then I think I'll call it a day if I'm not enjoying it.
It's frustrating though, I want to do weights, I just need to find a way that suits me better.