Just a quick post to say that I went to my first ‘big boys’ class today and it was brilliant. I joined the morning crew at 6am which is a much better time for me. I know most people prefer the evening classes but after 3 x bedtime routines (aka bedtime armageddon in my house) the last thing I want to do is have a workout.

I was up early this morning so I got my kit on and went for it! Thursdays at Southern Legion usually focus on strength movements and today was deadlifts. I learnt those in the Transformation so they weren’t too scary. I can’t do heavy deadlifts, but James took us through a warm-up technique that helped us identify what our hamstrings should feel like during the lift so that really helped me. Every time we go through deadlifts my technique gets a bit better.

The workout was an AMRAP of double unders and squat snatches. Obviously, I can’t do either of those so James scaled the workout for me to do single unders (basically skipping!) and hang power snatches. Now, at 5:59 this morning I did not know what a hang power snatch was, but by 7am my arms certainly did!

To get me to learn the hang power snatch, James broke down the different elements of the squat snatch and stopped me at the point where I still knew what I was doing! I actually really enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to learning the last element next time so I’ve got the whole movement.

The morning class was really relaxed, chilled, and friendly. I think everyone was just waking up and shaking the cobwebs off! I went home buzzing so I’ve started my day on a high, and the best thing is I can go to bed at 8pm without feeling guilty.

Thank you James and the morning crew – I’ve definitely found my new home.