I joined the monkey bars gym yesterday and had a nice session. Had a go at deadlift but it wasn't feeling strong. Not sure if it was the different bar or just me, but I struggled with my grip and stopped just short of the weight I was aiming for. No biggie, just some days it's like that!
I got on the bars and almost had to laugh at how many people also wanted to use the same space I wanted to swing through. It's like that, we all have to share the space!
I got some nice swinging done, then had a lovely older lady come up and offer me advice. "My son does it you see, and he uses his legs and goes really fast. But you are just hanging there and not going fast."
I was brachiating, where you just swing from grip to grip with straight arms, like a monkey, using as little energy as possible. Whereas it sounds like he was racing along using active arms like you see in ninja warrior or gladiators!
I just smiled and explained that what I was doing was a different thing, and her son is probably much better at it than me! We had a lovely chat and she was saying she likes punching but her son doesn't know how to hold the pads for her. I ended up inviting her and her son to do a free class of Boxercise, haha!
Been getting loads of interest in my Boxercise class, due to being a bit more active on the FB. Been buying up branded gear on vinted to increase my capacity too. I'm really chuffed about how it's going.