I've joined a local gym recently. Part of my SHTF preps is to keep the S from ever contacting the F! And croking because of a love for fat and fear of workouts is on the top of my list of things to take care of. I've improved my diet some and have been doing push ups for a while now, even some other simple exercises (Kudos to shibumiseeker on the 100 push ups posting a while back, I'm not following that plan at this time, but it's what got me started.)
My focus is going to be on cardio, as I have none, and knees since knee surgery runs in the family. I've got extra baggy sweats and have already tested out around the house wearing my instructors belt (You were right Rhino, a good belt is freaking awesome) under the sweats, I pull the draw string snug and wrap the waist band over and between the grip and my body. With the baggy sweat shirt it's far more concealed than my normal everyday look, albeit harder to get to if I were to need it. The area of concern is the locker rooms and working with a trainner. I'm going to try to mostly go when they're slower as I don't like the crowds. I haven't been to work out yet, have only toured and looked around. Is it common pracrice to go into the showers (stalls) dressed with clothes in a bag? There is no way I could avoid drawing attention to myself wearing only boxers and a gun belt. A towel would never conceal it. I haven't actually been in a locker room until the tour in about 10 years, and that was in high school where I wasn't trying to hide a firearm. So any random tips for the gym would be apprecated but especially those related to the locker room. Should the trainner notice I'll just tell her I'm happy to see her. The trainner is just for an initial welcome to the gym, here is how to reach your goals without killing yourself or wasting time so I'm not really worried about that much.
Just a tiny bit more rambling, are there any exercises or machines to take extra consideration to keep from blowing concealment. I know the over hand to the side streachy thing could be an issue. I'm planning to use the elipical machines and leg machines primarily, but I'm sure I'll end up on about everthing if for no other reason than curiosity. Sorry to ramble, but thanks for reading if you've made it this far!
My focus is going to be on cardio, as I have none, and knees since knee surgery runs in the family. I've got extra baggy sweats and have already tested out around the house wearing my instructors belt (You were right Rhino, a good belt is freaking awesome) under the sweats, I pull the draw string snug and wrap the waist band over and between the grip and my body. With the baggy sweat shirt it's far more concealed than my normal everyday look, albeit harder to get to if I were to need it. The area of concern is the locker rooms and working with a trainner. I'm going to try to mostly go when they're slower as I don't like the crowds. I haven't been to work out yet, have only toured and looked around. Is it common pracrice to go into the showers (stalls) dressed with clothes in a bag? There is no way I could avoid drawing attention to myself wearing only boxers and a gun belt. A towel would never conceal it. I haven't actually been in a locker room until the tour in about 10 years, and that was in high school where I wasn't trying to hide a firearm. So any random tips for the gym would be apprecated but especially those related to the locker room. Should the trainner notice I'll just tell her I'm happy to see her. The trainner is just for an initial welcome to the gym, here is how to reach your goals without killing yourself or wasting time so I'm not really worried about that much.
Just a tiny bit more rambling, are there any exercises or machines to take extra consideration to keep from blowing concealment. I know the over hand to the side streachy thing could be an issue. I'm planning to use the elipical machines and leg machines primarily, but I'm sure I'll end up on about everthing if for no other reason than curiosity. Sorry to ramble, but thanks for reading if you've made it this far!