Bailey's Powerhouse Gym

This gym is awesome! I am doing a 7 day trial right now, and I think it is going to be the one! It has everything a girl could want in gym. Two cold cardio rooms, Two studio class rooms, a bag room, a stretch room with lots of ab tools, such as an ab solo machine with the medicine balls! In the ladies locker room it has a dry heat sauna!! The spin room is very inviting...it has black lights and the music is kickin. Then of course, the main attraction, the weight room...which is the span of the gym. The free weight section leaves something to be desired though. It is hard to find a spot on the mirror or a bench and with all the testosterone floating around, it is difficult for any of the men to move aside for little ol' me.

I get very distracted in the free weight area anyway. I need to set up a schedule for myself so that I am not wasting time thinking about what exercise to do next. Also, so I can keep track of my weight and reps along the way.

Yesterday I used the elliptical for 10 minutes to get my blood pumping and then I did arms. I did three sets of bicep curls with 15 lb weights, and 15 reps. The I did triceps dips, 3 sets...15 with 15 lbs, and then two sets of 12 with 25 lbs. I did shoulders with 10 lbs, and did two sets. I did bicep curls with a straight bar, 2 sets 12 each 30 pounds. I did shoulder press with that same bar, 25 for two sets. Those were very difficult and I reached my limit at the end. I really had to push it at the end. I finished with abs. I did 2 sets of each exercise at 25 reps each. I did the ab solo medicine ball machine, the stability ball crunches and obliques and the stability ball leg roll ups. Those always burn.

There were some very fit ladies there. If I signed on with Bailey's I would get a free x-ray and two sessions with a PT. I would choose to do my sessions with the marital arts instructor though. He seems to really push his clients and I love that. I am excited about trying some of the classes they have their, especially the strike zone class on the bags.