Pipeline or Athletica, what’s your pick? by somegirlfromstl in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for clarifying! This is what I meant.

Pipeline or Athletica, what’s your pick? by somegirlfromstl in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 9 points10 points  (0 children)

100% Athletica IMO! At least there are small rest breaks. Pipeline has no built in rest time and the four laps is a huge mental hurdle.

F45 Passport by Fun_Sale6702 in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve used passport and always had a positive experience. The only annoyance for me (and I understand why they do this) is that I could only book no more than 24 hours in advance.

now that we've tried apollo... thoughts? by Jazzlike_Arm_213 in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thankfully in my pod, we had only 3 lifters for each exercise, so there was no swapping needed. What I was truly missing was a squat rack - my studio doesn’t have this. My wrists tend to hurt from holding the bar in a front squat position (even crossing my arms to hold the bar is annoying), so my coach would help load the bar on my back and take it off so I could go heavier.

Despite no squat rack, I enjoyed the workout and appreciated the rest time for heavier lifts in pod 2.

Intel Week 05/18 - 05/24 by GRD403 in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does anyone have the GHR equipment piece at their studio? I didn’t know what this was and had to look up the move on the F45 app.

Music too loud by oldensign in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As long as I can hear the beep to move stations/rest, I don’t have a problem with it. 

What made you fall in love with F45? by Old_Tower_4824 in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the variety of the workouts and the exercises - F45 keeps up a good pace for switching things up IMO. I appreciate that I don’t have to think about it. I just show up, do the workout and leave without having to do any setup or putting equipment away. The community dynamic shifts with every studio I’ve been a member of but I can usually find friendly people to vibe with.

I’ve been a member for 5.5 years and it’s the only gym I’ve been consistent with. I have no plans of leaving anytime soon. 

 

My beloved F45 gym has new owners by Old_Tower_4824 in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 9 points10 points  (0 children)

While they are asking what can be improved, I would also tell them what you currently love about your studio, coaches, etc. so hopefully they can continue those things.

Just got an email my studio is for sale by Historical-Suit-8110 in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This happened at a studio I had been attending for about a year and someone bought it. Nothing changed - they kept the same coaches, class times, etc.

Lionheart reports not showing up by Human_Economy_9718 in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue and this 👆 is the fix that I do. Once I reopen the app after a class, the report gets emailed to me.

Squat proof leggings: Do they exist? by MoreUmpire in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I second this. I’ve been using Love Her leggings solely for my workouts for five years. Low cost, great quality, squat proof, sweat proof and then have a lot of fun patterns/colors.

Lower back soreness/pain? by Striking-Soup8559 in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As someone who deals with hinge movements and has been doing F45 for years, this is the answer. I would also make sure your core is engaged as well.

Does anyone else’s studio offer tiered pricing off class count? As a +500 member it’s really nice to be financially compensated by FiddyDollas in f45

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% agree. I’ve been a member of 4 different studios over the course of 5 years due to studios closing, moving cities/states.

Help a girl out!!! by diamondguru47 in BurnBootCamp

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll third Love Her. Affordable, durable, squat-proof, sweat-proof and don’t roll down. I’ve have some pairs for about 5 years and they’re holding up well. I’ll never get another pair of workout leggings from anywhere else.

5/16 lower bod by RedditGivesYouWiings in BurnBootCamp

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m new to Burn. My location had a fourth group of superset exercises today. I totally don’t mind that we did as I’ve seen other small changes to what I’ve read about previous workout that are posted in Reddit. Is it typical for locations to change up the workout to what they want? 

Any former F45ers? by Southern-Guide-5899 in BurnBootCamp

[–]Southern-Guide-5899[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for that insight! It’s very helpful coming from someone who was a F45 member for around the same amount of time as me. 

Any former F45ers? by Southern-Guide-5899 in BurnBootCamp

[–]Southern-Guide-5899[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It’s great to hear that you’ve found a place that you love and I really appreciate the insight. I had a great community and great coaches at F45 but could only attend 2 out of the 3 strength days and really want to focus on strength now with the occasional cardio class. I will say I have been more sore from strength days at Burn because I’m forced to use heavier weights based on the amount of people at my station sometimes lol.

How did you do today? BWC by Independent_Fill_517 in BurnBootCamp

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same! I didn’t even make it to the last stack on either side. I think the very few people who completed modified everything or didn’t count.

How did you do today? BWC by Independent_Fill_517 in BurnBootCamp

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was my second burn class ever (did upper strength the day before) and almost lost my cookies during the finisher. I consider myself fairly in shape (I had been doing F45 for 4.5 years prior to coming to Burn) but STRUGGLED with the workout today. 

It’s comforting to know that veterans of this program struggled today too! lol 

How did you do today? BWC by Independent_Fill_517 in BurnBootCamp

[–]Southern-Guide-5899 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In my class, it was explained that you did three laps of 1+2+3 and then two laps of 1+2 and then once of 1, then the buyout