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Stop Being a "Shy Gym Girl" — You Paid For This Space Too · Baddie In Progress Podcast

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_00: I am gonna try to keep this one short just because wow my throat is hurting.
• 0:08
  SPEAKER_00: I taught four classes today and I'm just like cooked.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: I was talking to this other instructor, an instructor that has actually been teaching a little more than me.
• 0:21
  SPEAKER_00: Um and we were just talking about how like our throats hurt or um like our voices just feel like very raspy, right?
• 0:33
  SPEAKER_00: And she was like, Oh my gosh, like my my voice is so raspy now because I teach Pilates, and she's like, Before I would teach Pilates, my voice wasn't like this, like I don't have a naturally raspy voice, it's just like this now because I'm an instructor, and I'm like, Well, there you go.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_00: That well, first of all, that makes me feel better because I thought it was just me.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_00: But it's not just me, and other people deal with this too, other instructors deal with this too, and I'm sure other people that like I don't know, public speak a lot or are just always constantly using their voice, but like projecting it.
• 1:19
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, trying to be loud, because that's the other thing.
• 1:23
  SPEAKER_00: It's like talking is one thing, but trying to be loud is another.
• 1:27
  SPEAKER_00: And for me, being an introvert, one talking a lot is already a lot, and then two, trying to be loud is like a whole other obstacle for me.
• 1:40
  SPEAKER_00: I'm sorry, I know I start all the episodes the same just complaining about how much my throat hurts, but I I will I will tone it down, okay.
• 1:51
  SPEAKER_00: Today's episode is gonna be all about taking up space primarily at the gym, um, and you know, as a woman.
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_00: Um the reason I wanted to talk about that this week is because it I feel like it's come up a lot for you guys.
• 2:10
  SPEAKER_00: Like whenever you guys talk to me in DMs, I see a lot of like, oh, I'm just like very intimidated, or oh, I just feel like everyone's looking at me and like I'm doing things wrong, or like you you feel a little extra intimidated because there's just a bunch of men around, and I mean, like, to be honest, yes, like the gym is something that is dominated mostly by men because you know I feel like most women are just kind of scared to be in an environment where you lift the weights or where you're surrounded by a bunch of men, because why wouldn't you be like men or ugh, you know?
• 2:53
  SPEAKER_00: But besides that, I just kind of wanted to talk about reframing your mindset around the gym.
• 3:04
  SPEAKER_00: I know that especially for beginners, it can be intimidating because you don't really know what you're doing, or you can just be intimidated because you feel like people are looking at you or you're doing something wrong, or you feel like guys are being creeps and staring at you, but I just want you to know most of the time this is all in your head.
• 3:32
  SPEAKER_00: I would say that about 90% of the time it's all in your head.
• 3:38
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe 10% here and there people might look or whatever, but honestly, like who cares?
• 3:44
  SPEAKER_00: You belong in every space in that gym, and I mean every space.
• 3:50
  SPEAKER_00: I don't just mean like the treadmills or like the machines or I don't know the little section where you can put your yoga mat down or whatever.
• 4:02
  SPEAKER_00: Every section in that gym you belong in.
• 4:07
  SPEAKER_00: The weight section, the heavy section, whatever, it's not just for guys, it's for women too.
• 4:14
  SPEAKER_00: I know that they're always like huddled around there being like stupid for lack of a better phrase.
• 4:23
  SPEAKER_00: But the weight section is not just for guys, it's for you too.
• 4:28
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, come on, like if you think about it, you're paying for that gym membership, you're paying for every square inch of that gym, you're not just paying for a treadmill, your money keeps the lights on in there, so start acting like it.
• 4:44
  SPEAKER_00: And if you're a beginner who might be a little bit more intimidated by the weight section, or you might feel like you're doing things wrong, do things wrong.
• 4:58
  SPEAKER_00: Because guess what?
• 4:59
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone starts as a beginner, even the girl that's at the squat rack, even the really buff dudes that look like they basically live at the gym.
• 5:09
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, they were once beginners.
• 5:12
  SPEAKER_00: I need you to like sit with that.
• 5:15
  SPEAKER_00: Because everyone starts out not knowing what to do, everyone starts out as a beginner.
• 5:22
  SPEAKER_00: I oh my god, like when I was a beginner, girl, I thought that I would get bulky if I lifted any kind of weight that was heavier than 10 pounds.
• 5:37
  SPEAKER_00: And I was so so so wrong because now I'm lifting way more than that, and my arms look even skinnier and more toned than they did before when I first started.
• 5:50
  SPEAKER_00: Don't compare your step one to somebody's step 100, okay?
• 5:56
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone starts out as a beginner, everyone starts out not knowing what the fuck to do.
• 6:01
  SPEAKER_00: Even that sexy girl at the squat rack.
• 6:05
  SPEAKER_00: And if you feel like you don't know what you're doing because you're a beginner, first of all, you can always reach out to me because I can always help you.
• 6:15
  SPEAKER_00: But second of all, I promise that no one is watching you.
• 6:20
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone at the gym is in their own little world.
• 6:25
  SPEAKER_00: Like, everyone has their own shit going on.
• 6:28
  SPEAKER_00: First of all, everyone there is so focused on themselves and making themselves better and growing that I promise, like, I I don't mean to be mean, but nobody cares about you.
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_00: Like, nobody cares about what you're doing, nobody cares that you're doing things wrong.
• 6:45
  SPEAKER_00: If anything, I feel like people at the gym are super nice.
• 6:50
  SPEAKER_00: If they notice that you're doing something wrong, they might even go up to you and help you out.
• 6:54
  SPEAKER_00: But I mean, for the most part, I feel like people don't really go up to each other that much at the gym.
• 7:00
  SPEAKER_00: Nobody's ever really looking at each other.
• 7:04
  SPEAKER_00: They're kind of just looking at themselves because they're there to build themselves up.
• 7:09
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm gonna need you to remember that the next time that you're scared to go to the gym because it seems intimidating or because it seems like somebody's staring at you.
• 7:20
  SPEAKER_00: I promise no one is staring at you.
• 7:22
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone is in their own head.
• 7:25
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone's there just to make themselves better.
• 7:28
  SPEAKER_00: And I feel like you should remember that and go into the gym with that same mentality.
• 7:34
  SPEAKER_00: Like, hey, I'm here because I am trying to be better.
• 7:39
  SPEAKER_00: I want to be more confident, I want to be healthier, I want to be stronger, I want to feel sexy.
• 7:45
  SPEAKER_00: I'm here to make myself better.
• 7:47
  SPEAKER_00: Who gives a fuck what anybody else here thinks?
• 7:52
  SPEAKER_00: Because I'm here for me.
• 7:55
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm gonna need you to take up space, use the equipment that you want to use, use the things that seem scary to you.
• 8:05
  SPEAKER_00: Try new things, and I promise that if you don't know how to use something and you ask somebody there to teach you how to use it, they would be more than happy to teach you how to use it.
• 8:16
  SPEAKER_00: I swear, I'm telling you, gym people are super nice.
• 8:20
  SPEAKER_00: Another thing that I want you to realize is that your presence inspires other women to show up.
• 8:30
  SPEAKER_00: You never know whose life you're making an impact on.
• 8:36
  SPEAKER_00: A lot of the times people won't tell you.
• 8:39
  SPEAKER_00: But when you're there, you're at the gym showing up for yourself, you are inspiring other women in that same gym to do the same.
• 8:48
  SPEAKER_00: You're showing up in a space that is male-dominated and you're still putting in the work and getting shit done.
• 8:56
  SPEAKER_00: That is so inspirational.
• 8:58
  SPEAKER_00: I want you to remember that you are never in the way.
• 9:03
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, you're not in the way.
• 9:05
  SPEAKER_00: You are exactly where you belong, especially when you show up at the gym.
• 9:12
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm gonna need you to take up that damn space, okay?
• 9:16
  SPEAKER_00: Don't be scared, no more shy gym girl energy because you belong there.
• 9:22
  SPEAKER_00: You deserve to be there just like everybody else.
• 9:26
  SPEAKER_00: So get in those spaces that make you scared.
• 9:29
  SPEAKER_00: And yeah, I mean the heavy weights.
• 9:33
  SPEAKER_00: I really hope this episode helped you reframe your mindset around the gym as a woman, and I hope it helps you show up in a different way.
• 9:45
  SPEAKER_00: Let me know if it does, and yeah, I'll see you guys next week.
• 9:50
  unknown: Bye.