[E.F.L]Airwolf wrote:
Right, here's my fuckin rant. This is actually the first time I've ever been so angry at something.
Right. I'm 16, wanna join SAS when I'm older. So, having gone to the gym a couple of times before, I decided to start up a regime to build up my fitness so when my 18th comes, I'm a machine. Doesn't sound like a bad plan?
So, I get home, and do my homework. That comes first in my opinion, so I do it. This takes me until half 5. So then I decide to go to the gym, burn off a few hundred calories. I thought the normal price for me (full-time education) would be £2.50, as it was the last time I went. So I go up to the desk and ask to go into the gym. Guess what she fucking says:
"£6.60 please"
I just froze. I got out my ID to show I was in education, but she said that tthe card was only usable before 5. BEFORE FUCKING 5? WHY? Geez, is it because the fucking ofice workers don't want little kids to come and put them off?
Fucking hell, I'm 16, it's not like I've got a gang of mates with me wantin to screw up the place. I have to pay "£6.60" every time I go for my future career? Yes, I can do running, but not weights. Fucking hell, is there a plausible explanation for this shit? Think they wanna keep the chavs out, but even then, it's not like i wanna cause trouble. Fuckin gay.
Thts my rant over, but even so I had to walk away humiliated with only £3 in my pocket. Their membership rates are shit as well, and this is a well known organisation in Edinburgh.
FFFFFS!!!! I punched a door.
Sorry for all the swearing, wanna get it off my chest.
One of the reasons the SAS kick so much arse is, of course, that it's full of angry Scotsmen. Just like this guy.
See, you're on track already!
Joking aside, as people have said if you're actually going to go regularly, membership is the way to go. Or, try the "work out for cheap" option, there's probably lots of resources available if you trawl the 'net. Think about joining a club for an intensely physical sport, like boxing or rugby.
One last thing, though. You're still 16, right? If you've still got a significant growth spurt left in you, be careful about packing on too much muscle. Get some advice from a professional trainer on it. What age do you need to be to join the TA, and can you go from that into the regular Army?