5/5 Andrea B. 1 year ago on Google
I
joined
Evo
back
in
May
2015
as
a
way
of
getting
myself
back
to
the
gym.
I
had
always
gone
to
the
gym
on
and
off
for
at
least
10
years
previously,
having
been
a
member
at
least
2
or
3
other
gyms
and
done
all
sorts
of
classes
from
Spin
to
Body
Pump,
Body
Combat,
Personal
Training
to
yoga.
I’d
never
really
found
my
thing
though.
That
changed
when
I
started
doing
PT
with
Jake
in
the
field
behind
my
apartment,
come
rain
or
shine.
He
introduced
me
to
boot-camp
type
exercising
on
a
one-to-one
basis
and
then
I
started
going
to
Evo
Camp
in
the
Hall
on
Palatine
road,
along
with
small
group
PT
sessions
that
we
had
out
of
a
shed
in
Josh’s
back
garden.
It
was
so
much
fun!
Absolutely
knackering,
but
I
quickly
realized
Evo
was
more
than
just
a
gym
as
we
would
go
on
socials
doing
everything
from
the
pub
quiz
to
Jump
Nation
to
wine
tasting
to
Total
Ninja.
January
2016
brought
a
new
string
to
the
Evo
bow
with
the
introduction
of
EVO
lift.
I
was
absolutely
hooked.
Throughout
2016
I
probably
averaged
about
5-7
sessions
a
week
of
lift
and
camp
and
have
never
been
so
fit
before
–
I
even
got
member
of
the
year
at
the
Xmas
Party
(still
got
the
trophy
haha).
Fast
forward
to
September
2017
and
I
moved
from
Chorlton
to
Withington,
carefully
choosing
where
I
bought
my
house
to
ensure
I
could
still
go
to
Evo.
(Yes,
Evo
is
THAT
good!)
Since
then
I
have
been
on
countless
Evo
socials,
every
single
summer
and
Xmas
party,
done
two
Rough
Runners
(including
one
in
the
middle
of
Storm
Brian),
been
kayaking,
bowling,
(lots
of)
drinking
and
generally
had
a
ball.
My
entire
way
of
viewing
the
gym
and
exercising
had
totally
changed
and
I
stopped
looking
at
it
as
punishment
and
thought
of
it
as
something
to
genuinely
look
forward
to.
My
focus
was
on
the
numbers
I
was
lifting
not
the
numbers
on
the
scale
or
the
tape
measure.
I
naturally
got
slimmer
and
more
toned
when
going
regularly
but
that
wasn’t
the
goal.
My
goals
constantly
changed
as
I
got
stronger
and
when
I
look
back
on
my
50kg
deadlift
target,
glad
I
started
somewhere,
but
ending
on
a
PB
of
145kg
for
two
reps.
I
have
never
felt
so
proud
of
or
comfortable
in
my
own
skin
as
knowing
what
my
body
is
capable
of
thanks
to
Evo.
I
have
made
so
many
friends
there
as
well
and
I
know
many
couples
that
have
met
there
and
there’s
even
been
an
Evo
marriage.
Not
many
gyms
can
say
that!
December
2022
was
my
last
month
with
Evo
and
the
end
of
an
era
as
I
have
had
to
move
to
North
Manchester,
so
it’s
not
feasible
to
commute
back
to
Didsbury
sadly
(hurry
up
and
open
one
is
Whitefield
/
Prestwich
Josh!!)
I
thought
I’d
end
with
a
few
numbers
to
sum
up
my
time
at
Evo
over
the
years:
Socials:
approximately
30
Evo
camps:
around
520
Evo
lifts:
around
1100
Deadlift:
145kg
Bench:
70kg
Squat:
120kg
Years
at
Evo:
7.5
Friends
made:
90+
Weight
lost:
don’t
know,
don’t
care
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