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Does someone stand by your head and hold their hand out over the bar as you lift? Something like that seems to be happening in the picture.

I used to go to the gym where I worked and I realized that people were being spotted during lifting. But I never saw anyone stand with their hand extended over the bar. Seems like an important move to incorporate into the process.
My coach is spotting me. He does this on all my big lifts.
 
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Having a personal trainer is worth every cent. My trainer has a Masters Degree in Exercise Science and a Bachelor’s in Kinesiology. So he knows what he’s doing.

individualized training makes all the difference in the world.
I've had a personal trainer now for a year and really love it! wasn't comfortable using all facilities at gym on my own before and just attended group classes. Now I prefer doing my own exercises :lol: trying to be on my own now or then buy more time with PT later in fall.
 
These make me want to quit my job, move to australia and find a koala-rescue charity to work at :love:
Oh, I know what you mean, @serene! The young women who work at Aussie zoos and koala sanctuaries get to play with the young koalas, I guess it's a way of socializing them. One young woman posted that her koala got annoyed when she stopped playing hide and seek with him. There are also videos from zoo employees explaining what caring for koalas is like. One guy was holding one of his favorite koalas and said, while ruffling its fur, that that was one of the primary benefits of the job. (Like he might quit if he couldn't do that. I see his point).

I am dying to go to Australia to see them, hopefully to hold one. Their beautiful fluffy ears and soft fur are just so enticing. It wouldn't be easy to get to -- I've heard the trip described as grueling -- but it would be the trip of a lifetime.
 
During heat waves, young koalas seem to like getting into small bowls of water.

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This next koala was lapping from a small basin. The next photo (below) showed the koala in the basin, with a very satisfied look on his face. The caption was, "Never trust a drop bear!"


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Koalas have fingerprints (each different) like people. Here is a koala admiring his.
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Koala joeys seem to be not so much underfoot as overhead.

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These make me want to quit my job, move to australia and find a koala-rescue charity to work at :love:
@serene Yesterday I met a medical student who had been to Australia, held a koala and got her picture taken. OMG, I was thrilled when I found that out. She said the koala's fur was soft but dense [yes, that protects them from rain]. It was obvious she thought Australia was a wonderful place to visit. I'm quite sure that this interaction was the universe prodding me to go there.
 
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Yesterday I met a medical student who had been to Australia, held a koala and got her picture taken. OMG, I was thrilled when I found that out. She said the koala's fur was soft but dense [yes, that protects them from rain]. It was obvious she thought Australia was a wonderful place to visit. I'm quite sure that this interaction was the universe prodding me to go there.
 
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