Crossroads’s BodyBlog

So I have noticed lately that for some reason I have been getting alot of unwanted attention from some of the women at my gym. I have been married for the last three years and I always (ALWAYS) wear my wedding ring. The funny thin os when some of these women see the ring it’s like a green light to flirt harder. Like they are going to win a prize if they get the married guy to do something stupid. I doubt that I am the only man who is having this problem, but where were all these ladies when I was single?????

Anyway, workouts have been going fantastic lately and I have definetly added some power in the last few month. All of my lifts have gone up and I am feeling 100% better. My shoulder is healing well and I am back up to using the big weights for military presses. I hope that everyone is hitting their goals and having a wonderful first day of summer!!!

First off I have to say that I hit home run number three tonight in softball (Not bad for five games). So i joined a new gym (Fuel Fitness in Helena, MT) and all I have to say is it’s head and shoulders above the other gyms in my town. The equiptment is all brand new, the place is super clean, and the staff are friendly (and hot!!!). I have been going to the gym at around 2:00 am for the past two weeks and am surprised at how well my body responds at this time. I suppose since I work at night my body is more rested and ready to work.

I have started a new program now that I have finally hit 190 lbs (hurray!!!!!) and I am hoping to reach my goal (200 lbs) by the end of august. My diet has been a little off lately, but I am determined to get it all straightened out.

My family and I will be going to North Dakota (on a train) at the end of the month for a wedding. My wife is going to be a brides maid (5 months pregnant, so cute with the belly) and my daughter, Maya, is going to be the flower girl. Maya is only 17 months old so this could be a challange. Her dress looks just like the brides gown and she is absolutely adorable in it. I might have to post some pics of her after the wedding. Anyway I am off to the gym so happy training to all and to all a good night!!!!!

So I have been back in the gym for the past 3 wweks and things were going great. I was starting to get my strength back and my weight was staring to climb steadily closer to that elusive (to me anyway) 190 lbs. I weighed in on 06/02/2008 and was at a solid 188 lbs right on scehdule to hit 190 before the summer starts and what happens. My daughter gets sick yet again and I am out of the sym for another week and change.

I don’t know if every gym has this problem, but it has been killing me to take my daughter to the daycare at my gym. Before I start ranting and raving I first want to say that this is nothing against the employees. Everyone who works in the daycare is absolutely wonderful and they are sooooooo good with my daughter. Second this has nothing to do with the how nice the gym is that I attends. Most of the time when I am there Mark (the coolest maintanace man ever) is there cleaning and sharing his insiht into the WWE. The problem I have been having is the fact that there are so many kids in the daycare and they never seen to turn kids away when they are sick. Half the time when we come in there are kids hacking up things that belong in science fiction, kids with runny noses, and kids with things that I haven’t even heard of. To top things off I come in around 11:00 am and pick up my daughter right before closing at 1:00 pm. When I come in the staff are usually just throwing the toys these kids have chewed on, snotted on, and peed on back into a bucket or putting them back on the shelf. Last week when I came in my daughter was chewing on a piece of plasti fruit from a toy kitchen. I took it away from her and set it on the counter to wash off. The staff member picked it up, before I washed it, and threw it back into the kitchen. I said don’t you want me to wash the spit off of that and the staff said no that’s ok.

I have since left the gym and have joined a 24 hour facility so that I can go at night istead of having to take my daughter in. I know that she misses going to the daycare and playing with the other kids, but I can’t keep taking her when I know she is just going to keep getting sick. So far in the past 3 months she has had 4 colds, pink eye, and 2 ear infections. Maybe I am just an overprotective father (Ok I know I am), but I feel better knowing that my baby is going to be healthy.