On a lighter note……
Thanks for being nice! I am a forum rep for Gaspari and sometimes forums are harsh. Ever been in there? Some comments people leave make your realize their are not serious Nazi -like people out there. They hate women, they hate different races and religions and gay people. To have to sit them and be themselves is a pretty harsh punishment I suppose. To try to begin to understand them….I won’t even go there…….
Anyway, the lighter note is I have my first "guinea pig" in the gym to train! She is my 17 year old daughter who is starting to think she might like to be a figure competitor. I put her through the wringer, chest,tris and shoulders. Only 2 sets of 12 each to get her started. Some things I do are a little more advanced, so we stuck to some basics like bench press, triceps press, lateral raises, tris on cables, pec dec, shoulder press. Just enough to work each muscle group. She kept refering to "tiny weights" when I would give her stuff. Then of course, complain it was too much, but she was a trooper. She isn’t built like me, but is more curvy. I am hoping she has some of the same genetic make up for building lean mass. It’s harder on women who have higher estrogen levels to build muscles. I only had her do 10 of cardio to start after the workout. She isnt yet 18, so I won’t put her on any supplements. She still will have alot of natural HGH to work with though.
It was a little freaky going in there so early. I usually go after 7 when the rush is over. All sorts of strangers all over the place. Like coming home to suprise company in your living room. despite the fact that I want to be on a stage, I do not like being stared at in the gym. ok, I admit the shorts, but there is hardly anyone there on Sundays. Today was like rush hour…..packed, grid locked,testosterone and sideways glances abound. I didnt have shorts on or a 1/2 top, xtra fully clothed as a matter of fact..but still…people look when they have never seen you before………alien territory,fresh meat.
I came home and had to eviscerate 3 pumpkins. Then sort seeds and bake them. Why are holidays always full of work? Where is the holiday that you lie around and do nothing? I want one of those kinds……….We have those at work if you are being a "butthead" and need to get away. It’s called a "Freetolay" Day. Get it ‘Fritolay’? Corny, no pun intended….
Okay, still sick…head feels like a truck ran over it. I guess I have to go to work tomorrow for a little while. Those people are going to have mounds of stuff for me to do and no one can ever find anything. It’s like having 23 kids. I will miss my mid day blogs………active brain, I can’t help it.
BB.com is still working on my next video. I will let you know when it airs and when you can view more of me being a goober……….
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October 30, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Hey… Congrats on getting your daughter to the gym. She did it because her mom! Your new profile pic hit number one, no big news there! Looking awesome. Talk to you later.
October 30, 2007 at 8:00 pm
I think it’s so great first of all that you have an awesome relationship with your kids and second that your daughter admires you so much to want to train like you. It sounds like your having a traditional Halloween and I admire that. =0) *Get well soon, I just went and got a flu shot today, no time to be down. I hurt my lower back too somehow? Could of been deadlifts or squats? Wearing heat things for it. Have a fun Halloween!
October 30, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Congrats on getting your daughter to the gym. Mine is 20 now, just told us she’s getting married–in six weeks!!! It is such a fine line you walk to be a positive influence vs. pushing & nagging her. Mine tries the best she knows how, but she is pushing way over 200 lbs. right now. She wants to do better, I’ll do everything I can to help, but we both know we can’t do it for them.
October 30, 2007 at 10:51 pm
That’s great you are so supportive of your daughter. My family wasn’t very supportive when I was in high school.
October 31, 2007 at 5:53 am
I have to agree, its great that your daughter wants to train. And its great that she wants you to train her. That shows how much she thinks about and respects you, because usually most kids want to do it on their own. Good for you! See the best way parents can teach kids is by example. And doing what you’ve done with your body while raising 4 also speaks volumes! Hope you start to feel better.
October 31, 2007 at 12:16 pm
So cool that your daughter is going to train. I’d say she should put up her own profile on here but with some of the perverts out there I don’t know if I’d want my daughter to. Anyways, I call my days couch~idous. When my ass can’t get off the couch.
October 31, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Fern I love the picture at the Olympia. My daughter and my son both come to the gym with me. She is 16 and my son 13 and both very athletic. I just love when families do things together and what could be more constuctive then the gym. Hang in there bud and I hope you feel better. Mark