Monkey Blog

Today I was minding my own business walking towards a station when I heard someone yell out to me “Hey, what are you doing here so late??”  I recognized the voice (or so I thought) and I turned around.  I could see part of the person who spoke but his face was blocked by the machine that was between us.  “Me, what the heck are you doing here so late?” I yelled back.

Then he stepped out from behind the machine.  We stared at each other for what felt like an eternity.  I was thinking “Oh hell.  I don’t know this guy.”  He was thinking “I wasn’t talking to you jackass!”

“I was talking to him bro.”

“Oh.  Sorry.  You sound like someone I know.”

UGH!

Like everyone else I see things at the gym that annoy me sometimes, but every once in a while you see something really cool.

I was using a benching station and this guy next to me loaded up a good amount of weight.  He asked a random person to spot him and he completed a set.  Then he racked the weight, thanked random spotter guy, and then laid down again, grabbed the bar and proceeded to lock his legs together.  This is kind of hard to explain but he then lifted his legs high in the air, almost as if he was pointing at something on the ceiling with his toes.  Part of this torso was off the bench.  I absolutely could not believe how long he was able to hold himself in that position.

After a very brief rest period he did the whole process again.  I was really curious and asked him if the whole legs in the air routine was an ab workout.  "Yeah dude, and it’s freaking hard.  It’s a killer."

I’m still deciding if I want to try it or not. 

Edit:  Ok, someone pointed out to me what these are called (Dragon’s Flag).  The guy’s feet were higher, but this is basically it.  He held that position without moving.

Edit 2: I said "screw it" and tried to do these at the gym today. Ho-lee-cow these are so freaking hard. I couldn’t hold the position for long at all.

I was flipping through a Brookstone catalog and I just couldn’t believe the items that were in the fitness section.

This one looks like a dinosaur fossil that was dug up in the desert.

Look at me!  I’m hanging upside down!

I’m through with high gas prices.   Next stop, 2025.

I have no comment on this one. 

1. Do you regret not starting 20 years ago?  Yes

2. Are you at least happy that you did eventually start?   Yes

3. Is it harder than you thought it would be?  Yes

4. Is it WAY harder than you thought it would be? Yes

5. Is it the hardest thing you’ve ever done?  No

6. Is all the time/pain/hassle it worth it?  Yes

7. Do you usually love it?  Yes

8. Do you ever hate it?  No

9. Do you ever get annoyed by it or ever have days where you don’t feel like going to the gym? Yes

10. Do you ever skip workouts because of that?  No

11. Do you usually feel great afterwards (especially when you didn’t want to go)?  Yes

12. Do you hate working legs?  Yes

13. Do you really hate working legs?   Yes

14. Are you doing things now that would have been unthinkable to you a year ago?  Yes

15. Are you doing things now that would have been unthinkable to you six months ago?  Yes

16. Are you happy with how you look?   Yes

17. Are you satisfied with how you look?  No

18. Did you use to feel anxiety when at the gym?  Yes

19. Is that still a problem?  No

20. Do you see yourself doing this for the rest of your life?  Yes