Part bear or some other animal…
I must be part bear ’cause I am eating everything in sight. Gearing up for winter hibernation or something. I know I am not pregnant. I put on some massive solid size over last month, dropped the body fat down to 14% and then I did something to my right shoulder and left elbow. Then eating and eating and eating. Moooo. Cut back workouts to doing lighter weight and higer reps to save on the shoulder and elbow. Incredible burn and pump. Spending alot more time at the gym. Workout buds are kicking my butt but I gotta learn to say no. Spending way too much time at the gym. First there was Dave (kicked my butt into a new level of intensity - then he had work issues. Lost him. Then I worked out with Rob, Dude put on some much size. We kicked each other’s butt. Then lost him to planet fitness. Then came Kenny. The little string bean put on 14 pounds of solid muscle in 3½ weeks working out with me! Unbelievable!
Then I added Mr. D’ and then came John. Working out with 4 of us. Pushing. And Pushing. Everyone of them is making so much progress, size, I am getting so many questions and comments from other gym members and even trainers. Keep in mind - I do not, I repeat: I DO NOT WORK FOR LA FITNESS! I don’t train people at LA Fitness! I just workout with these guys and spot them.
After all those guys left for work, then finished my workouts, abs, some stretching and then worked out someone else. Getting to the gym between 5:30-6:00 am and leaving around 8:30-9:00am. Is something wrong with this picture? I need to stop being a nice guy.
So for those who haven’t seen me at the gym for a few days - I blew myself out and caught a cold. Gives me time to recoop, rest my shoulder and elbow, prioritize my life, restructure my workout routines and exercises, research, and studying spanish. Plus I have 4 books on the shelf waiting to be completed.
December 6, 2008 at 7:39 am
I think there’s something about winter that makes us all start to eat and it may be some sort of natural survival instinct to add bodyfat to get through the winter. I wonder if this tendency is more prevelant in those of us, like myself, whose ancestry is almost exclusively from northern latitiudes?
Sounds like you’ve found that balance between working out at the gym and actually making it part of your social life - in a positive way. You’re making progress, you’re helping others to make progress - not a bad gig even if you’re not being paid for it (actually you’re paying for it with your membership fees, right?).
Good luck with our recuperation and prioritizing. Make good use of this forced downtime and you’ll come out the other side more motivated and stronger. Keep up the great work!