Thursday, June 20, 2013

Day 39: Gym People Part 3: The Amateur Body Builders

Some days I have no idea what I’m going to discuss in my blog, like today. I got up, on time I might add, and jogged the neighborhood.  It was really dark, as in no moon, and in several places I just followed the street light reflecting off the pavement.  

After that there really wasn’t much to discuss.  Work was, well work.  I felt good all day, although I could still feel the previous workouts from time to time in my stomach muscles. Other than that I had nothing, no gripes and no complaints.

After work I ran by the grocery store to pick up some salad supplies to go with my steak for dinner and low and behold there he was.  My topic was staring me right in my face as he loaded an arm full of Red Bulls into his grocery cart: The Amateur Body Builder.

They are reason number 584 that I don’t like going to the gym.  You know these guys well.  You may have seen them out in public even if you have never been to a gym.  Let me describe their species for you.

A massive upper body physique supported on two tooth pick legs.  In the gym these are they guys wearing the tank tops to show off their large upper torsos but beyond their waste they haven’t put in the time needed to build a corresponding frame.  To put it simply they look like freaks of nature.    

They have spent hours pushing plates to have an impressive upper body only to look like a joke on their lower.  I don’t understand not wanting to do a squat or leg press or something.  The last gym I belonged to before the one I am currently a member there one of these amateur body builders that would exercise in jeans and Doc Martins. I wish with every fiber of my being that I was joking but it is true.  He would do set after set of bench presses but I never saw him do anything else.  What a waste of time. To me these guys just look weird but I bet they are really good at arm wrestling. 

Anyway, that is all I have for today. Nothing exciting happened that would be really notable.  I was flipping though some of the exercise DVDs I have and one of them, which has never been opened of course, compliments the exercise ball I have.  I set it to the side for further consideration but I still have not opened it.  I have been thinking I need to do more “core” work after all I’m heavy so it has to be like lifting weights. 

Daily Recap:
Matt:     30 Min. Jog AM
Kelly:     TBD

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