Tuesday, July 12, 2011

I CAN Do It

This morning I woke up with a headache that wouldn't go away. I took some acetaminophen, then drank a big cup of coffee. After breakfast I took some allergy medicine, which helped a bit, and I decided to go to the gym since I hadn't been in almost a week.

I've been getting plenty of aerobic exercise lately, but not enough strength training work; the easiest way to do it is to use the gym machines. I always have good intentions, but after I've done my aerobic stint I tell myself "I'm tired", or "I've done enough. I'm out of time." Even if I guilt myself into using the machines, I rarely give it my best shot if I do it second. I decided that today I'd do the machines first.

I know you're supposed to warm up before using the weight equipment, but I thought the hot steamy weather outside (with almost 90% humidity) made my muscles loose enough. I scanned my pass at the front desk, then instead of heading to the rows of cardio machines I moved to the machine side of the room. My music of choice today was The Allman Brothers A Decade of Hits 1969–1979.

I'm proud to say that I did a complete circuit of all my normal machines. It was hard and not fun. Afterwards I migrated over to the cardio side and used my favorite elliptical (the one that has closed captioning on the TV screen, so I can follow along with the show and listen to music at the same time. Can you tell I'm not a real fan of the gym?) When I got to the song "Whipping Post", I realized that Gregg Allman perfectly echoed my feelings:

Sometimes I feel
Sometimes I feel ... like I've been tied to the whippin’ post
Tied to the whippin’ post
Tied to the whippin’ post
Good Lord I feel like I'm dyin'

6 comments:

  1. ha! Oh, that's funny! I hate exercise, too! Why does it have to be so hard!? As soon as I get the least bit hot I want to quit. I have to have music, tv...and a fan blowing right on me.

    Good for you for getting through the routine!

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  2. Kathy they always say to find exercise you enjoy doing...easier to keep it up. Anyway, good that you did your weight circuit! Sorry to hear about the headache.

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  3. That's fantastic that you pushed yourself to do a full workout, I have trouble finding energy to open my books lately... I think it's the rain! Hats off to you! Did your headache go away after you were done your workout?

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  4. Those darn machines are so boring...especially when they are hooked up in front of the Fox News channel....I've given'em up. Now I just force myself into hard labor around the house. ha!

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  5. I don't think anyone likes strength training. I always say I like it before I get there and after I leave. Good for you for persevering.

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  6. What is with the headaches? I've had one for 3 days now. Not bad enough to make me sick but enough to slow me down. I've tried sinus meds and ibuprofen but no real relief. I'm ready for it to pass!

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