Hey, Quit Showing Off!!
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Someday soon, I'm going to start that workout journal... Today, however, I'm just going to rant.
Ok, I'm usually not one to whine; I normally am pretty easy going and go with the flow. Not once, but twice today while at the gym I received comments that rubbed me the wrong way and basically implied that my purpose for going to the gym was to show off.
First, I was in a group conditioning class and as we were nearing the end I was pushing pretty hard (like I normally do). The class was doing planks with 30 seconds on and 10 seconds off, for 3 sets. I like to test the limits (go hard or go home, right?) so I was staying up between sets. On the final set, I went one step further and was alternating bringing each knee up to my midsection (this was mainly to take my mind off the extreme pain at that point, but it actually makes the plank a little more challenging). I heard someone from across the room say, "C'mon Paul, quit showing off!" To which I responded, "Hey, I'm just trying to push myself." Ok, let that one roll off and leave it at that.
Next, since I never go *just* for a group class, I was in the gym after the class warming up with chin-ups and dips. Between warm-up sets, a guy next to me said (loudly so that others would hear), "I need to find another time to come here so I don't have to be next to you and feel so inferior!" I just smiled back and accepted his 'compliment', but it really just pissed me off. Maybe if he actually did a chin-up once in a while instead of standing around talking in his workout clothes, he wouldn't have to feel that way.
I'm happy with the way I look and feel, but it sure isn't magic - it's consistent, hard work. I realized long ago that the only real difference between someone that wishes and someone that achieves can be summed up in one word: ACTION. So normally, if these two incidents were isolated I probably wouldn't even be typing this. But since they were ... read entire entry
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on 3/6/2008
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