So I have been next to a lot of interesting people at the gym over the years but today was one of the most unique. On the cardio machine to to my left was a tall older man, mid to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have been noticing the last few days some pain in my right forearm that feels like mild tendonitis, a condition I suffered chronically from for at least couple years during my calisthenics heyday. I’m not quite sure what would […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I jumped on the squat press machine today. Doing barbell squats last week, even ridiculously light ones left my lower body crippled for nearly four days. I went heavier than I have in quite awhile, fueled by the trials and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So a few weeks ago I described an odd old man that was using a piece of cardio equipment that had something wrong with it, causing an ear piercing squeak on each rotation. Eventually gym staff had to tell him […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since this was my last day at the gym I tried to cram four body parts into the session. I bailed out twice on tricep exercises. I first tried bodyweight tricep extensions and had some of that familiar right elbow […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So for the first time in 2017 I decided to do some squats, some very light squats, not crossing 135 pounds. Because of the IT band and knee pain I have been having squats have been off the menu for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For the second week in a row I have had unusual amounts of pushing power compared to what has been the norm the last six months or more. Today doing decline bench press I went all the way up to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was a unique day at the gym. Not because of any crazy movement I did or any over the top moronic activity by gym patrons. It was how I transported myself there, via electric unicycle. Today I decided to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oddly enough the strain-like pain I was feeling in my right wrist yesterday seems to have gone as quickly as it came. I woke up this morning with the wrist once again feeling more or less normal. It’s strange how […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am pretty sure in the past I have talked about another annoying phenomenon at the gym, the octopus. This is the inconsiderate individual that thinks they gym is his own personal kingdom thus there is no problem if he […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
