So even though I was 99% sure the doors at Retro would be locked I went anyway, just to confirm. The lights were on but no members were inside, only some grumpy looking woman looking at stacks of paper. I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Soapbox
Synchronized slammers
Today at the gym I had not one but two weight slamming idiots at once. If you are not familiar with this phenomenon, it is when somebody gets done with a barbell exercise and instead of returning the weight to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You may recall that under the prior gym ownership they brought a trainer in there that went by the name Renegade. He sort of looked the part as he wore almost exclusively plaid button down shirts (mostly unbuttoned) with the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So although Mr Unsolicited hands out unrequested exercise tips like they are candy, overall he is a nice guy. He won major points with me today when one of the girls behind the counter felt it necessary to crank up […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From my past experience writing about people at the gym I know it runs the risk of offending a percentage of potential readers. It’s a risk I have come to accept so here we go again. Today at the gym […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today I wanted a full test of the durability of my cut finger. I figured what better way to do it than with a Rays Way circuit? I chose to do an untimed variety but I made sure to keep […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My Dufisthenics page on FB recently crossed the 100 likes threshold. Evidently Facebook is trying to promote their paid ad service and as a result presented me with a code worth $50 in FB credits. I was skeptical about the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Too much (You) Tube time
As I have said many times and in many places, I feel so fortunate to be involved in the bar/calisthenics/body weight exercise community. It is a great source of positive energy and motivation that helps me in other areas of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you follow my blog you may know that one of my fitness goals for 2012 was to be able to do the Bar-barian Requirements. They are as follows: 5 muscle ups 45 dips 25 pull ups 55 push ups […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had an abnormally light weekend as far as exercise goes, running 7 miles Saturday morning but nothing else otherwise. To be fair I was busy almost all day Saturday doing things at the house but my Sunday was pretty […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…