February 20, 2013
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Today is a sore day.
I mean, literally, it’s a sore day. Last night was a pretty intense night at the gym for Ben and I,
so when we woke up this morning, we both felt like we were hit by a train.
So in speaking about the gym, here are my thoughts about it:- Aside from myself, I only see, on average, about two to three other ladies come into the free weights area on nights I’m down there.
And I don’t blame them. I’m not going to lie, I was pretty intimidated when we started doing free weight work, and if it weren’t for Ben, I wouldn’t workout down there in general (in “The Pit” so to speak).
The reason for that is, well, the douchebags. There are a lot of them, and it gets annoying when I notice every time they doofishly check me out or roll their eyes when I claim a bench before they get a chance to. And even though I’m WORLDS more comfortable working out down there than I was six months ago, I’m still really happy to have Ben working out nearby to keep an eye on me. (Aside from checking my form and making sure I don’t hurt myself, haha)- At LA Fitness, I used to take this AWESOME boot camp fitness class that took place in a classroom on Saturdays.
The boot camp class at Lifetime is… the opposite of that. I haven’t even taken it yet, because, to be blunt, I don’t want to.
The reason for that is this: Boot camp classes there don’t take place in a classroom. They gather together in the stretching area, and do sprints along the rows of treadmills that are behind the stretching area.
Aside from the loud grunts and the shrieks of the instructor, the prospect of being trampled by sweaty, endorphin-high, middle aged people is kind of terrifying. In the summertime, they take the class outside, TO THE SIDEWALK (yes, the one running right alongside Ford Parkway in Highland) where people can ogle at you.
Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve never been one for working out intensely right in front of other people. I don’t usually let people I don’t know see the red-faced, pulsating veins, dripping with sweat Mary. And that’s a shame.- When we joined Lifetime, we started out with a bronze membership, because it was classified as a the “bronze” gym. If we wanted to go to another gym in the state, it had to also be a bronze gym.
We got a letter in the mail about a week ago saying that we’ve upgraded to a “Gold” membership even though the gym itself hasn’t changed at all (which is funny, because I want a pool, damnit!)
So that’s pretty nice, to know what we can go to more gyms in MN. Luckily we’ve grandfathered in, and hopefully we don’t suddenly start getting huge bills for going to this new gold gym.-Last summer, I got it into my head to train for a triathlon. The reason for this is because while up at my cabin, I watched my sister start and complete one in Walker, MN that overall seemed really really easy. Seeing I am, of course, a tri-virgin, I wanted to spend the fall/winter training on the bike and swimming. Problem is, there are no pools in sight unless I want to spend a lot of money to get in somewhere (Edinborough, I’m lookin’ at you).
But I’d still like to try it. I know that I would be able to complete the run and bike portion with general ease, but the swim portion is the one that intimidates me. I think I’d just be really terrified of getting kicked in the face and drowning in the shallow part of Leech Lake. But over all, we’ll see!
This is a pretty boring post, so here’s a super cool thing:
Caddisfly larvae build protective cases using materials found in their environment.
Artist Hubert Duprat supplied them with gold leaf and precious stones.
This is what they created.
Also, while at work today, I typed in “Full Potential” into iStockphoto’s search bar, only to find images of pregnant women, poker chips and glasses full of water. WHAT?
Ben and I don’t intend on having kids, so I don’t know if I should be offended by this or to take it as a hilarious coincidence.Love,
Mary
Comments (2)
So that’s what those things are. I often see them attached to surfaces though usually clad in small fragments of brownish grass vs. gold and jewels.
I’ve gotten into the Snap Fitness thing big time in the past couple months and love it. Now if I could only develop an ana mentality to go with it, it would hasten the loss of the 10 lbs. I’m trying to drop. I need to start reading thinspo blogs for motivation.
Why don’t you guys want to have kids? I think you’d make a fine mother.
@UR_MUSE - Haha, can you imagine finding little gold and ruby versions of those in the woods? I think that would be so hilarious and amazing.
Snap fitness is awesome! We have one close to us, but we go to Lifetime because they have the whole free weight system there. Since Ben and I have seen some serious loss and improvement from them, replace meals with protein shakes! They really help with weight loss and are really filling, so I would highly recommend them
And about not having kids, I have no doubts that I would be an awesome mother, but the world is a seriously messed up place and bringing ANOTHER kid into this whole mess would actually make me feel MORE guilty than happy.
If we ever suddenly have an urge to have kids, we’ll probably adopt… But for now, we’re going to spend our lives rescuing dogs and cats, because there are WAY MORE of those in the world that don’t have homes AND they’re way easier to care for!