Trog Log: Transforming a 170-pound weakling into a highland athlete.

[LitTrog]

Hour 33 of the involuntary fasting/dehydration phase of my training. Hopefully I can be forgiven for not lifting weights. I have done a fair bit of throwing since early Monday morning, but there was absolutely no horizontal component to the throws.

On the positive side, I've been sprinting a lot and I got a couple days off work...

Planning to be back in action by Thursday.

[Pinkrose]

Hey Lazybutt,

Today is SATURDAY. You Said:

Planning to be back in action by Thursday.

That was TWO (2) days ago; and your last post was FOUR (4) days ago.

I'm suffering from punniness [rhyme with funniness] withdrawal.

[LitTrog]

Hey Lazybutt,

So there it is. Once again, my butt bears the brunt of all the nasty adjectives people can hurl at me, when it's my brain that's responsible for my flaws, including this latest bout of crapulent indolence. Grrr.

So, Thurday, I did get in a lifing session. Squats, overhead press, preacher curls, chin-ups and hang cleans. Weight-wise, I was only going about 75% of my normal poundage. My recent tussle with intestinal yuck (the official, clinical term for it) left me as weak and shaky as a kitten with the DTs. Didn't want to have to confess my physical infirmity. Saturday I helped a friend move to a new place and every other day was spent bloated with turkey and pie and beer. It took some hardcore dedication to maintain that for so many days. Lazy? Ha!

Went running this morning--2 quick miles with 15 minutes or so of painful sprints. Felt like puking. Wished I had.

[LitTrog]

Spent a portion of this morning muscling my "new" treadmill down into the basement. My buddy I helped move last weekend discovered he lacked the space and motivation to justify keeping it around, so here I am with a nearly-new $1000 piece of exercise equipment. I suppose that means I'll hafta use it since I got it for free.

I'm not opposed to running--I >cough< used to go out several times a week. Treadmills seem odd, though. Treadmills used to power cranes and stuff, right?! Now they require electrical power in order to leech the excess, flabby energy from your body. Seems like I'm spitting on the graves of the Roman slaves who used treadmills (though they weren't roamin' too far if they were leashed to a treadmill!) to build magnificent Pagan temples. Pagan I am, but I'm not building a temple here...more like an age-pocked vomitorium.

Had time for 3 sets of deadlifts: 8x185, 6x205, 6x225

and flat bench: 5x225, 5x245, 2x275

and 3 sets of 90-pound dumbell rows.

Treadmill tonight after work! Bluh.

[Alan H]

Treadmill? *blink*

I was gonna revoke your man-card for owning a treadmill, but you won me over with the vomitorium.

[LitTrog]

I know, I know. But it was free! I'll even drink Budweiser if I ain't paying for it.

There's certainly something more satisfying about going out running in 20 degree weather--you feel like you've overcome a hurdle just to do something productive. And chipping away at that frozen rivulet of snot that's crinkling your lip can be fun! I've used one of these things a handful of times in my life--given the difficulty I have walking and chewing gum simultaneously, I may just lose my balance and get launched against the back wall.

I'll take video in case it goes down that way.

[Alan H]

I know, I know. But it was free! I'll even drink Budweiser if I ain't paying for it.

There's certainly something more satisfying about going out running in 20 degree weather--you feel like you've overcome a hurdle just to do something productive. And chipping away at that frozen rivulet of snot that's crinkling your lip can be fun! I've used one of these things a handful of times in my life--given the difficulty I have walking and chewing gum simultaneously, I may just lose my balance and get launched against the back wall.

I'll take video in case it goes down that way.

I used to be a runner.

Yes, I know, I know.....save the uproarious laughter. It's true. Back in the 80's I did 5-6 10k's a couple of 5k's and did the running leg of a biathlon, while the Luminous J. did the swimming. I even flirted hard with doing a half-marathon. Not that I was FAST or anything, I mean my 10k's were all about 45 minutes, but I DID them. I have fond memories of winter evening running, when the water in the ruts along the road was starting to freeze over.

OK, so that only happened about four times, total in the 4+ years I ran, seriously, but I REMEMBER THEM.