the pain diaries: Day 491...nOt a "fUnHoUsE" aT aLL...

Friday, January 23, 2009

Day 491...nOt a "fUnHoUsE" aT aLL...

J and I usually get along very well. Today was no exception...but I was feeling a little frustrated at one point. I went in to do "Starting Strength" with him and a man was painting the wall that we just got repaired from when the new bigger pull up bars. It was really strong. I asked him If I could turn the fan on because I was closest to the painted wall and it was so strong it was hurting my head. He reluctantly agreed. You see...J hates the ceiling fan! About halfway through, he went and turned it off because he said he "couldn't handle it anymore". I was fine.

I was still trying to finish my Dead Lifts when the 5:30 group was coming in. I was sweating because I was far enough along that I was lifting heavy. I said, "I'm sorry, J...but seriously...can I just turn this fan on for a few minutes until I'm done?" He grimaced, but I assumed he'd say "OK" and started walking to the wall where the switch is. As soon as I got over there, he went on a looooong verbal rampage bout how bad he "hates the fan"...and it "should be warm"...and that the gym in "not a funhouse". I'm thinkin...."Okay...this is a little much...just say 'NO'..." So...I did not turn the fan on. Sweating seemed like a more pleasant alternative. And...needless to say, we did agree on one thing...it was not feeling like a fun house at all!

A few minutes later...J asks, "Oh, you didn't turn the fan on?". I said, "No. It was upsetting you." and then I said jokingly in a really dramatic voice.."It's ooookay....don't worry about ME...I'll just suffer in the heat." He said "Now that's a good attitude!" Oh brother! Then he went on about how I could get a box fan and all kind of other stuff. One of the people in there said, "It IS hot in here." J responded with a joke about how he was gonna tear the fans down and put heat lamps up instead...to which I said, "Good! Do it! I'll have all kind of clients hanging out trainin with me and my box fan!" I let go of the bar and looked around and said, "See people! If you want a fan! You need to come train with me!" We all laughed as we were just kidding! But SERIOUSLY...who knew that a fan could stir such emotion! There's never a dull moment at the gym...it's great to work with your friends!

BACK SQUAT
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45 LBS X 10 (warmup)
65 LBS X 5
85 LBS X 5
105 LBS X 5
120 LBS X 5
127.2 LBS X 5 X 3

PRESS
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45 LBS X 5
55 LBS X 5
65 LBS X 5
70 LBS X 5
75 LBS X 5 X 3 (1 FAIL)

DEADLIFTS
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95 LBS X 5
135 LBS X 5
155 LBS X 5
185 LBS X 5
205 LBS X 5

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..............WHY?...............

This is my training log...my "workout diary" if you will. It is mostly for ME, but if it motivates someone else, that's great too! I write everday as a way of being accountable to myself. It's a way to track my progress, correct my mistakes, and a way to look back and view my day to day struggle to continue to work towards being the best possible version of myself. Sometimes, I am tired or lonely or unmotivated. Sometimes, I am "powerful beyond measure". Sometimes it is fun...easy. Other times, it is almost unbearable. I use to have my trainers to push me...but NOW I am on my own.

QUOTES THAT INSPIRE ME TO PUSH HARDER...GO FASTER...AND TRAIN LONGER

"SOME DEFINE OBSESSION AS NEGATIVE. I SAY IT'S HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE."

-MARK TWIGHT

"PAIN IS TEMPORARY. IT MAY LAST A MINUTE, OR AN HOUR, OR A DAY, OR A YEAR, BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL SUBSIDE AND SOMETHING ELSE TAKES IT'S PLACE. IF I QUIT HOWEVER, IT LASTS FOREVER."

-LANCE ARMSTRONG

"TO BE TRANSFORMED BY EFFORT, ONE MUST DIG DEEP...SURPASS ONE'S EXPECTATIONS OR SELF-IMPOSED LIMITATIONS...RISK FAILURE...BLOW UP, AND 'GET THE FULL DOSE'...IT ALWAYS HURTS YOU GO AS HARD AS YOU CAN."

-MARK TWIGHT-"GYM JONES" WEBSITE

"TO GIVE ANYTHING LESS THAN YOUR BEST IS TO SACRIFICE THE GIFT."

-STEVE PREFONTAINE

“PUNISH YOUR BODY TO PERFECT YOUR SOUL.”

-MARK TWIGHT

“ONLY THOSE WHO WILL RISK GOING TOO FAR CAN POSSIBLY FIND OUT HOW FAR ONE CAN GO.”

-T.S. ELIOTT

"THE BENEFITS OF FITNESS ARE NOT MERELY PHYSICAL. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A SERIES OF DIFFICULT, SHORT-DURATION, HIGH INTENSITY EFFORTS BUILDS SELF-ASSUREDNESS IN A WAY THAT VERY FEW OTHER ACTIVITIES CAN. TOUGH WORKOUTS THAT PUSH AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE VERY LIMIT OF HIS OR HER CAPACITIES MAY BECOME THE GATEWAY TO HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS. AND THAT AWARENESS OFTEN LEADS TO CONFIDENCE."

-MARK TWIGHT

"WHEN A PERSON TRAINS ONCE, NOTHING HAPPENS. WHEN A PERSON FORCES HIMSELF TO DO A THING A HUNDRED OR A THOUSAND TIMES, THEN HE CERTAINLY HAS DEVELOPED IN MORE WAYS THAN PHYSICAL. IS IT RAINING? THAT DOESN'T MATTER. AM I TIRED? THAT DOESN'T MATTER EITHER. THEN WILLPOWER WILL BE NO PROBLEM"

-EMIL ZATOPEK

"GIVE IT EVERYTHING AND LET THE CHIPS...OR WHATEVER...FALL WHERE THEY MAY. IT WON'T EVER GET EASIER, BUT YOU MIGHT GO FASTER, OR LAST LONGER."

-MARK TWIGHT

“A LOT OF PEOPLE RUN A RACE TO SEE WHO IS FASTEST. I RUN TO SEE WHO HAS THE MOST GUTS WHO CAN PUNISH HIMSELF INTO EXHAUSTING PACE, AND THEN AT THE END, PUNISH HIMSELF EVEN MORE. NOBODY IS GOING TO WIN A 5,000METER RACE AFTER RUNNING AN EASY 2 MILES. NOT WITH ME. IF I LOSE FORCING THE PACE ALL THE WAY, WELL, AT LEAST I CAN LIVE WITH MYSELF.“

-STEVE PREFONTAINE

“SUFFERING PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE WILL AND DEVELOP GRIT… THE MIND AND BODY ADAPT TO BOTH COMFORT AND DEPRIVATION… RELISH THE CHALLENGE OF OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES THAT WOULD CRUSH ORDINARY MEN... LEARN TO SUFFER.”

-MARK TWIGHT – excerpts from "Extreme Alpinism - Climbing Light, Fast and High"

“SOMETIMES IF YOU WANT TO BE A WINNER, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO BEAR THE SCARS FROM THE FIGHT.”

-PETRA SALVAJE

'EACH OF US GIVES WHAT WE ARE ABLE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WILLING TO GIVE TO LIFE. HOW WE REACT WHEN OUR CAPACITY AND WILL FALL SHORT OF OUR EXPECTATIONS DETERMINES HOW WE VIEW OURSELVES...".

-MARK TWIGHT~"GYM JONES" website