__________________ "I'm growing older but not up. My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck. So let the winds of change blow over my head. I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead."
I need to clarify my previous post. Our wives are jealous of the "other" woman....the gym in our case
__________________ "I'm growing older but not up. My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck. So let the winds of change blow over my head. I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead."
-two words: rock climbing (too much mass, not enough strength endurance)
Wha....? Oh, you weren't talking about people who ONLY lift and you were looking for positives, not negatives. [img]tongue.gif[/img] OK, here's some positives then :
-doctors telling you that you are eating way too much protein and your kidneys are going to fail.
-other gymgoers wondering whether the protein powder in your PWO mixer is actually 'roids'.
-the latest fad nutritional gimmick ("New Lower-Carb SUPERGrow! Way better than the old Grow with Negative 10 Carbs!")
-resisting the urge to explain the concept of periodization to the meathead who scoffs when he compares your bench press weight to his.
-trying to explain to people why you are not pigging out and why 18%BF is not 'really thin'.
My biggest personal problem is finding clothes. None of my old clothes fit since I've made the change from large to XL for the most part. Pants are especially problematic, since my waist is getting smaller while my legs are getting bigger. I end up having to get larger waist pants and wear a belt for them to fit comfortably over my legs.
As my gf said the other day after shopping for me for xmas..."Guy clothes now look like they just want to fit the girly looking guy who weighs 120lbs on a good day."
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"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." -- T.S. Eliot
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit."-- Aristotle
Making a midnight run to the grocery store cause I need a cottage cheese fix.
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"Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right." - Henry Ford
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." - George Bernard Shaw
Always having to tell the other ladies at the office.. "It's ok.. I can carry that.. or I can move that.. or I can change the water bottle on the cooler.. no need to go get the janitor." and then being looked at like some out of space woman.
Not being able to join in on conversations on how it sucks to be over 50..
Having any kind of bag strap slide off of your shoulder because of your traps (arghhh - this drives me crazy) - or if you're a road cyclist, not being able to wear bib shorts for the same reason.
LOL Kaiser. That always happens to me too. Never thought about the reason behind it though.
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"Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right." - Henry Ford
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." - George Bernard Shaw
"Having any kind of bag strap slide off of your shoulder because of your traps (arghhh - this drives me crazy) - or if you're a road cyclist, not being able to wear bib shorts for the same reason. "
- "Honey, why aren't your hands all soft any more?"
- your wedding ring looks like it has a matte finish from all the scratches
- weird bruises across the top of your chest from front squats
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"Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right." - Henry Ford
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." - George Bernard Shaw
*You run up the stairs in your apartment building, because it gets you and your groceries there faster. And because you can.
*Your skirt sticks out in the back, because of your butt lifting it.
*You have to explain you look like a size 2 but you are actually a 4.
*You have to politely ask your training parter to rub your glutes after a hard day, and it's perfectly okay
*You know more about nutrution news than CNN news
*oh, and you bring your own food on the airplane
*you rent a car rather than taking the bus, because you need to stop to use the WC all the time
Pants are especially problematic, since my waist is getting smaller while my legs are getting bigger. I end up having to get larger waist pants and wear a belt for them to fit comfortably over my legs.
I know what you're talking about ECS. I just recently had to deal with that. My school uniform pants just fit my legs. I'm a size 32 waist, but even the 34s just fit my legs. When I got new pants for christmas, I had to exchange them for 36s just to fit my legs
-Dealing with all the uninformed highschoolers who only care about their bench, leg press, and curls
-Having to show everyone at baseball lifting what to do, and then having to show them again because they were too egotistical, cranked the weight, and screwed everything up. It's not that I don't like being a "jr. PT" shall we call it, its just i can't stand doing it for people who won't listen aka most of the hormone and ego driven 14 year old males who lift at school.
-I personally think deadlift shins and other lifting marks are badass
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"Rust on a nail builds tetanus. Rust on a barbell builds character, strength, and attitude." -EC
"Don't spend your life wishing. Spend it doing." -FishrCutB8
"You're a mutant, like a snake with two heads or a cat shy one nipple. Be thankful that your mutation is helpful." - LD
Using the handicapped stall in the bathroom when you handicap is DOMS (delayed onset of muscle soreness) the second day after squats. (And don't you hate the way it hurts your glutes when your ass hits that seat!)
Buying a suit when you have a 14" drop (52XXL athletic cut coat with 38L pants) The tailors charge you $150 bucks or more to recut the damn thing and your front pockets still end up nearly touching each other around back.
Getting in and out of the car raises the same problem, Howie! Ouch.
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"Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right." - Henry Ford
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." - George Bernard Shaw
(Holding onto the handrail the whole way down while supressing the scream that wants to come out and explaining to the people you're with that you're walking slow and holding on to the rail because you squatted heavy two days ago. "Why do you do that to yourself?" they ask. "So I'm not a fat ass like you," you think to yourself. But instead you politely reply, "Because I like the way it feels.")
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"Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right." - Henry Ford
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." - George Bernard Shaw
"I'm growing older but not up. My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck. So let the winds of change blow over my head. I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead."
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