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06-27-2005, 09:31 AM
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Prime Motivator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Stewartstown, PA
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Mahler’s Monday Morning Motivator # 70 – The Payoff.
Good Morning, Guys.
I returned from vacation and am in a total state of confusion. I keep asking myself:
Why is the view out my bedroom window so boring?
Who is going to make the bed and clean up after me?
Why don’t I have a pool?
Why can’t I eat desserts anymore?
And the puzzling question of the universe:
Where is that person who used to walk by my lounge chair with a tray of drinks?
My 10 days in New York and Bermuda, now nothing but a fond memory, I re-enter the harsh reality of the world as we know it. That began by stepping on the scale and finding that there are 6 more pounds of Mahler than there were before I left. I am hoping some of that is muscle since I did manage to workout 5 of the 10 days that I was away. While facilities were not optimal and my gym at home is more complete, there is something mind changing about doing Bulgarian Split Squats on a vessel moving through the water. At the beginning, I was tripping over guys in the fitness center. By Saturday, I had it all to myself. I do have to admit (vanity will be my undoing) that going to the pool and removing the shirt was a high point. What “they” say is true. Working out and keeping fit does put you in the top 5-10 percent of the population and this was somewhat of a payday for me for the efforts of the last few years. It answered for me, at least, why so many of our new members post around this time of year about getting in shape for the summer and the beach. I encourage you to work hard and make it happen. And even if you never take your shirt off in front of anyone but your girlfriend or wife, you are still a winner with a prize that keeps on paying out with each passing day.
Well, enough about vacation. For this morning, I found a poster with some gems that I thought I would share. It’s simple but is a users guide to the gym of life.
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Everything I Learned in Life, I Learned in Gym Class
Play by the Rules
Behave or you will not get to play.
Dress properly.
Lock up your stuff.
Be polite.
Warm up.
Stretch a lot.
Take turns.
Share.
Make friends.
Tolerate the differences of others.
Consider the feelings of others.
Give everyone a chance.
Get along.
Be humble.
Cool Down.
Cheaters never really win.
Winners never cheat.
Don’t tear up the equipment.
Put stuff back where you got it.
Show Sportsmanship.
Shake hands.
Practice to get better at anything.
Know the score.
Never Give Up.
Try your best Always and in All Ways.
By Michael Minks.
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It’s good to be back. Have a great week.
In Fitness & Friendship,
Mahler
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There is no light at the end of the tunnel. You carry the light with you.
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06-27-2005, 09:36 AM
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I see banned people
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: MA
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mahler:
Cheaters never really win.
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that one says it all.
welcome back John. Glad to hear you had an enjoyable trip...even with the unplanned "mini-bulk". |
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06-27-2005, 09:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: PEI, Canada
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Welcome back John!
This place just isn't the same without ya!
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Thinking of a new sig...
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06-27-2005, 09:38 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Winnipeg - Canada
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Glad you had a good time.
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06-27-2005, 09:47 AM
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Prime Motivator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Stewartstown, PA
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It truly is great to be back and so very gratifying to see that I was missed. The posts and bumps in my absence are a real boost for me as I come down from the rarified climes of that cloud called vacation and touch earth again. LOL
Mahler
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There is no light at the end of the tunnel. You carry the light with you.
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06-27-2005, 10:07 AM
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GET SOME
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: CA
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Thanks John. Welcome back. Working at a pool I know what you mean by, "Working out and keeping fit does put you in the top 5-10 percent of the population."
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06-27-2005, 10:12 AM
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Resident Business/Marketing Guru
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Rounding Third
Posts: 5,417
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Welcome back John....now this place can get back to normal. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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06-27-2005, 10:23 AM
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GU '12
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: N.J.
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YAY!!! John's back!!! Woooo whoooooo!!! Yea last week sucked for me personally getting hurt and not being able to workout and stuff, and then i turned to the MMMM, but it wasn't there  but i'm over it now  |
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06-27-2005, 10:34 AM
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Fit Chick
Join Date: May 2005
Location: PA
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"Practice to get better at anything."
"Never Give Up."
"Try your best Always and in All Ways."
I like these the best. Welcome back! [img]smile.gif[/img]
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06-27-2005, 10:38 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Dedham, MA
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Yes!
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"When he was six, he believed that the moon overhead followed him. By nine, he deciphered the illusion, trading magic for fact, no trade-backs. So this is what it's like to be an adult? If he only knew now what he knew then."
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06-27-2005, 11:19 AM
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Plaid Shorts Rule!
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Welcome back indeed, John. There are some good "life rules" in there for sure.
"Try your best Always and in All Ways."
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"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
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06-27-2005, 12:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Philly on one side, Pittsburgh on another, the Green Between...
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They forgot:
"Survival of the fittest."
"Keep your head on a swivel."
"Don't underestimate people."
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06-27-2005, 05:05 PM
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clipboard cowboy killer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Absurdistan
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Working at a pool I know what you mean by, "Working out and keeping fit does put you in the top 5-10 percent of the population."
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You said it Ryan. We saw one guy at your place that I swear needed a team of volunteers to roll him back into deeper water
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06-27-2005, 06:38 PM
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Prime Motivator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Stewartstown, PA
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I won't tell you about the only guy on the ship to wear a Speedo. You can imagine what he looked like. I just curl up in a ball and shudder.
Mahler
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MAHLER
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There is no light at the end of the tunnel. You carry the light with you.
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06-27-2005, 08:57 PM
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Super Mod
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Japan
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mahler:
I won't tell you about the only guy on the ship to wear a Speedo. You can imagine what he looked like. I just curl up in a ball and shudder.
Mahler
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How can you post a comment like that in morning motivator!Imagining that will make this the monday morning regurgitator. LOL
Go to Europe or any place that German and French sunworshipers gather (Hawaii/Bali), and it is the nightmare of speedos!
Welcome back!
Peter
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After all, diamonds are a girl's best friend…
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06-28-2005, 12:09 PM
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Prime Motivator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Stewartstown, PA
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Seeing some guys in Speedos does make me favor euthanasia at times.
Mahler
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MAHLER
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There is no light at the end of the tunnel. You carry the light with you.
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06-28-2005, 12:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Philly on one side, Pittsburgh on another, the Green Between...
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mahler:
Seeing some guys in Speedos does make me favor euthanasia at times.
Mahler
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Surely you can't mean me??? 
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06-28-2005, 02:26 PM
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Scooter
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Arkansas Hills
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Fish, um, I think that's why he said "Seeing some guys in speedos..."
Then again, you're not wearing a "nut-hugger" either.
Furthermore, yeah, I admit that I own 2 pairs of Speedos...BUT...I don't wear them in public or in front of anyone else other than my wife. She likes the "tan lines" they produce so I humor her.
One another note: WELCOME BACK, JOHN!!!! Man, you were missed around here last week....especially on Monday. I'm glad you had a great trip, but I'm happier (for purely selfish reasons) that you're back home and "online"!!!
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