Until next time, old man!
Sometimes it takes a bit of embarrassment to kick start my health...
here is the story... once opon a time, long long ago (yesterday) I decided to check out my apartments fitness room, it had older equipment but still does the job well enough... I was stunned in how out of shape I became in just a few months. In October I was rocking the elliptical machine... 40 minutes about four times a week. Last night I managed ten minutes of pathetic, sweaty, gasping.
Since this was my first time there I was a bit self conscious about working out in there with a bunch of machismo studs and lycra clad bimbets! This old man walked in, he had to be in his seventies, pushing 80, I thought cool I can handle this, I won't look too pathetic, and hey now I'm the young bimbet. He took the machine right next to me, removed his outer shirt to show his biceps - which were surprisingly tone... as I gasped, sweated and fumbled to keep a respectable pass, this old man completely out did me, no gasping, no sweating... and I swear the man was laughing at me as he turned up the speed on his machine, I was secretly turning mine down, you know the old "check your pulse" move while hitting the "slower" button.
He was nice enough, carried on a conversation with me for a few minutes with not a hint of being winded... not to be out done I straightened up and ignored the fact that every word I said to this guy took away sweet oxygen from my lungs...
So I had to stop... and wouldn't you know this man... actually gave me a smirk of a smile and said "leaving so soon?" I should have whooped his butt! And I would have if I wasn't so afraid he'd win.
As I prepaired to leave he said with another smirk "see ya next time then" and I thought "that's right old man, it’s on!"
I now have the theme song of Rocky playing in my head... and visions of running up those damn steps in Philly to take on my opponent... an old man with a slight limp.
UPADTE: Since returning to the gym I have now realized... there two very different elliptical machines... one hard, one easy... I was out smarted!
here is the story... once opon a time, long long ago (yesterday) I decided to check out my apartments fitness room, it had older equipment but still does the job well enough... I was stunned in how out of shape I became in just a few months. In October I was rocking the elliptical machine... 40 minutes about four times a week. Last night I managed ten minutes of pathetic, sweaty, gasping.
Since this was my first time there I was a bit self conscious about working out in there with a bunch of machismo studs and lycra clad bimbets! This old man walked in, he had to be in his seventies, pushing 80, I thought cool I can handle this, I won't look too pathetic, and hey now I'm the young bimbet. He took the machine right next to me, removed his outer shirt to show his biceps - which were surprisingly tone... as I gasped, sweated and fumbled to keep a respectable pass, this old man completely out did me, no gasping, no sweating... and I swear the man was laughing at me as he turned up the speed on his machine, I was secretly turning mine down, you know the old "check your pulse" move while hitting the "slower" button.
He was nice enough, carried on a conversation with me for a few minutes with not a hint of being winded... not to be out done I straightened up and ignored the fact that every word I said to this guy took away sweet oxygen from my lungs...
So I had to stop... and wouldn't you know this man... actually gave me a smirk of a smile and said "leaving so soon?" I should have whooped his butt! And I would have if I wasn't so afraid he'd win.
As I prepaired to leave he said with another smirk "see ya next time then" and I thought "that's right old man, it’s on!"
I now have the theme song of Rocky playing in my head... and visions of running up those damn steps in Philly to take on my opponent... an old man with a slight limp.
UPADTE: Since returning to the gym I have now realized... there two very different elliptical machines... one hard, one easy... I was out smarted!
posted by sassafrascal
6 Comments:
This is just so sad ...
what... you think you could have taken him?
Maybe/maybe not - but I would surely beat him to the machines next time..... Timing is everything :!)
he was a pretty feisty old man!
and I'm a pretty feisty old lady.... :)
feisty yes... old no... but I can picture how damn feisy you'll be when you are old...
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