Sore

Been working out very hard these last couple months.

I workout at the Bally's on Cumberland Ave near 90/94 - it's a great spot cause it is two blocks from my office. I have gotten into a routine since around July - I workout right before lunch and then eat and head back into work to finish the day off. It's worked out well for me.

Since it is winter, and my goal was to be toned and ripped by this summer, I have been working out even more intensely. These last two workouts for instance have been brutal. I target two different parts of my body per workout and yesterday was shoulders and legs. AHHHHHH!!!!

Last night I was fine but today I woke up at 8:30 and was contemplating going to the gym again. I moved and AAAHHHHHH - swore legs. I walked to my balcony and saw it snowing and gave in. Nope - not this morning. I crawled back into bed and woke up around 11:00 am.

It's funny, I have been working out my whole life on and off and never really dedicated myself to structuring my body. I always worked out just to keep in shape and for fun. But this past year it has all been about goals: tight abs, wider chest, etc. I have really been sculpting and trying to get a better body. It's hard and I realize that all those body builders are real artists in away. They - in their head, knew what needs work and chip away at it - for months till they come up close to what they envisoned in their head.

It's kinda sad though in a way. No matter how hard and religiously you work out, we all grow old and even the best of us will lose our bodies in the end. Look at Arnold. It's just amazing that we train so hard for something which is fleeting.

On a side note - I went to a customer site this week and I had not been there in over a year. It was really great to hear all the customer employees who had not seen me in so long comment on how much weight I lost. A couple said "WOW - you got buff!!!"

I know - I know - I'm working out for myself but it really did feel good having others come up who knew me for awhile and say - "Dude you look amazing! What do you eat? Do you workout like every day?"

Working out really does make me feel great. I have so much more energy and am alot more confident about myself. If anyone is interested in a workout buddy and works out at the Bally's on Cumberland - send me an email and we can workout sometime together.