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You know, I kind of promised myself that I wouldn't do this or LJ about this, but I am really enjoying working out.
I never thought I'd be that guy. In high school, I never minded all that much about waking up early and going to the weight room every other day. Ive always enjoyed lifting. The past few years I would do it mostly to just kind of keep up appearances, so to speak. I did it because being/appearing strong kind of helps with my jobs. But there's more to it now. I like the method behind it. The way the individual muscles move and work. How little things like where you put your hands on a barbell can effect which muscles work or how they work. I go about lifting a little differently now, too. I don't go in quick and dirty and just 'nut' my way through it anymore. I try to take the time to concentrate on each rep. Moving with deliberate determination, so to speak.
For a long time I resisted anything similar to running. I never liked running all that much, I even found a way to get out of track in high school. But I really enjoy it now.
Granted, I'm not really running. When I go to the gym I usually hit an elliptical machine. I can control my pace better than on a treadmill (because I can slow down without pushing a button) and it's lower impact which is really good for my shitty knee. I can actually go non stop for over half an hour. I don't hardly break stride, either. I don't even have a water bottle on the machine. I can keep up a good pace for half an hour and travel an estimated distance of over 2.5 miles according to the unit.
I like it. I like the fact that about half way through my time on the machine I basically stop thinking about how much time is left or how long I've been on. I don't think it's quite like a runner's high, but it's something similar. at some point my side stops hurting and I just really fall into a groove. And of course i like the euphoria afterwards, the endorphines that flow through me afterwards. It makes me feel good and healthy and strong and I like that.
Ok. I'll shut up now.
I never thought I'd be that guy. In high school, I never minded all that much about waking up early and going to the weight room every other day. Ive always enjoyed lifting. The past few years I would do it mostly to just kind of keep up appearances, so to speak. I did it because being/appearing strong kind of helps with my jobs. But there's more to it now. I like the method behind it. The way the individual muscles move and work. How little things like where you put your hands on a barbell can effect which muscles work or how they work. I go about lifting a little differently now, too. I don't go in quick and dirty and just 'nut' my way through it anymore. I try to take the time to concentrate on each rep. Moving with deliberate determination, so to speak.
For a long time I resisted anything similar to running. I never liked running all that much, I even found a way to get out of track in high school. But I really enjoy it now.
Granted, I'm not really running. When I go to the gym I usually hit an elliptical machine. I can control my pace better than on a treadmill (because I can slow down without pushing a button) and it's lower impact which is really good for my shitty knee. I can actually go non stop for over half an hour. I don't hardly break stride, either. I don't even have a water bottle on the machine. I can keep up a good pace for half an hour and travel an estimated distance of over 2.5 miles according to the unit.
I like it. I like the fact that about half way through my time on the machine I basically stop thinking about how much time is left or how long I've been on. I don't think it's quite like a runner's high, but it's something similar. at some point my side stops hurting and I just really fall into a groove. And of course i like the euphoria afterwards, the endorphines that flow through me afterwards. It makes me feel good and healthy and strong and I like that.
Ok. I'll shut up now.