Thursday, January 26, 2006

You Got to Keep It Real

The X-Man works out in the free-weight room, as that is the optimum way to simulate the closed kinetic chain movements that have become invaluable to my off-season strength conditioning regimen.

As I pumped iron yesterday, the two middle-aged women next to me were rambling on about their faith. "Jesus gave me the recipe for those chocolate chip cookies," said one. "I found it next to my bag at Bible study."

"Move it or lose it" is what I was thinking as I eyed their bench.

Just then I dropped a 45-lb. steel plate on my toe. "F-..." started to come out of my mouth until I realized who was next to me. After a brief pause, I went ahead and finished the expletive. I may have offended those devout women, but at least I remained true to myself. In this life you got to keep it real. Jesus understands.

Later,
Racer X