That’s former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and he looks fuckin TERRIBLE. So bad that there’s gotta be some disease that makes your stomach explode like an Ethiopian overdosing on oatmeal creampies at sea-level. Hopefully he’s doing okay because it certainly seems like he’s susceptible to death at just about any moment now. And if not by self-implosion then the booze & water combo won’t be far behind.
It’s also a good reminder for all you youngsters out there to exercise. Even the fattest guys deserve an intentionally elevated heart rate and all the related benefits.
For me I hate going to the gym but it’s probably the best use of my time, all times considered. You never feel better spiritually, physically or emotionally after you workout and it doesn’t even matter what you’re working out. A couple miles on the elliptical yields the same satisfaction as a full chest and shoulders workout. 20 minutes on the treadmill makes you feel like Walter Payton. And probably most important is getting the hamstrings loose so you don’t throw your back out rearranging furniture this weekend. The simple tactic of keeping yourself functional and useful is more than worth the time and trouble it takes to go to the gym.
Even so it’s still a pain in the ass. I know the benefits against the cost and it’s still a drag after a long weekend.
But then you go and you end up feeling like Ben-Hur riding the chariots and sucking face with Esther.
That’s good shit and I should get a taste of it more often.
For now I still have the walking bug and that should be enough to stave off most evolution towards Chuck Liddell’s mid section.
I heard Carl walks a lot
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Current mileage is averaging around 15/week which should spike drastically with the warmer temperatures.
Especially with the foliage taking new life and colors coming alive into April. It’s the kind of environment you want to be walking in and that’s one of the reasons I bought this house. It abuts a critically acclaimed walking path that runs from downtown Aurora into the prairies of Kane County’s Forest Preserve and it’s truly quite spectacular.
And I know that’s a little gay but that’s just fine. We’re all a little gay and right now I’m a big homo for a long walk on my nice trail.
Which is a good reminder to take more pictures so I can blog about my adventures more frequently.
Next walk starts today after lunch with a planned route of 4 miles. I’ve been listening to Game Of Thrones on tape lately but I’m open to suggestions. The narrator’s starting to wear on me a little bit, espeically in the Varys and Littlefinger dialogues but that’s a different blog.
For now I just wanted to encourage you to get off your ass so you don’t scare all the babes away like Chuck Liddell.