[quote]skidmark wrote:
I’m going stir crazy not training.
Today’s dose of weirdness from the Darwin Awards Website:
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On March 23,1994 the medical examiner viewed the body of Ronald Opus … [/quote]
An ‘urban legend’ apparently based on a didactic presentation: essentially true of the human condition, but factually baseless.
Somebody’s got too much time on his hands. Go get something to eat, and rest up!
The meet has been moved to Sunday the 14th.
That means I can make it to my son’s gymnastics meet.
Yay!
That means I have to go an extra day without training.
Argh!
That’s great! And he can come to yours?
This has got to be a record in abstinence for you.
[quote]1Geech wrote:
That’s great! And he can come to yours?
This has got to be a record in abstinence for you.[/quote]
I’m going to ask if the wife and son wish to attend. She’s less than excited by weight training in general and I don’t want to have to keep track of PeelOut while trying to “get in the zone.”
I am underwhelmed by this outpouring of sympathy…
[quote]skidmark wrote:
1Geech wrote:
That’s great! And he can come to yours?
I am underwhelmed by this outpouring of sympathy…
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Must be your Avatar.
My wife wouldnt attend either. She doesnt see the sanity in weight training. My daughter would go just to see her daddy pick up heavy things. Her thing is ballet. She is just happy I dont take ballet lessons.
Late 80’s, I’m throwing for the military. FloJo had made spandex all popular in Track and Field. We get our new uniforms. Single piece, came in a tube. Put it on, wife says “No”. Definitely accentuated the assets.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
Late 80’s, I’m throwing for the military. FloJo had made spandex all popular in Track and Field. We get our new uniforms. Single piece, came in a tube. Put it on, wife says “No”. Definitely accentuated the assets. [/quote]
Y’think they’ll let me lift with a sweater tied around my waist?
Looks like I’m still going it alone. Wife and son have opted out.
Ah, well.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
Looks like I’m still going it alone. Wife and son have opted out.
Ah, well.[/quote]
Ah well indeed. Hope it goes well for you.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
Looks like I’m still going it alone. Wife and son have opted out.
Ah, well.[/quote]
Sorry to hear that Skid. Still I’m sure you will do a damn good job
Give us your cell phone number. We’ll call you all day on the 14th so you’re not alone.
Skid, how are you so knowledgable about all this stuff. I have an exercise phys degree and passed a personal trainer course years ago and still come to you for answers.
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Give us your cell phone number. We’ll call you all day on the 14th so you’re not alone.
Skid, how are you so knowledgable about all this stuff. I have an exercise phys degree and passed a personal trainer course years ago and still come to you for answers.[/quote]
He’s a computer geek who telecommutes: ie spends all his time (while not lifting) on the internet.
All Hail The Mighty Internet Warrior!
just funnin’ ;-}
[quote]soldog wrote:
ecogenx wrote:
Give us your cell phone number. We’ll call you all day on the 14th so you’re not alone.
Skid, how are you so knowledgable about all this stuff. I have an exercise phys degree and passed a personal trainer course years ago and still come to you for answers.
He’s a computer geek who telecommutes: ie spends all his time (while not lifting) on the internet.
All Hail The Mighty Internet Warrior!
just funnin’ ;-}[/quote]
Unfortunately, you are exactly correct…
This makes me sad.
What do you think I’ve been doing with my free time at work? Reading lifting stuff. You are not alone.
I have a gay-powerlifting-fashion-designer friend who has a lovely line of powersuit/surrong “cover-ups”. This might be what your in need of. The sweater thing just sounds tacky! IMHO.
I’ll be pulling for you sunday (literally), but I’ve opted out of the aformentioned bowel movement schedule. Steak and ice cream is still a go.
[quote]zildjianman wrote:
I have a gay-powerlifting-fashion-designer friend who has a lovely line of powersuit/surrong “cover-ups”. This might be what your in need of. The sweater thing just sounds tacky! IMHO.
I’ll be pulling for you sunday (literally), but I’ve opted out of the aformentioned bowel movement schedule. Steak and ice cream is still a go.[/quote]
I’m a solid-color kinda guy but I will consider gradients so long as they’re orangey earth tones with just a tittilating spray of aquamarines.
No worries - poop plans are highly individual.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
Looks like I’m still going it alone. Wife and son have opted out.
Ah, well.[/quote]
OK, that just plain pisses me off. And how many times have you gone with her on trips to the mall or some other such nonsense? And your son … I take it you normally try to make it to HIS events, right?
Sorry, but this is bullshit. They should go once for God’s sake. If they can’t stomach it again, at least they can say they made a legit effort.
I can’t tell you how many “guy” things I’ve attended just to support my hubby’s interest in something. Yes, even the dreaded Monster Truck Show. No, I wouldn’t go to something like that ever again, but I did go ONCE. (And we still laugh about it every time we see a commercial for it.) I’ve been to a buttload of car shows, car races, HAM radio fests (ug) and just about every other nerdy kind of thing you can think of. Most of our first “dates” revolved around visiting local junkyards (looking for car parts) or me sitting in a cold garage passing tools under his Mopar.
I look at it this way: If I was willing to do that kind of stuff when we were dating then I damn well better be willing to do it now. Nothing’s changed.
Is a PL meet boring if lifting isn’t your thang? Sure. So take a book or knitting or whatever blows your hair back and just go.
I dunno. Maybe I’m just different, but I think it’s important to put up with some shit you don’t “get” to support your partner’s interest. Especially if they are involved in it from a competitive standpoint.
In light of their absence I hope you kick ass and take names. Well, I hope you kick ass either way, but especially so now!
Cappy
You’ve got most of us here behind you. If you didn’t live all the way out on the left coast I’d go watch just so I could take pictures of you in your singlet and post them on the internet 
[quote]Ironmantrw wrote:
You’ve got most of us here behind you. If you didn’t live all the way out on the left coast I’d go watch just so I could take pictures of you in your singlet and post them on the internet :)[/quote]
This made me spit coffee out of my nose.
[quote]Capacity wrote:
skidmark wrote:
Looks like I’m still going it alone. Wife and son have opted out.
Ah, well.
OK, that just plain pisses me off. And how many times have you gone with her on trips to the mall or some other such nonsense? And your son … I take it you normally try to make it to HIS events, right?
Sorry, but this is bullshit. They should go once for God’s sake. If they can’t stomach it again, at least they can say they made a legit effort.
I can’t tell you how many “guy” things I’ve attended just to support my hubby’s interest in something. Yes, even the dreaded Monster Truck Show.
No, I wouldn’t go to something like that ever again, but I did go ONCE. (And we still laugh about it every time we see a commercial for it.) I’ve been to a buttload of car shows, car races, HAM radio fests (ug) and just about every other nerdy kind of thing you can think of.
Most of our first “dates” revolved around visiting local junkyards (looking for car parts) or me sitting in a cold garage passing tools under his Mopar.
I look at it this way: If I was willing to do that kind of stuff when we were dating then I damn well better be willing to do it now. Nothing’s changed.
Is a PL meet boring if lifting isn’t your thang? Sure. So take a book or knitting or whatever blows your hair back and just go.
I dunno. Maybe I’m just different, but I think it’s important to put up with some shit you don’t “get” to support your partner’s interest. Especially if they are involved in it from a competitive standpoint.
In light of their absence I hope you kick ass and take names. Well, I hope you kick ass either way, but especially so now!
Cappy
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Well, the response may be somewhat dependent on how the request is made.
I may have been in error to say “Well? Are ya f**kin’ goin’ with me - or not?”
Nah - It must be the 5AM start time for the trip that’s the problem…
edit: Thanks for the support Capacity. Doing things you dislike but which the other enjoys is definitely one component of a successful relationship.
I hope I haven’t given the impression that I get NO support at home. My wife has been very encouraging in other areas, particularly in my efforts at figure sculpture.
She comes from a family of known artists and believes I could sell some of my stuff (if I were actually to complete something). It’s just that she literally doesn’t understand powerlifting or weight training in general or any of its attractions.
To her, and many other people, lifting weights is punishment or self injury to no ultimate purpose. I understand the point of view and I also believe that it’s pointless to try to convince them otherwise. Hopefully my enjoyment of the past-time will induce her to think more positively about it.
My son, I think, would like to go, but I’m not willing to watch him during the meet in the event my wife finally decides not to go (she’s reconsidering).
He’s a curious, intelligent and somewhat uninhibited 10 year old and would either get hurt, interfere with someone’s concentration or interfere with mine. So there’s a selfish element on my part as well.