Too fit by half

[peterbirks]

People who say that you should go to the gym because, although it's bad for the first 10 minutes, after that "you really get into it" are too fit by half.

The fact is, if you are an ordinary joe like me, the gym is bad for the first 10 minutes. Then it's worse than bad. Then it's truly awful, just before reaching the stage of "I wish I was dead. No more, please".

Except until you get fit, of course, when the endomorphins kick in before your muscles peg out. and then it does feel good.

I didn't reach that state of nirvana today, but I did at least get to the end without wanting death to swallow me up. I suspect that it wasn't so much the three consecutive days at the gym (with some proper working) as it was the five days without sugar, chocolate, pasta, or rice. Well done me.

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This blog is getting complicated. I may have to stop writing under my real name. My piece a couple of days go on longevity derivatives got picked up via Google Alerts. PR person involved promptly searches for me on Gorkhana and, of course, finds the other me, the financial journalist. So tomorrow I'm going to meet the brains behind the new association, who will valiantly attempt to convince me (the seriously biased blogger) that what I have written is wrong, while at the same time he pitches the wonders of the new association to me (the unbiased journalist). Am I going to be there as interviewer or advocate? I don't think either of us is sure. Still, the guy was at one time favourite to become CEO at Swiss Re, before being pipped by the now-departed Jacues Aigrain, so at least I am mixing with the great and the good again.

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Comments

[tchernabyelo.livejournal.com]

Ah, the old perils of blogging about work. Not something I have to worry about as my work is sufficiently dull not to bother blogging about (I like the job, generally speaking, but very few people would be remotely interested in me talking about it).

Yeah, I know what you're saying on the gym front. I used to hate it and I still find the motivation difficult some days, but I do tend to feel good afterwards. Current regime is 30 minutes on a cross-trainer, then weights; mostly upper body stuff at the moment (since the legs get plenty of work on the cardio segment). Trying to get into a regular 3 times a week (as well as tennis in summer and at least one hike a week year-round). Also about to take up Tai Chi...

[real-aardvark.livejournal.com]

Kill blog. Go to Gym.

Whatever works, mate.

The Gym

[geoffchall.livejournal.com]

I think this is always personal. I share your first 10 minutes feeling, but then always hit the 'hey this is good' phase, declining into the 'never make it to X mins' feeling. Interestingly with classes this is completely different and just starts with 'this is too easy' migrating to 'Oh God, going to die' as the class continues.

Mind you, the one thing about going to the gym is that I've never regretted going. When my subconscious says I should go but I don't I feel bad. But when I REALLY don't feel like it and drag myself there anyway, I invariably think it was the right thing to do.