I've been told that I'm getting fit this year. I fully expect to be bullied into it.
It'll be interesting to have toned muscles for the first time ever, but I can't say I'm looking forward to the intial feeling-like-complete-shit stage.

Still, being single seems like the appropriate time to get hot, I guess.
( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:01, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

There's no feeling quite like the endorphins following a decent session
It's not QUITE sufficient to outweigh the searing pain required to achieve it, though
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:06, Reply)

Excellent motivational pep-talk there, Darth.

( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:08, Reply)

how about
thinking there might be girls at the gym, some of whom are there as a desperate attempt to meet boys
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:09, Reply)

I'm certainly not going to the gym.
It smells of sweaty socks and they rob you blind.
( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:13, Reply)

A friend of mine swears blind that everyone who goes to the gym does so because they are consumed with self-loathing
and people stop going once their self-esteem is sufficiently built, not their biceps.

I'm with Kroney on this one, I'm not paying £50 a month to use machines which will have much the same effect as "going for a fucking run", which is free.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:15, Reply)

well, um
I'm a low-self-esteemed-chump then, I'm off to the gym later if I feel less sick.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:19, Reply)

I never said I subscribed to this theory
I know plenty of gym-goers who are narcissistic cunts. Not you, obviously. Oh, Jesus.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:21, Reply)

*taps foot impatiently*
get out of that hole*, foxtrot

*fnarr fnarr
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:22, Reply)

Let's discuss this over dinner, shall we?
You do have breasts, right?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:26, Reply)

breasts are so helpful for
social interaction
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:32, Reply)

They can reply when I talk to them?

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:35, Reply)

It's more the reputation they have for snidely
re-establishing your direct debit when you cancel it and so on that bothers me. I've heard so many stories along these lines from people that have tried leaving gyms that I'm not going to take the risk.
( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:22, Reply)

I'm not your personal trainer mate
I can lie to you about how massively enjoyable weightlifting is, but you'll be really annoyed when you find out the truth.

Top tip - if you're doing free weights at home, watch a DVD at the same time. Find a TV series you've always meant to get into and LoveFilm it, tailor your workout to be about the same length as an episode. Works for the treadmill too.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:10, Reply)

Now this I might try.

( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:13, Reply)

It's particularly handy when you wake up at 7am
and your brain says "So the choice is, do 45 minutes of free weights, or stay in bed for 45 minutes?"

Add in "whilst watching Battlestar Galactica" and it gets much easier to do.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:16, Reply)