Ah Calouses and rough manly Hands!
Yes, I have caloused hands!! After years of sitting behind a pc at a desk myhands had all the manliness of a pair of Ann Summers best crotchless knickers! But after the last few weeks of rowing 3 times a week, my hands are back manly and rough and caloused! Woohoo! Yes I'm proud! Yes I feel empowered, no longer do I have the soft touch of a man who wears vaseline filled gloves!
Although to offset that, my back is in bits and I realised last night just how unfit I had gotten, how did it happen? Where did my six pack go? Admittedly I never had the figure of Adonis, but I had a sixpack, and if not exactly Schwarzeneger pec's, they were just about defined and muscular, then it all went pear shaped(and I don't just mean my body!), I spent alot of time in the pub, and less and less time outside running around, less time at the gym, more time in front of the PC, I got (Dum, dum, DUMMMM) a 'promotion' and that was the end of me, sitting at a pc 8 hours a day, then going home to read, listen to music or watch a dvd.
But lately I've gotten back a little incentive to get fit again, to try and get myself in shape, my dad is in his 60's and he fitter than I am, there's something wrong there, something majorly wrong! I'm 27, I'm in my prime, I should be able run for the bus, not say "fuck that, I'll drive the bike instead". It's gotten to the stage where I drive to a shop thats only a 10 minutes walk from me. How do we get so lazy?
Well, no matter, I'm training now, 3 to 4 evenings a week I'm out rowing, a traditional Irish Curragh (Fixed seat boat made from wooden frame with canvas stretched over and painted in tar), a naomhog to be exact! And I love it, it's hard, it takes it out of you, but it's getting me fit and building muscle, toning etc! So here's to getting fit! Here's to Calouses, here's to rough manly hands!! It was pretty embarrassing to be a biker with soft hands! lol. :-P
Anyway, I might write more, or I might not! we'll see!
Take it easy,
Tóg a bogadh,
Slán leat,
Concúbhair,
Conor
Although to offset that, my back is in bits and I realised last night just how unfit I had gotten, how did it happen? Where did my six pack go? Admittedly I never had the figure of Adonis, but I had a sixpack, and if not exactly Schwarzeneger pec's, they were just about defined and muscular, then it all went pear shaped(and I don't just mean my body!), I spent alot of time in the pub, and less and less time outside running around, less time at the gym, more time in front of the PC, I got (Dum, dum, DUMMMM) a 'promotion' and that was the end of me, sitting at a pc 8 hours a day, then going home to read, listen to music or watch a dvd.
But lately I've gotten back a little incentive to get fit again, to try and get myself in shape, my dad is in his 60's and he fitter than I am, there's something wrong there, something majorly wrong! I'm 27, I'm in my prime, I should be able run for the bus, not say "fuck that, I'll drive the bike instead". It's gotten to the stage where I drive to a shop thats only a 10 minutes walk from me. How do we get so lazy?
Well, no matter, I'm training now, 3 to 4 evenings a week I'm out rowing, a traditional Irish Curragh (Fixed seat boat made from wooden frame with canvas stretched over and painted in tar), a naomhog to be exact! And I love it, it's hard, it takes it out of you, but it's getting me fit and building muscle, toning etc! So here's to getting fit! Here's to Calouses, here's to rough manly hands!! It was pretty embarrassing to be a biker with soft hands! lol. :-P
Anyway, I might write more, or I might not! we'll see!
Take it easy,
Tóg a bogadh,
Slán leat,
Concúbhair,
Conor
posted by Unknown | 8:56 AM
3 Comments:
Write more...like you wrote for 'The Scribe'...write for us all.
your humble servant,
Ancient Clown
Well, getting into shape is always a pain in the ass when you think about "where you were before". The good thing about being here in York is the incredible amount of walking you need to do to get anywhere--great way to lost the weight. Well, does nothing for the six pack, but it at least counter-acts the "American" effect.
Ancient Clown, lol, I also blog here : http://epiphaneia.blogspot.com/. Just started it, so give it time :-). You might prefer it.
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