argggh.

Recently I've been working out at the Onion Creek Country Club, mostly because it's free and also because I needed to start working out again. Here is a little known fact about the OCCC: Everyone there is 103 years old. This leads to a lot of weirdness. First off since nobody can hear anything they all turn the TV up to it's peak volume. I, on the other hand, can hear things just fine. There are two TVs and as far as I can tell the only channels they get are FOX News and the Golf Channel...both excellent to work out to. Nothing keeps me in the zone more than Sean Hannity blaring at me from the TV. Also most of the people in there don't really understand the idea of the work out. A lot of them just wear whatever they happen to be wearing that day...so mostly purple slacks and pink blouses. Also they all like to get on the exercise machines and go on zero resistance as slowly as possible. This becomes a problem when someone actually wants to use the machine rather then just use it as a place to sit or stand or die. Also you see a lot of people going through the motions of lifting weights but not actually using any of the weights because using weights is to heavy. So today I saw 4 people standing there doing dumbell curls with just their arms...it was oddly surreal to see them standing in the mirror with their arms going up and down in unison, not a one had on workout clothes and not a one was using a weight. Of course I can't complain to much since technically I'm there using all that crap for free. Nobody every questions me because either they are out of breath from standing or at their age they can't tell whether I'm 18 or 48.
I do however feel like superman when I am in there. When I use the leg press after Agnus and add a couple hundred pounds to the 20 she was lifting I can tell she's impressed...or asleep. A lot of them also call me young man which is a nice change from what my other friends call me...Derek. Also they have all the free fresh brewed ice tea and coffee a guy can drink, which makes me think that some of them just come in there for that reason, also I'm pretty sure a few of them are lost.

Anyway I'm going on my two hour walk to the gym...working out...and then coming back...oh the life of a superhero.

peace,
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