Time to get back in the game...

Well I'm not sure I could say I was ever in it but today I decided it really is time to get back into working out again. I think it's so funny how often people do this. Think about working out, plan to, plan doesn't work out, plan to later, forget about it for a while, think about it, plan for it, actually do it, get sore, decide to take a break for a little while because it can't be good for you to work out again so soon, make it back a month later.... the saga goes on and on. At best, alot of people wind up working out consistently for something like 2 to 6 months. So here I go.

I think something that inspired me a little bit is a cool new work out program a friend of mine is involved with. I haven't gotten the chance to talk to him about it yet but what I gather from the website is that it's a pretty non-standard regimen. You can check it out at their website entirefit.com. You'll get it when you get there but the workout's all about tires... get it, en-TIRE-fit. Anyway I didn't mean for this to become an ad for these guys, but I will say the fact that something cool like this exists has inspired me to get back to the grind and try to get myself beefed up.

Today I worked out at school for the first time in a while. It went well. Funny part about it was when I decided to do the aerobic fitness test the kids all have to do. It's this weird little thing where a tape recording gives you a set amount of time to run across the court. As the test goes on, the time you have to get down the court gets shorter. The fastest kid I saw ran 94 but he was waaaay above everyone else. Since I'm fairly out of shape and I'd just worked out, I set my goal at 20. Aaaaand I almost died. But I did it. Now let's just see how long it takes to get back in game.... Again.

On a related note... if you remember the Farmer's pushup challenge that I brought up back in January, I did it... for a while. Once I got up to about 70 pushups, I just got tired of doing it. But I will say that there may just be something to that "little bit at a time and you'll get there" thing. I don't know about picking up a cow, but I think you might concievably be able to do 365 pushups by years end by simply doing one more everyday.

Overheard @ WoRMS

Kid:Mr. S did you know it's Earth day today?
Me: Nope
Kid: Well it is... I figured that's why you wore that green shirt.
Me: Nope
Kid: Well actually with that green shirt like the trees, your jeans like water and your brown shoes like dirt... you really went all out for today. You ARE the Earth!
Me: ooooook

Me: Alright so what industries do you think were affected by Spindletop and the mass production of cars?
Kid: Well I bet the bicycle industry didn't like it very much
Me: Woog