"Get up you son of a bitch, cause Mickey loves ya!"
That's how I feel right now. Like I just took a shot from the champ. Well tonight marks my first serious attempt at a CT in some time. I hopped on the treadmill. That's right the mf@#& treadmill, not the elliptical, not the bike. There is a reason that I've avoided that hell spawn for over five years and you guessed it, pain. But you know what? It was fantastic. I put in three miles. Now for some of you runners out there saying, "So what?" I would like to direct you to another site. Maybe this one would be more to your liking. I did a combination of HIIT and SS cardio. When the music hit me AND I could still breathe I kicked it up substantially. The following photo should serve as evidence that I am not bullshitting. And for clarity's sake I am in the bathroom, I don't typically photograph myself at the gym. Usually other people photograph me. I also knocked out an RT for those playing at home.
Edit: Just for clarification, I got a Powerade Zero at the package store.
The gym had its usual cast of characters come and go while I was on the deathmill. We saw the classic short-tatted-to-the-nines guy that did curls for 30 minutes while his girlfriend was leisurely walking on the treadmill beside me. I was 10 minutes in when she got there and I stayed on about 10 minutes after they left. Take that oddly-attractive-roadie-lover-girl. I forgot my headphones so I just cranked the iPhone on speaker. Those poor bastards got everything from T.I. to Killswitch. I figure after almost 15 years of proper gym ettiquette I'm entitled to be the ass. Although I didn't take the cake. Lo and behold while I'm sweating my Nicoderm patch off, I see a teenager lifting (you guessed it - biceps), and his gatorade bottle was slowly filling up with - wait for it - dip spit. Good for you son. I seriously had a Shawshank moment when I saw that: "I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. But I can't. That kid's long gone and this old man is all that's left." Speaking of Gatorade, you guys are gonna love where I picked up my hydration. It's so fitting.
You think I'm walking to Publix after that?
Edit: Just for clarification, I got a Powerade Zero at the package store.
