the exercist
So I’ve been working out quite consistently over the past…err…life. Lately, after going over the 30 years of age marker, the flesh has just stopped responding. Where there was a six pack there is now a cushion, where there were meaty biceps there are now two sad wings, where there was a bubble tush there is now a study in portmodernist pudding…I trust I don’t have to describe the rest.
Anyway, I’ve been thinking…what do we exercise for? My fellow gym rats and I workout quite intensely and with great enthusiasm. But what are we getting in shape for? Do we really need to be so strong to drag boulders across town or carry buckets of water up infinite stairs like our ancestors did? In modern society we don’t have to do these things, thanks mainly to the invention of the chair and the lever.
Which means that we are only working out so we can get in shape to do more exercises. Â
April 26th, 2006 at 9:37 pm
for the fun of it, just like dealing with arrogant / ignorant tech ceo’s every day… it’s part of the daily grind. keep flappin those wings, I’ll keep reading.
April 28th, 2006 at 10:46 pm
The Smartass…
So there is yet another exec admin working for a VC that has a website up called Smartassery. Like SandHill Slave, this blog is a fun and interesting read on a view of the VCs from the point of view……
May 1st, 2006 at 7:22 pm
It’s like I’ve always said: Eat right, exercise regularly…die anyway.
And yet I run at least 10-15 miles a week. For better health? That’s a by-product. Nope, my primary driver is to look good naked. Yup, straight up vanity.
And Ms. Smartass, I’m gonna hazard you’re exaggerating a tad on your body “not responding”. It’s funny. Women will gain 2 ounces and swear they are fatter than fat and work out an extra 80 hours on the elliptical, but a guy can gain 60 pounds and say “how bout some more of that cheesecake with a side of cheesecake.”
Love the blog.
May 1st, 2006 at 8:50 pm
True that.
In the meantime my husband has been steadily working on amplifying the girth of his beer paunch and he swears he’s the sexiest thing since spandex.
Go figure.
May 2nd, 2006 at 2:25 pm
I love exercise. I could watch it all day.