Posts Tagged ‘pullups’

Still waiting to begin my exercise regimen 4-20-11

As I put on my t-shirt this morning, I felt it fitting snugly.  My wife watched me put on the t-shirt and she began laughing.  She said I looked like a ten year old girl about to blossom into puberty.  She blamed me for making her laugh because she said she saw the look on my face as I looked in the mirror.  I’ll give her a pass on this one.  But it doesn’t explain all her other laughing as I get dressed other days.

No matter how many times I promise myself to start exercising, I never follow through.  How and where can I find the secret to motivate myself?  I think I could make a million dollars if I discovered that secret.

I think about what I used to be and what I have become.  I used to do 225 pull ups and 500 push ups every day.  I trained in Jiu Jitsu for three years (four days a week).  I was in shape.  I was cool.  I was athletic and could count on myself to handle anything.

Now, if I do three pull ups, I’m sore for a week.  Luckily, I can still do pull ups and that puts me ahead of many of the fat and sloppys out there, but knowing what I was and what I am now, it is hard to accept the transformation.