Hey friends…happy Hump Day! Two posts in one week?? Yeah it’s been a while since that has happened!! So, this is a random post but I was in the gym this morning doing some heavy bar squats, listening to Pandora and for some reason my mind started to wander. This rarely happens when I work out, I am usually focused on what I am doing. I don’t see the people around me, I don’t notice what the guy (or girl) next to me is doing, I don’t think about work or what the day is going to bring, I just get in my zone, listen to my music loud and execute my plan. It’s not the greatest habit, especially when I am outside running when it’s early and dark out, but it’s the only time I have in my day where I don’t have to think, and I take advantage of that. But, for some reason today was different. I wasn’t laser focused and I actually noticed what was going on around me and an inner monolog started with a flurry of questions/observations occurred like:
- Why did that guy wipe down the bench before he used it but not after he left a sweat version of himself behind after he was done–is gym etiquette not a thing anymore?
- Can that guy please stop making those sounds while doing jumping jacks?
- A few minutes later…yeah, I just squatted more weight than jumping jack guy–booyah!
- Is throwing weights around like that really necessary? At a work gym?
- Wow, she has really good running form and is barely sweating! I don’t even look that good before my workout!
- Geez- that guy just did like 30 hanging pull ups in a row, he’s a beast!
- Seeing a VP working out and sweating next to you is kind of weird…especially when I will be seeing him in meetings later–oh shit, we just made eye contact, I have to smile and say “hi”
- I don’t know how I feel about men were Lululemon
- I kinda love my new shoes! They make me happy!
- Why is he looking at me doing box jumps? I must look ridiculous!
- Are they playing “I can dream about you” over the gym speakers? Yes, yes, they are! Must be an 80’s station–I approve!
- That guy is soaking wet…why is he wearing a heavy long sleeve shirt? It’s hot as hell in here!
And my last thought while at the gym occurred as I was walking into the showers…
Holy crap, my outfit is seriously bright today– I’m was the brightest one in the gym in a sea of all black!
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Question of the day
Do you zone out when you work out or notice everything around you?