Sunday. February 21/16
So as I mentioned in my Lazy Sunday post I went to the gym this afternoon for a workout and had some chance encounters that had me both shaking my head and smiling.
First off I ran into Connor who was there doing his own workout. I was doing some leg presses when he walked up and asked how things were going. I told him I'd done almost another half hour of weights after our session ended yesterday but noticed my left rotator cuff was sore again when I used this one machine, he suggested another that wouldn't cause as much strain and would work my pectoral muscles in a way the other one didn't.
As I was setting up the abdominal machine one of my son's former hockey coaches walked by so we chatted a bit about what my son is doing and I asked him if I could get my son to email him for some advice as he is a lawyer and my son is interested in sports management with an emphasis on becoming a sports agent. R said he would be more than happy to help and told me to have my son call him on Tuesday afternoon as he was going to be down in Toronto on Monday.
Next up was the lat machine and as I was just at the apex of the pull I heard a multitude of female voices from behind me say "C'mon coach you can do it" only to look around and see 4 players from last seasons winter team working out. As I finished up my set they came over and asked me if was going to coach again next fall and I said I was thinking about it. You'd think from the smiles that caused that I'd just promised each of them a new car. What was even funnier was the looks I got from some of the young guys working out who I guess had tried flirting with the ladies but had gotten nowhere with them lol
As I was walking over to the cardio section I ran into another former hockey coach and we also chatted for a bit about this and that. I found it rewarding to hear the nice things both of the coaches had to say about how much they each enjoyed coaching my son, how receptive he was to learning, and how he showed them respect by listening and never goofing off in practices.
I ended my session with a good 30 minutes on the treadmill that left me feeling tired but happy.
The final chance encounter came when I was leaving the gym and walked out with my neighbour who asked me with a mischievous smile if I liked the view today. I told her I didn't understand and she smile and said she was in the yoga room while I was on the lat machine and she thought I'd seen her in there. I laughed and said I never even noticed as I was focusing hard on making 10 reps on that torture device. She laughed and said it looked like I was kind of concentrating and it was refreshing as there have been times when guys have just stared at the women in the class from the top of the pull. I smiled and said I wasn't there to meet anyone but to get rid of my pear shape and play better golf. As we started to head to our cars she smiled and said "So far so good". Pretty sure that had me blushing but luckily nobody was around to notice.
My daughter sent me a text with her game times for tomorrow and I'm thinking I'll be hitting the gym on the way home from work so I can make her games and still get my workout in, aka my natural high :)
I'm getting ready to head down to the man cave and set the PVR to record The Walking Dead as I'm feeling a little tired and think an early night might be just what I need to help recover from 4 straight days in the gym.
Don't worry, I haven't forgotten that movie blog I promised but you'll just have to be patient and wait another day, hopefully it's worth the wait.
My name is Marcus and these are my ongoing adventures at being the best father possible, a good friend, hitting the perfect 8 iron from 135+ yards, dating, and maybe experiencing my last first kiss.
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