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November 28, 2006 / Tuesday
Aquatic Beefcake
Sounds like a good name for a band.
Went to the gym for a late Monday night swim. It was emptier than usual; perhaps people prefer to wait until after the Tuesday morning cleaning. Personally, I like the week-old (yeah, probably not really but you know what I mean) water. It's a lot less cloudy than the freshly cleaned stuff.
I tried out my new hand paddles today. They really make me slow down so that I'm pushing water for propulsion instead of just pulling my hand through it. I likes. The guy in the lane next to mine asked about them, so I let him try them out for a couple laps. He likes too.
I finally worked a bit on breathing on my left side. I know I'm doing it wrong because I find myself too deep in the water afterward. On the other hand, I'm at least able to get a left sided breath in here and there, which is progress since the last time I tried.
At around 11:45, Mr. Perfectly Sculpted Beefcake (WfB, where were yoU?) strutted in in a Speedo. He hopped into the pool wearing weighted shoes, holding water resistance "dumbbells" in his hands, and started jogging up and down one of the lanes. Huh, interesting.
After completing my 200 yards, I tried some treading in the whoppingly deep 4 1/2 foot section of the pool. Still bobbing. Gosh, that's hard work! I eventually tired of it and got out.
I'd been avoiding eye contact with Mr. Beefcake while I was in the water because I didn't want to get distracted and drown. He'd been trying to catch my attention since his grand entrance, so I glanced in his direction as I headed toward the women's locker room. Sure enough, he was watching, and flashed a "Hey baby, how you doin'?" smile my way.
For the record, it doesn't suck to get smiled at by a beefcake in a Speedo.
I have to say, though, it was a little disconcerting. I expect to see that stuff in calendars and muscle mags. 3D? Real life? Hello? Are you real? Maybe I should have gone over and checked.
*poke*
November 28, 2006 12:08 AM | Gym:Water
Comments
Hand paddles, eh? When are you going to get short little pool fins? I KNEW you were a gadget girl (as opposed to a gadgetgrrl)!
Would Mr. PSB like to be in a scuba video? He could balance out the ratio of hot chicks to hot guys.
Posted by: Wendy at November 28, 2006 08:45 AM
I saw little pool fins when I was looking for hand paddles, but I decided to add one thing at a time. Everything must be approached as a controlled experiment!
Putting Mr. Beefcake into the scuba video might scare off all the guys.
Posted by: Viv at November 28, 2006 08:56 AM
IMHO, although they both have their uses, little pool fins would help you get a feel for balancing in the water (i.e., floating horizontally just below the surface with minimal leg-sinking). So, I am hoping your experiments continue.
I wonder how Mr. Beefcake would fare in a wrestling match with your friend with the brearms?
Posted by: Wendy at November 28, 2006 10:33 AM
Actually, on the leg sinking front, I read something in the book you loaned me about "swimming downhill". I focused on doing that and keeping my back straight and actually found that my feet were coming out of the water some.
Posted by: Viv at November 28, 2006 10:41 AM