beautiful

i'm back to my winter-time hibernation workout schedule.
this involves retreating indoors -- off of the bike - and to the gym. every year i have goals...this winter i have a totally new one - which is increased flexibility. i've been reading and reading about how it's virtually impossible to harness your true strength without being flexible. and i've always wished i could do a split, so i decided to dive in to a stretching routine on top of lifting and forced cardio. something to work towards always provides inspiration.

there are many, many familiar faces at the gym - and some new ones.
the same old guys to dodge (including banana peels who, in case you hadn't read about him, he still has a very special and not to be forgotten place in my dating history).

there are a few tho that i see regularly that i can definitely respect (perhaps, given previous experiences, this is because we haven't yet exchanged words). i think it's training all those years in the pool that made me appreciate to the fullest that perfect v shaped back, and associated vein lined forearms that only built traps, delts, lats and so on can build.

yes when you are trapped on a stationary machine for 30-50 minutes at a time the mind does tend to wander. it's all in good fun tho...