1/ Why the monkey bars?It all started on our holiday to Echuca. It was often over 40 degrees celcius and playing basketball, volleyball, etc with Nathan showed a contrast in our areobic fitness. Nathan is very fit and I recognised that I had to put more effort into this area.
My problem is that I still have to take Jemimah for a run every morning. I can't ride fast on my push-bike because I have discovered if she suddenly goes in a different direction, I come off fllying. However, I decided that running with Jemimah could be the go. So each morning I go for a run with Jemimah instead.
That's worked well. Then, in the Herald Sun they have this special feature called Body and Soul. In the middle of this section they have a fitness section. About 2 months ago they had a description on why chin-ups are beneficial. So, in addition to the run, I do chin ups on the monkey bars at 6:15am every morning (sometimes a bit later on weekends).
Then I throw in a few glides on the flying fox (see below).
Last Sunday morning I was on a roll and did a few too many glides. I have found that I have worked my way up to 5 chin-ups at a time and I did this a few times. I know that you are meant to do warm ups, but I don't find I get this done that often in a morning.
After church I took a box of Sunday School things out of Carolanne's car and I felt something go. As you can see it is not a huge box, but was it the box or the monkey bars? By the way, Nathan is concerned whether anybody sees me at 6:15am on the monkey bars.
By Sunday night I was really sore. Monday morning my jog was a very slow stroll. Getting out of the car on Monday morning was a real challenge. But, getting out the work car (a Nissan Pulsar) was an even greater challenge. During the week it started to get better. I know it is not a back problem per se, but it is in the muscles. Hamstring stretches really are a struggle.
Carolanne's brother is a great massager. He is trained and works on the the no pain-no gain principle. He starts massaging and you are grimacing with pain. He has this little wry smile come over his face and he says, "I haven't really started." After an hour or so of agony, you really benefit. He has turned swollen knees from football into moveable knees in one session. Then he gives you the talk about "You really need to come back on a consistent basis." You know he's right, but when the pain goes away you tend to forget about it. I have considered going back this week.
So was it the box or the monkey bars?
Question 2--What's going on in the Garage?
About 4 months ago, I decided to put up shelves in the Garage. One of the things I did was take the table (which is the table we used when I was growing up) and used it as shelving. It is a creative way of hoarding. Underneath this take, I had another cupboard but when I was putting it all together, I noticed the cupboard had borers in it.
There is a Pest Conrol man, who sadly has passed away recently. He told me many horror stories about borers. This Pest Control man was very blunt, but was very helpful. He still charged me like a wounded bull, but always seemed to go the extra mile to help me. When he inspected the house, he told me "off the record": "Russell--I have to write all this rubbish down for indemnity insurance purposes, but you have got no worries with this house. Russell--they built this house in the days when they actually knew how to build houses. It is very solid and extremely clean inside and out".
Every time I have looked at that cupboard in recent months, I have thought of the borers and the horror stories he has told me about borers. So, I decided to sieze the opportunity to get rid of that old cupboard and build one in it's place. Now that I have my spiffy new cutter, I can actually do that. As you can see by the photo it is a work in progress but at the end, I will have more than enough room to store my things and I have will have a borer free garage.
So, that's what's going on in the garage.
5 comments:
Interesting workout on the flying fox.
Note: After further interviews with the author, it has been revealed that Dad made new shelves because he saw dust, not borers.
It was a very funny blog and I have now finally stopped laughing. They say that 100 laughs is equivalent to 15 minutes on a rowing machine. I've done 20 minutes worth.
I have edited both the spelling and grammar but have left some of it for authenticity's sake. I read this with Nathan laughing hysterically beside me.
I want to encourage you, Russell, to please, PLEASE, warm up in future. Whether it was the box, the flying fox or the chinups is irrelevant. More than likely, it was a combination because you weren't warmed up.
Tsk. Tsk.
Anyway, thank you for your questions and answers and for blogging it yourself.
What a great idea it was to have you begin blogging!
Russell, I think it's important at your, um, delicate age, to warm up.
By the way, I have to admire anyone who gets up that early in the morning to do chin-ups.
Never mind the chinups Russell, is there enough room in the garage for a good workbench and a drill press. That's what you need basically now you have the drop saw.
So how about some pics of Russell doing these famous chin ups?
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