Gogo Jones
Sports Editor
Nothing makes a guy feel more like a guy than a quality workout at his local Young Male Christian Association facility. New Canaan’s YMCA is particularly nice, and has all of the machines you could possibly need to gain back that confidence lost during you’re five day Chicken Joe’s binge.
You know the drill- you roll up to the Y, find a parking spot, and stroll on into the main lobby. It takes approximately 26 minutes for the machine to scan your card, and if you don’t have your card with you, the 95 year old on duty acts like looking up your name in the system will be the death of him. You walk up the stairs and start scanning through the glass for members of the opposite sex. Inevitably there will be one or two, and the impending eye contact ping-pong makes all those reps worthwhile. In addition to the select few attractive people, Y crowds generally follow the same basic format; prep school laxers who put you to shame, freshman jabronis that make you look like Hercules, middle aged women who have nothing better to do, old men who wear short shorts and collared shirts, and that kid wearing khakis who looks like he’s lost.
I’m almost never motivated to workout and usually question myself as to why I came in the first place. The worst is when you see your friend’s parent and start pulling some stealth ops to avoid being seen. If you are, be prepared to talk about college for a solid 10 minutes. Also, all of the Y’s TVs are on soap channels, and they play music like Seal’s “A Kiss From A Rose”. Epic song, but not what I want to listen to while trying to get swoll.
However, once you get going its not so bad. Guys tend to stick to the weights while girls go buck on the ellepticals and plow through issues of People magazine.
Finishing my workout takes a long time, not because I do a lot of exercises, but because after each set I sit and stare at nothing for a good five minutes (dudes know exactly what I’m talking about). The reason is because lifting sucks, and we want to procrastinate for as long as possible before going again.
All in all working out isn’t too bad. A good sweat makes you feel accomplished and some soreness the next day is a pleasant reminder of the hard work from before. Let’s end this thing with a throwback.
-Jonesy
