{"id":89,"date":"2008-03-13T06:28:30","date_gmt":"2008-03-13T11:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelfigart.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/13\/i-want-muscle\/"},"modified":"2008-03-13T06:28:30","modified_gmt":"2008-03-13T11:28:30","slug":"i-want-muscle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelfigart.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/13\/i-want-muscle\/","title":{"rendered":"I Want Muscle"},"content":{"rendered":"

I actually have a contract to do a fitness book. No, not Screw Skinny, Get Fit!<\/em> This is something else.<\/p>\n

But it does give me a professionally justifiable reason to surf the net reading fitness sites and articles!<\/p>\n

I woke up this morning feeling better than I have all week. Ya! I can tell this damned cold is going away.<\/p>\n

I’m going to get to the gym earlier again (weights today) and avoid the Beefy Idiots Social Club. That seems to work for me. I’m gonna shower at the gym, though. I notice that procrastinating about my shower and getting into non-gym clothes is a way I often cut into my own work time. Bad Freelancer! No Monies!<\/p>\n

Okay, to all your female personal trainers who (correctly) believe that women need to pump some iron, especially if you’re figure competitors yourselves:<\/p>\n

Please stop calling women in their mid thirties “girls”. While you’re at it, the use of the word “ladies” to build camaraderie is kind of goofy. God, you sound like a cheerleader! Stoppit with the diminutive. You can squat 200 lbs. You’re bench pressing around 150. You’re stronger than a lot of guys. It’s okay. You can be a woman and be better than a guy at something, really. It’s really sounding like overcompensation or that you’re apologizing for it. The guys aren’t apologizing for being better than you<\/em> at something. Step up to the plate and be a grown-up, dammit. Set a good example. I know you want to convince women that they’re not going to grow a penis and get a deep voice if they lift weights. I get that part, but there is such a thing as going overboard, ‘kay? For God’s sakes, don’t sneer at the pink dumbbells and then turn around a create a new version of the pink dumbbells mentality to attract customers…<\/p>\n

Oh wait.<\/p>\n

Okay, sorry. I get it. My bad. Carry on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I actually have a contract to do a fitness book. No, not Screw Skinny, Get Fit! This is something else. But it does give me a professionally justifiable reason to surf the net reading fitness sites and articles! I woke up this morning feeling better than I have all week. Ya! I can tell this … <\/p>\n

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