Friday, October 16, 2020 - the 7th installment of the ZOOM WOD (workout of the day). Today’s meetup went a bit long, because of some unplanned chitchat pre and post workout. A recap can be found at the bottom of this page.
The cat is laying low this week because he’s on antibiotics, and wearing a recovery cone.
Sets & Reps
| Exercise | Set #1 | Set #2 | Set #3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks | 45 | 45 | 50 |
| Crunches | 35 | 35 | 40 |
| Pushups | 25 | 25 | 30 |
| KB Swings | 35lbs x 15 | 35lbs x 15 | 35lbs x 20 |
| Ring chinups | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Run | 02:49 | 02:35 | 02:43 |
Chit Chat Recap
I am doing “an experiment”
On the need to psyche oneself out.
Eli: I’m doing an experiment today. I don’t feel like working out at all. I’m totally grouchy, and so I’ve told myself - OUT LOUD - that I’m going to work out really slowly.
Ben: Okay. Let’s see about that. (see notes on “The Anti Mel Gibson” below)
Laugh Tracks
On the decline of a TV sitcom staple.
Ben: Do shows have laugh tracks any more?
Eli: What about two and a half men?
Ben: … You mean that old show with Charlie Sheen?
Eli: They replaced him with… that other guy.
Ben: 5 years. I give laugh tracks 5 years tops, then they’re toast.
The anti-Mel Gibson
On the need to have an effective visualization anchor for summoning the will power to make it through a workout…
Eli: I don’t think you fully appreciate how little I care about orphans.
Ben: Fair enough. Orphans is my thing. And D-Day. You need to find out what works for you. Maybe it’s like… I don’t know – Mel Gibson in that one scene from Braveheart –
Eli: Fuck Mel Gibson.
Ben: <stunned> What are you talking about? That movie is badass.
Eli: I never saw it. But Mel Gibson is a total dick. Now I could do something maybe with – I don’t know – who’s the polar opposite of Mel Gibson then?
Ben: I got it! That guy from A Quiet Place
Eli: That guy is a total Mel Gibson. No, someone else. Oooh – I know! That guy from 30 rock, the guy who plays Jack.
Ben: Alec Baldwin?
Eli: Yeah. He’s totally the anti Mel Gibson.
Ben: That is crazy. Alec Baldwin doesn’t work. I don’t think Mel Gibson has an exact opposite.
Toxic Masculinity, Testosterone, and Evolutionary Biology
Ben: OK, so this book I’m reading right now is totally blowing my mind… <blah blah blah>
Eli: So you’re saying that women are basically keeping everything from turning to shit, and that gay men have higher levels of testosterone than straight married men?
Ben: Yes to the first thing. 2nd thing needs further study.