This Guy - 1, That Guy - 0

Weigh In: 275.75
Five Day Average: 275.4
Calories Counted: 2001

So, a funny thing happened at the gym tonight.

I was working out, doing my regular deal. I had hit the bench, curls, you name it - and I noticed this guy.. actually, let's call him "That Guy" - the guy who is always at the gym more concerned about how good he looks than his workout. We all know "That Guy", right?

So, "That Guy" is walking around the gym, watching others work out. He's got his tight white shirt on, chest all puffed out, hovering around people, grinning. I'm not making this up. Joe Pesci type of grin. He'd literally just stand there with his hands on his hips watching people work out.

So, the dude goes and does his squats. He puts 2 45's on and 2 35's. The bar weighs 45, so he's got 205 on the bar. Apparently, he's proud of that. He does the whole flexing in the mirror thing before he drops into the squats, and knocks out about 8. He puts it back on the bar, flexes again, and turns around to see who is looking at him. Lucky for him, I was waiting patiently for the bar, so I'm a few feet away. He looks at me, smirks, and then goes and does another whopping 5 squats at 205. Poor form, about half-way down - you know the type. I'm laughing in my head, but just wait - it's not got funny yet.

So, he finishes up and I ask him if I can work in. He says.. and I'm not making this up..

"Do you want me to help you take some of the weight off?"

I looked him dead in the eye - and said...

"No, but if you could another 45 on your side, I'd appreciate it. Thanks a lot, man."

The look on his face was priceless. Now, I'm not the guy who wants to prove how strong I am - I'm clearly not the strongest guy in the gym. I usually don't even try to max out. But this guy got my ego going. So, I put another 90 on the bar, and knock out 3 straight sets of 15 - perfect form, solid motion.

As I finished my sets, I caught him looking over at me. Just made me laugh.

Also, I did some Rocky situps again today - I'm at about a 75 degree decline, literally hanging almost upside down. I take the 10 pound medicine ball, hold it up over my head and do sets of 15 or 20. It strengthens the hell out of my lower back and all the way up the abs. I love doing these, especially with "Eye of the Tiger" blaring through the headphones. I didn't think much of it, but when I was walking into the locker room area, a guy comes up to me and says "I saw you doing those situps with the medicine ball. That would kill me if I tried that, awesome work, man".

Good feelings all around at the gym today.