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So, I made good on my promise to myself that I will go to the gym at least once this weekend, or this week for that matter. I like going anytime between Thursday and Sunday because the gym is less crowded on these days and I can actually use all of the machines I like without lurking in the background while some poor sap feels my eyes burning through him as I count the minutes he’s been hogging a machine.

Anyway….

Tonight, I did weights. The gym was even quieter than usual. I started out working on my upper body, but I swapped out with some lower body machines to give my arms a rest. I kept my eye on my favorite machine, but it was always in use. Finally, I decided that I would hit it last. It gives my lower back a great workout and it’s nice to stretch immediately following this machine. I went over to it, but there was a group of three people standing around it, leaning on it, and using it for a minute at a time before resuming their conversation and using another nearby machine. I was going to give up when I noticed that they seemed to be focused on an adjacent machine. Since my workout is usually brief, two sets of twenty, I figured I could be done in about four minutes. I walked over and started to get on it, when one of the women smilingly said “Oh, sorry. We’re using that in rotation.” WTF? You’re either using it or your not. You cannot call dibs on a machine you’re not actually using. I was pissed but I smiled and got up. I went to get a sip of water and busy myself in the hopes that they would move to another group of machines to hoard, but they kept with their “rotation” for a while. Finally, I gave up and went and stretched out before leaving. As I was walking out, they were STILL using that fucking machine.

I’m pissed at those people for hogging the machines, but I’m also annoyed that such a large gym only has one such machine available. I mean, they have at least ten ab-machines available, but only one lower back machine? Irritating….

The highlight though was being quizzed by some random dude on the meaning of daylight savings time. He was hot: t-shirt tucked into his shorts, glasses, and a buzz cut with a middle bald spot. Nothing against balding guys; there are plenty of sexy bald or balding men, but this guy? Not one of them. Oh, and he also complimented me on my form. I said thanks and finished my reps.