It starts the minute you walk in. The depressing music. Funny how when I can train unencumbered I don't even hear the music but even when it's at a barely audible level in this type of environment it screams acquiescence. It's nearly impossible or pointless to warm up because the AC is so low and fans are shooting jet streams of relief in every possible direction. No sweating is the unspoken mantra. Those who manage to sweat are moving in what seems like a random pattern from one apparatus to the next, the token meat head with a superman tattoo. Every gym has one. In terms of usable space, the mirror actually imparts a twist on the boundaries, for example, using a squat rack while blocking the view of a curler is antithetical to gym feng shui. The mirrors will suck in the most ardent lifter's eyes, acting as a guiding light influencing his every movement, position, and nuance. Self-perception is the ultimate misguiding light and the mirrors are the reflectors. The idea that training in the pure elements of nature will create an immunity to any other condition is simply not true. It will weaken the spirit's reaction to the artificialities that stifle unbridled and hard living. This is just the tip of the iceberg when considering how misguided is the mainstream concept of truth and reality. "East is east and west is west and the twane shall never meet." It's better to keep the worlds separate lest they collide. Something has to give and the comfortable smoke and mirrors of illusion will always trump the discomfort of honesty and reality.
Of course, "the muscle zone." That's what I've been missing. The mirrors are awesome!
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It starts the minute you walk in. The depressing music. Funny how when I can train unencumbered I don't even hear the music but even when it's at a barely audible level in this type of environment it screams acquiescence. It's nearly impossible or pointless to warm up because the AC is so low and fans are shooting jet streams of relief in every possible direction. No sweating is the unspoken mantra. Those who manage to sweat are moving in what seems like a random pattern from one apparatus to the next, the token meat head with a superman tattoo. Every gym has one. In terms of usable space, the mirror actually imparts a twist on the boundaries, for example, using a squat rack while blocking the view of a curler is antithetical to gym feng shui. The mirrors will suck in the most ardent lifter's eyes, acting as a guiding light influencing his every movement, position, and nuance. Self-perception is the ultimate misguiding light and the mirrors are the reflectors. The idea that training in the pure elements of nature will create an immunity to any other condition is simply not true. It will weaken the spirit's reaction to the artificialities that stifle unbridled and hard living. This is just the tip of the iceberg when considering how misguided is the mainstream concept of truth and reality. "East is east and west is west and the twane shall never meet." It's better to keep the worlds separate lest they collide. Something has to give and the comfortable smoke and mirrors of illusion will always trump the discomfort of honesty and reality.
ReplyDeleteBase gym NAB Little Creek if I'm not mistaken. I love Hammer Strength!
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