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I *knew* all those contortions my trainer put me through would lead to trouble. Sure enough a little while later I felt the all too familiar twinge of my sciatic nerve being compressed. I haven’t had sciatica since my last workout frenzy phase in 2000-2001. I find yelling ¡COÑO! ¡CARAJO! ¡ME RE-QUE-TE-CAGO EN TI MIL VECES! very theraputic, that and about two days rest. Back to doing the 5 core strengthening exercises my physiatrist gave me, they work like a charm at keeping away sciatic pain. I’ve been lax, to say the least. CARLOS
Worked out again today at my new gym, Brickhaus Fitness. I haven’t enjoyed working out this much in a long time. Not sure what it is exactly. The two block walk from home? Everything being spanking new? Membership not at peak (just opened) so lots of free equipment? I can’t be sure. One thing I am sure of is I love the atmosphere– it’s huge like an NYSC branch, but cozy (not antiseptic) like a neighborhood gym. It’s beautiful inside, loft-like, exposed brick, wooden floors in walkways, very cool space-age bouncy flooring by the free weights, and a whole lot more. You can tell they poured not just their money, but also their heart and soul into designing the space. I visited the space before they leased it. It used to be a furniture manufacturer’s Outlet! They completely transformed it. It’s a sincere pleasure to work out there.
What will this do for my workout? I won’t be displacing has much water in the hot tub at the next bear run, that’s for sure! My weight is finally coming down – I managed to get a fix on the uncontrollable munchies I got when I stopped smoking. It’s almost a year now (11 months) since I stopped smoking and my weight is on the way down again, yay! CARLOS
