5.16.13- In which I am tricked!

So, I'm trying this thing where I go to work out 5 days in a row. Thus far, I am incredibly tired and sore, and that only stands to get worse. That said, I am seeing pretty great results! I'm sure it is partially the increased working out and partially the fact that I haven't really been cheating on my diet at all this week. So, hopefully the next weigh in will be a good one.

Good results aside, lets discuss deception for a moment. Yesterday's workout, as described on the website was as follows:

For time

500m Row
21 KB Swings @ 16
21 TTB (toe to bar, I actually just did tucks)

500m Row
15 KB Swings @ 16
15 TTB

500m Row
9 KB Swings @ 16
9 TTB

Now, that is bad, especially after 3 days in a row, but it could be worse. See, for men of my size, rowing is actually kind of fun. We aren't put at a disadvantage because we aren't being asked to move our body weight. Also, it makes us feel less inferior because when everyone is rowing together, we all remain pretty stationary. You don't have to feel the shame of watching some Adonis woosh past you smiling. So, when I looked at the site and saw we were rowing, I was very happy.

Then I got to the gym...

Rowing had been replaced with 400 meter runs. I HATE running. Hell, I might have skipped the workout yesterday if I knew I would be required to huff and puff my way up and down the hill. The Oxford English Dictionary defines Deceive as  to "cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage." There is no question that Rob Gerdes caused me to believe something that was not true, and from that he gained personal satisfaction from my soul dying a little. 

For every 5 souls he crushes, he gets another pound on his maximum deadlift. Needless to say, he's pretty strong. 

In any case, despite my pain, I made it through the workout in a about 18 minutes. I'm feeling haggard, but no one ever said transforming my body would be easy. I'm just lucky to feel that the rewards are worth the sacrifices.