I’m nearly there, I’m making it. I managed to keep it up for 49.5 seconds last
week. I tell you twice a night, three
times a week is finally paying off. My
wife says she’s never known anyone like me.
So I told her, ‘I just need to keep practising’ and
suggested making it four nights a week.
She was a bit dubious at first but after a couple of days thinking about
it, she agreed. She even went and bought
me a new, soft tape measure so I could really keep tabs on my performance – it
does get a bit awkward with that metal thing I used to use. I kept pressing the
retract button when I got a bit excited and that’s painful, I can tell you.
I was a bit disappointed with my mate, Jack, though. He was the one got me started on this regime
in the first place.
‘It’s amazing,’ he used to say, ‘you’ll feel so much better
for it’.
And so I began, just once a week at first, just for
something a bit different. All the
measuring and checking was a bit distracting and my performance wasn’t what I
expected, but then Millie suggested another night might be helpful and it was. I
noticed a big difference and so did she. We really began to see some
progress. So, with her support and
encouragement, I added a third night.
Trouble is, I think Jack’s got a bit jealous and he’s even
admitted he’s gone off his form lately. I do feel sorry for him but if he wants
to succeed, as I’ve done, he needs to commit himself.
So here I am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and now Thursday too,
each week down at the gym, weighing in, measuring my muscle size and recording
weights lifted. My graph is going sky
high and I’m even thinking of going on some weekend courses. Might even train
as an instructor. Millie thinks it’s great I’ve got such a worthwhile hobby
now.
Pity about Jack though.
Even when he dropped out of the other days, he used to come in on a
Thursday, then we’d go down the pub. Now he’s even stopped that. Prefers walking, he says, but I think he’s
just jealous of my progress. No wonder his wife thinks he’s having an affair.
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