For a good portion of my life I have always looked at things a bit...well... "differently".  I've found Gary Larson hilarious at a very young age.

During that childhood when other kids would read "Archie" comics and listen to Top 40 music, I was absorbing "Conan the Barbarian" and playing "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by the Iron Butterfly at a rather high volume.

I suppose that part of this was my development of "whys" versus "whats".

I've always listened to the entire sentence a person was speaking to me and waited to formulate an answer.  But the twist for me was to wonder  WHY the person asked or said something rather than WHAT the person was asking or explaining.

Why did he say that?  Why did he say that at this time?  Why did I ask, why?

Doing so has given me a chance to absorb the details and give answers or retort to statements in a way that seems simple and done with common sense.  WHICH by the way...isn't very common.

Today, as with most days, I set aside a minimum of a half hour of reading time.  While reading, I take in what the author is saying, but then find myself asking "WHY did he say that? " as well as "WHY did he say that then, at this time?"

I was listening to a gym goer at my place talking with another instructor.  This participant was finding it hard to get motivated at the early hour we were at.

The instructor (whom I like) was talking about getting Jazzed Up.  Amp'd to do the workout.  Being very motivational as one would expect a Coach or Drill Instructor I might add.

Then it occurred to me, the Instructor was going about this much differently than I would.

The music I play doesn't motivate people! The Pre Workout drinks people drink doesn't MOTIVATE people.  Heck!  I don't motivate people!

Motivation comes from INSIDE.  All the other stuff EXCITES but it doesn't motivate.

I have said, one is motivated by either pain or pleasure.  You are moving TOWARDS a goal or AWAY from something that makes you uncomfortable.  THAT'S IT!

Unless you find a reason (a WHY) to do something, NOTHING will ever get done.

If you are a weak, fat bastard that hates getting sand kicked on your blanket and your girlfriend stolen, then you should take note and DO something about that like dropping the fat, get strong and stand UP for yourself, unless you don't mind.

Perhaps you have a reunion coming up, and all the cool kids will be there.  Chances are, they are getting sand kicked on their blankets now and all you have to do is get into some sort of semblance of shape.

MAYBE, you have been diagnosed with an ailment that if you don't get your nutritional plan under control, you'll be dead in six months.

Whatever it is, that has to come from INSIDE YOU!  Then a decision needs to be made.

Are you going to do something about it or are you going to stay with your current status quo?

It isn't about the WHATS.  It's about the WHY!

Even as the simple readings went this morning, I seriously wonder WHY, people of influence even bother to say what they say.

Maybe it's me, maybe not.  But to say something just to create controversy is like one of those guys in hockey that just is an instigator.

They go along just so far, then out of no where...(insert an RKO) BOOM!  Someone like a team enforcer LEVELS them.

Leg/Sciatic rehab:

I sprinted yesterday.  NO I just lied!  I jogged along side of everyone else that sprinted on the field Sunday afternoon.

10x50 yards.

This morning I woke up and went ...UH OH!!!

A few steps towards the bathroom I was ok.

Suspended Knee Ups: 4x12

Bosu Sciatic Sit ups: 4x12

McGill Sit ups: 2x12

GHR: 4x10

Squat: 11x11x80 lbs with the Mastodon Bar

Dead Lifts from the #4 pin using an Axl: 10x1x135

Speed Skater Banded Abduction: 4x25

Seated Leg Curl: 4x25x Medium Band

Stretched out like I was doing the second coming of Flash Dance

Get'n into the HOT TUB at my house tonight.  Set the temp at 101 and I'm gonna RE(efn) lax.