One of the base gyms I frequent is going through a renovation and at first I thought it was closed. Actually it has been relocated, and is now crammed into 1/2 the basketball court. When I got there, a sailor already had an "eight pack" (405 pounds) loaded on the bar from the squat rack. So I warmed up and asked to work in when he got to a decent weight. YEAH RIGHT! I went right to overhead presses but still kept an eye out for his lifts. While a bit younger, he was moving 405 pretty easily at a bodyweight around 210. Then he added 2 more 45s. Quick math-getting close to 500 here, which isn't too common especially on that base. He adds the 5 pounds to even it up and makes the lift!
So while I'm happy with how my workout went, still got a way to go. The two-fer is related to the remodel-since the locker room is closed, the base pool locker room is doing double duty. I haven't swum laps in too long, so I decided to swim a quarter mile. Wow-I am out of shape'for swimming! To think I averaged about 2 miles a week for years is humbling!
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