Wondering where I've been all week? Here's what happened.
So earlier this summer I get a call from my good buddy Brian, who I went to college with back in the day at the University of Colorado. He tells me "I'm getting married, can you be in the wedding?" I'm like, sure dude, when?
Turns out it's August 4th. Which is my birthday. Which this year would be my 40th birthday.
As in fortieth. Four Zero. The big 4 Ohhhh.
Shoot. Why the hell not right? I'll see friends, taste some good Sonoma wine and celebrate my 40th in st style.
Anyway, so this is me, in a tuxedo for a wedding on my 40th birthday. I figured at least I'll have a good pic of me at 40 and it's not bad. I've seen worse.
But the pic is just extra. The best part was when I first got there. A friend of mine picked me up from the airport and we headed straight for the bar in the city where my college buddies were waiting. There were about five of us total, all from the same dorm where we met back in 1990, our freshman year of college.
I walked in and each one of those guys were like:
"Dude, what the hell?"
"How much are you lifting? You're huge!"
"Are you using supplements or steroids?"
And the best one was . . .
"I thought men can't build muscle once you hit 40?"
When my buddy asked me that I was like, WHAT????
You're kidding me right? That's ALL we do at RFM. We build muscle.
Yeah, maybe we don't do all the sculpting that some other programs do but I'd rather look like how I do now and be able to be strong and fast (okay I'm not fast but I'm faster than I would be without RFM) than look like a body builder and not be able to do anything.
Besides, just hearing my friends talk I felt like a body builder. It was awesome.
The whole trip they kept asking me about Crossfit and the workouts and if there was a diet involved as well. I told them about Paleo and I could see it in their eyes that they were totally curious though not convinced enough to check it out.
Ah well, what can you do, right?
As for me I'm so ready to get back into the gym. Hoping to train twice as hard and stick to Paleo more strictly.
Maybe not this weekend though. This is the weekend that Bump and Kristi get married!
Good times people, good times. Stay classy San Diego.
Peace!
Rod
