David Chu, Fitness Satirist, Personal Trainer
Fitness That's Not Witless
When I arrived at the gym last Tuesday, I found Dr. Delts trying to get on a Swiss ball. Something fishy is going on here, I thought. He usually scorns such equipment in favor of more metallic, manly gear. But at times he’ll try almost anything. “Hey! What’s going on?” I asked. “I know, I [...]
A new guy just began coming to the gym, and wow, does he stand out. His upper body is very big and muscular, almost no fat, and covered with random peculiar tattoos. He is tanned, possibly due to not wearing shirts much. He probably wouldn’t have worn shirts at all here, except that gym management [...]
Doctor Delts and I exercise together a lot, always pushing each other to do better, but neither of us cares too much for running. Long slow distance, marathon prep and the like, just takes too much time for my taste, and I worry about repetitive strain injuries. Delts’ main concern is the prospect of losing [...]
Recently Delts and I began doing a new exercise. You take a fairly heavy medicine ball and play catch with your partner, moving quickly. It’s great for reflexes and gets your heart rate up rapidly. If that sounds like too much, you can just start with a lighter ball, and go at a more comfortable [...]