Groundskeeperwillie's training log

[groundskeeperwillie]

Neil. Hadn't thought of myself as a control freak but I suppose I am! I also don't get summoned to Detroit very often so I guess I haven't got it quite as bad as you have dude!

Stay Strong

gkw

[bkklift]

I also hate it when you can't trust other people to do a job properly, so you end up doing it all yourself. I'm not such a control freak anymore - I try to pick the things I REALLY care about and do them, then leave the rest of the stuff to other people. Hard to get the balance right though.

But being a control freak, EVERYTHING is really important and you end up doing it all yourself anyway right?!

[holvoetn]

I also hate it when you can't trust other people to do a job properly, so you end up doing it all yourself. I'm not such a control freak anymore - I try to pick the things I REALLY care about and do them, then leave the rest of the stuff to other people. Hard to get the balance right though.

But being a control freak, EVERYTHING is really important and you end up doing it all yourself anyway right?!

The key is to identify what IS important and what is not.
That what is important, I will also keep closer in my control range. Or what may potentially cause the most havoc on the total project, another thing to watch (sorry, I am a project manager ...).

EDIT: Willie, if you want I can isolate these last posts in a separate thread so your log does not get too hijacked with this. Just shout.
But it is rather relevant to your case, so maybe best to leave it here.

[helm]

hey willie, hope you can find more time for yourself soon. I'm with you with do stuff yourself if you want it done right mentality, it's hard to get rid of...

anyway, I spent some time in your area this weekend - shopping with the girl at Meadowhall. 9 hours of waiting, walking and looking at things
and then they didn't even have chalk at any of those sports stores. it's too specific, they say. bah.

[FatGuyNoMore]

Hey Willie dont get too worked up about it... I try to remember why and for whom your working so hard and you'll find your way through this eventually (especially with all the good advice above)... and being from Michigan and only two hours from Detroit I think i speak for most of the people in a 100 mile radius... We dont like going to Detroit either. Of 'course there is a nice power lifting gym near there...

[groundskeeperwillie]

@H. No problem mate, leave it in, as you say it is relevant.

@helm. Poor lad, you should have said where you were going, it's known as Meadow Hell round here! I'd rather do OHPs than shop there.

gkw

[groundskeeperwillie]

@FGNM. Thanks man, I'm sure I'll learn to cope a little better once the pressure has eased a bit.

One interesting observation. Since not training for over a week now (probably more like 2), my knee is feeling a lot better.....


gkw

[BLUEBLAH]

Some great advice up there, GKW, so hope things work out.

[markg]

One interesting observation. Since not training for over a week now (probably more like 2), my knee is feeling a lot better.....


gkw

See, I told you training was bad for you....or maybe its just the OHPs...!

@helm - 9 hours in Meadowhell mate...I feel for ya!

[KIB]

Scrolling for two pages, looking for a workout to comment on. Nothing but a buncha chatter!
Helm, have you tried rock climbing stores for chalk? Same stuff and you can get one of those little bags with a drawstring to hold it.
I bet you'll find cheap stuff on line.

[groundskeeperwillie]

Scrolling for two pages, looking for a workout to comment on. Nothing but a buncha chatter!

That's about all I'm fit for at the moment!


gkw

[AD69]

Willie - get back under the bar! Nothing like some squats to help sort your head out! Do it!

[helm]

yeah, willie, move your bum to the shed and squat! you need more numbers and less words in your log

but I think some days of rest will do your body good, especially the knee. let everything heal and come back even stronger than before!

@kib, chalk was the only thing I was looking for at that shopping place, but none of the 5 sports stores (out of a total of almost 300 stores) had any. found enough online, but the gym just doesn't allow it, so I'll go for your bicycle inner tube idea...

[Buffalo150]

Willie-

Keep the faith...the weights will be there when you're ready.

-Bflo

[groundskeeperwillie]

@helm. Thanks mate. To be honest, it's the knee that worries me the most. So far no heavy squats = no knee pain.

@Bflo. Cheers Bflo . I have no intention of giving up the weights man, but apart from all the crap I've got on at the moment with work etc., as I said to helm above, I've got virtually no problems with my knee at the moment. I know it's a bit OTT, but I don't want to risk screwing up my knee now with squatting, and then when I get older, having even more problems when it will be harder to cope. However, at some point in the (very) near future, I am going to get back to squats, but they may have to be lighter, maybe even front squats or box squats?

Later
gkw