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Under
the bright lights, with a booming bass, mirror reflections all around, a tint
of chalk floating around the room, and an aroma of the sweat of hard work a
show down was beginning in the gym. The
New Year had just begun and everyone was gearing up to one up one another’s
gains. After all, fitness is clearly
something that you see instantaneous change in, results simply pour in. (Lie)
Paleo
dieters squared off against those who merely clean ate. Their plates transforming at every turn to
see who’s diet was more bearable. The
comparison of do not eat lists was brutal.
Individuals tried to bend the rules and change their diets piece by
piece in order to seem like they had found the key to tummy tuck success.
Cardio
versus cross fit versus weight lifting, cross training, class takers, personal
training, circuit doers, running programs.
All different kinds of workout styles were attempted as our gym goers
searched for the perfect means for change.
All
of these programs worked to serve one goal.
To morph the body into the next best weapon, to get ready for that
upcoming progress picture. Flex Friday
was more than an instagram hashtag, this was war, a battle of the best, an
essential war of the workouts.
Author’s
Note: This week I read The MonkeyKing. My favorite chapter in this story
was called Yang Oerlang. In this chapter the Monkey King is fighting Yang
Oerlang to see who is the better fighter and shifter. As they fight all they are doing is
manipulating their form as they try to one up another to pick the most
effective form for battle. For example,
when one turns into a bird the other will become a hawk, then one will turn to
a fish and the other turns into a fish-hawk, then a water snake and so on and
so forth. I thought this somewhat
related to the ways people will change their workout routines in an effort to
out do someone else. The concept of
changing one’s workout for mere gains is rather dangerous and it should be
emphasized that I by no means promote the implementation of extreme training
shifts or extreme dieting. I advocate
for a clean eating lifestyle and routine physical training. However, it is important to find a workout
that your body enjoys and to stick with it.
Find your form, find what makes you fight best, and stick with it.
Bibliography:
Story-
The Ape Sun Wu Kung
Book-
The Chinese Fairy Book
Author-
R Wilhem
Year-
1921
I liked this story and how you turned it into something that is related to the present, with February ending relatively soon and people dropping off of New Year's Resolutions. I do think that there is a little bit of confusion with wording. It isn't incomprehensible, but it just takes an extra time or two to read over and figure out what you mean by it. Other than that it was a great story!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your story. I also read the Monkey King unit this past week. It was a really good unit. Compared to the original story, I liked yours much better. I thought it was pretty hilarious. I look forward to reading much more of your stories in the future.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you implemented the story into something you are passionate about. I like to work out and there all types of fad exercise routines and diets out there promising fast results. It can get a little confusing at times especially when one contradicts the other. I thought that your Author's Note was well written because for someone who may not be familiar with all the terminology used in the fitness world this story could be confusing. Your Author's Note does a great job of explaining the inspiration for the story and how it relates to the original.
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