Craig Cox
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PUMPING IRONY: Awkward Mornings
One of the buffer guys at the gym on Monday was wearing a very tight T-shirt with this message: “An…
PUMPING IRONY: A Conspiracy of Chemicals
I got back to the gym last night after a week away (sore back, summer cold, yada, yada…) and now…
PUMPING IRONY: Miracle Cure?
OK, this is weird. Against my better judgment, I shuffled my pathetic ancient body downstairs to the gym after work…
PUMPING IRONY: Back and Forth
Remember the scene in It’s a Wonderful Life when Jimmy Stewart’s sitting at Martini’s bar and prays for deliverance from…
PUMPING IRONY: Cramping Calves
I climbed on the treadmill last night and, after a five-minute walking warm-up, jogged a mile at a 4 mph…
PUMPING IRONY: Is It Too Much of a Good Thing?
Well, my shoulder’s no longer sore — now it’s my back that’s killing me.
PUMPING IRONY: Sore Shoulder
It’s a muggy day for a bicycle commute, even one that lasts only 15 minutes, and this morning it’s made…
PUMPING IRONY: A Decent Interval
I’m not going to pretend it hasn’t been awhile since I’ve posted (these things are dated, after all), but real work comes first and I’ve been catching up after a week’s vacation. (Yeah, I could’ve posted while on vacation . . . whatever.) It doesn’t mean, however, that I’ve been slacking off in the workout department.
PUMPING IRONY: Fate or Fitness?
I was back in the gym last night for a pretty rigorous, fast-paced workout: 10 miles on the bike (average…
PUMPING IRONY: Swimming Upstream
I’ve been comparing notes recently with Hodding Carter, the 45-year-old writer whose new book, Off the Deep End, chronicles his…
PUMPING IRONY: A Presidential Moment
I’ve been riding my bike into work recently, but today, which promises thundershowers after work, I decided to hoof it.…
PUMPING IRONY: The Heart of the Matter
I’m getting more accustomed to the new machines at the gym, so I can’t use that as an excuse for…
PUMPING IRONY: Rage Against the Machine?
Well, I didn’t get to the gym on Wednesday (worked too late — not enough time for a good workout.…
PUMPING IRONY: Rest or Recreate?
I skipped the gym last night and stayed home from work today in hopes of thwarting a cold bug that’s…
PUMPING IRONY: Formless Function
My Friday workout felt hasty and ill-conceived, sort of a circuit-training approach without the “training” part, as I wandered from…
PUMPING IRONY: Pedal Pusher
I rode my bicycle to work this morning, even though I chose to wear the inexplicable sneaker-khakis combo (see “If…
PUMPING IRONY: When the Shoe Fits . . .
My goal this morning was to walk into work (I’d left my bike in the office due to yesterday’s thunderstorm)…
PUMPING IRONY: Solid Goaled
OK, so I promised that I would report on last night’s workout — specifically focusing on my 10 goals for…
PUMPING IRONY: Goalkeeper
Everybody in the fitness biz talks about hitting plateaus in your workout regimen, times when you don’t seem to be…
PUMPING IRONY: Superfood?
Two interesting questions lodged themselves in my pea brain after last night’s workout: 1.) Do certain foods make you stronger?…
PUMPING IRONY: Old and Buff
After my Crapmobile episode on Monday, I was anxious to get back on my regular workout schedule, so last night…