Thursday, August 20, 2015
No Friend of Mine
Today I was introduced to Jacob's Ladder and like many of you that have also been introduced to him I have decided I don't want to pursue a friendship with Jacob. I will do my time that I am sentenced to do with Jacob and I will do it to the best of my ability but I feel like my heart is closed to the prospect of becoming close friends. Somebody told me "it's fun, you will love it!" (you know who you are.) That was not a correct statement. Jacob steals my air from my chest and punches me in the gut and quite frankly I feel like Jacob is a bully. I will try my hardest to get along with Jacob but I will guarantee you that I will never pursue a true friendship with him. Someday, I may even want to challenge Jacob and see if I can beat him but deep inside my soul I know Jacob will always be one rung ahead. Until next time Jacob... I do not look forward to meeting again!
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Yeah, that was rough. I don't think I have been so out of breath doing anything else for 45 minutes as I am doing the Jacob's ladder for 3. I think I am going to try and make nice with Jacob because it seems like if I have to work that hard at it, it probably burns a lot of calories in a shorter amount of time. We will see how it goes...
ReplyDeleteI give you guys who are up for the challenge major kudos... I just don't know if that's a challenge I'm ready for yet. LOL
DeleteTruth, honesty, bluntness, love your blog!
ReplyDeleteSleds and Jacob, nothing like them to make your heart pump like crazy, steal your breath and feel like a BEAST!
Many a time my chest has indeed been on fire on Jacob's Ladder.
It is something I do, when I have been challenged or want to challenge myself.
Some feed off the machine, some feel as you do....you will improve on it, and it is definitely a workout!
Definitely a workout! I won't avoid him, I just won't go out of my way to get to know him any better. ;)
DeleteMeghan is right. It may be awful, but you can feel the calories burning away. I almost became the first person this season to puke (that I know of) when I went straight from the sleds to Jacob.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely gets the job done!
DeleteWow, Matt, I think (to my knowledge) no one has puked this season.
DeleteHowever a Season 8 alumni puked in between doing sleds a couple weeks ago. And the funny thing is, that I did not even realize, and I was pushing sleds with him and another Season 8 alumni....
What an interesting discussion this has turned into. I was so glad to see you this morning looking better than you did when I left you yesterday. What I am enjoying hearing here is that even though there are different attitudes about the attraction to Jacob people are not letting that get in the way of doing what they need to for the program. That is one of the things I like about the program. They are trying to introduce us to different things so that after the program ends we know what they are like and can decide what we want to do for our individual programs. Jacob may become a distant bully but something else might become the special friend you go to when you need to get away and get a good sweat on. Other's love the treadmill, I don't I would rather do Jacob, but when I need the treadmill in order to get my running in I will use it. Everyone keep up the dedication you are showing and celebrate your individual accomplishments.
ReplyDeleteNikki, I know it's really hard, but I wanted to tell you how much I appreciated being your partner on Jacob's Ladder. You are the best encourager. I only got through it because of you quietly telling me to keep going. If we partner up again for Jacob, I'll try to be as good of an encourager for you as you were for me.
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