Trying way too hard
Yesterday at the gym I saw a guy, must have been beg 50’s who was on this mission to push his body to near breaking point. I bet you 50 kroner when he got home he collapsed in a pile of pain.
He had this silent competition going with some buff 30 something guy. The young guy I am sure completely unaware of the ongoing competition. The older guy was following the buff guy around lagging a few steps behind keeping one or two apparatus between them. He would watch the buff dude and try and outdo him. He looked fierce, eye of the tiger totally focused on the task at hand.
It was painful to watch, I was fearful that the old dude might seriously injure himself, but it seemed that mind over matter was the name of the game.
At the very end of the cycle the young guy did chin-ups, easily pulling off 10 at a time only struggling on the last one of the fourth set, impressive indeed. At this point young dude had noticed old dude, and by the looks of compassion he really felt for him.
Old dude jumped up grabbed the bar, started to lift himself, I was amazed he could do any at all, but he managed 3 chin-ups before moving on, with crazed look in his eyes. Young dude looked after him, shaking his head almost imperceptively.
Oh, the sights to behold at the gym.
