Monday, June 20, 2016

P.S. Cottier #20 Four times a week

Four times a week

The heft of it The set of it of it The nausea of it
The number of it The form of it The core of it
The glance of it The bruise of it The push of it
The back of it The mirrors of it The wind of it
The callous of it The iron of it The rope of it
The smile of it The spotter of it The floor of it
The dumbbells of it The sweat of it The pump of it
The rip of it The pain of it The trackies of it
The failure of it The strong of it The grimace of it
The towel of it The bench of it The joy of it
The chest of it The habit of it The groan of it
The pull of it The fear of it The legs of it
The kilos of it  The runners of it  The reps of it
The gloves of it The ache of it The racks of it
The barbells of it The stretch of it The blood of it
The grip of it

P.S. Cottier


10 comments:

  1. I really enjoyed this, thank you. Fantastic opening line. I'm going to the gym this afternoon and I wonder if I might be inspired to respond.....

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    1. Don't injure your writing hand! Glad you enjoyed it, Lisa. (Fights urge to ask how much Lisa can bench press...)

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    2. Not very much!! I don't go four times a week, I'm quite feeble!!! (But I really enjoy it).

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    3. The title is a tad aspirational.

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  2. I'm happy to take your word for it, you two!

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  3. I marvel at the dedication of it. I went once, the music of it was too much I escaped

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  4. Rosemary and Gail, it is very much a world of its own! I even love the music, which ranges from AC/DC to 'retro workout', but lots of people take their own devices.

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  5. The French proverb says: "il faut souffrir pour être beau" !! One must suffer to be handsome (or even beautiful)

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    1. I'm more thinking of strength and bone density, Béatrice! But any beauty would be gratefully accepted.

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  6. Thanks for this PS; so true! I'll aim for the ideal of that final line :-)

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