Eric had to come get me out of my car yesterday. I couldn’t do it alone. With the long, harsh winter we had, I forgot – well, I didn’t forget but I didn’t remember how debilitating the heat is so Eric helped me out. Embarrassing. When you just meet someone and they have to pick you up. So, I get into Barwis and Phil stretched me at the Keiser machine. He told me to stand but first WAS the worst here. I told him about how much I don’t like NOT being able to control my body in the heat. I WAS able to get up on my second attempt and completed one squat. I completed 3 stands and I squat before Phil told me to head to the turf not to the mat.
WHAT?! Not only was Phil wearing his glasses yesterday (it was the first time that I saw him wear them) but I’m walking?! On a Friday?! CRAZY! WEIRD.
I got set at the line and Eric came over to help because Lindsay wasn’t there. Phil explained how we do this to Eric and then said in a goofy voice making fun of me, “Let’s do this thing!” I got nothing. On my second attempt, I got set and then I said, “Let’s do this thing!” I stood and I felt sturdy and then said, “C’mon boys!” I got 6 yards on that drive. I didn’t get anything further for my 3rd and 4th downs. Before my 3rd down, Phil stretched me out some more. I told him that I was glistening and told Phil that he was starting to glisten as well. I looked at Eric and told him that “glisten” is code word for “sweating.” He laughed.
After my walking attempts, we still had time left over so Phil met me at the Keiser machine for more standing and squatting attempts. I told Phil about my forearms “killing” me. I put my car in park at stop lights now because the pressure I exert on them by engaging the brakes with my hand controls hurts too much. Phil squeezed my left forearm and had me open and close my fist as he moved his hand to different muscles I guess and kind of squeezed and rubbed my forearm. Then he grabbed my right forearm and did the same thing. I decided that his hands were GARGANTUAN compared to my forearms and it kind of made me feel like a little kid. He used his index and middle finger to kind of “walk” up my forearm. That motion made me laugh like it was two legs so I did the same to Phil’s arm (adding a sound effect of course!). The effect was a little bit different having my little hand walk up his GARGANTUAN arm with a quick, “Boop! Boop! Boop!” I think I did it twice. Phil laughed and told me, “You have issues.” My forearms felt a little better after this and I was able to complete 4 more stands and 1 more squat. I asked Phil if we will always have a “Walking Friday” when my “Walking Wednesday” is a shut-out like the last one was. He said, “Maybe.”
I got a total of 7 stands , 2 squats, and 6 yards on this “crazy, weird” “Walking Friday” #1. Eric helped me to my car that I got into mostly by myself. He had to help me with my feet. I’m still waiting for my “a lot” but am racking up the “little by little”s in the meantime.
TOTAL YARDAGE = 347 and 2 steps.