I Have a Rare Syndrom Known as T-Rex Arms

Tyrannosaurus Rex
Originally uploaded by Carly Whelan

Justin is my trainer extraordinaire and he is helping me with the ill-fated endeavor. When I first started working out with him, we did a lot of boxing and MMA fighting techniques for a great cardio workout. Now that I have officially started my training for the run, I do cardio on my own and use my weekly session with him to learn how to lift weights and build muscle.


I. hate. every. minute. of. it. But I continue to do it because I know it is a great way get my body to burn fat more efficiently. And since I have the metabolism of a three-toed sloth, I am looking for any boost, short of using cocaine, that I can get.


This leads me to today...my arms are so sore from lifting yesterday that I typed this entire post with my breath. I have become an exercise-induced Stephen Hawking, minus the wheel-chair and the creepy computer voice. Actually, since I can still walk and have taken to keeping my arms all curled up close to my body, I more closely resemble a Tyrannosaurus Rex with those tiny, little, useless arms.  Hopefully, by tomorrow's training session I will be less sore.