A heavyset gentleman stepped onto the locker room scale. He looked down at the digits, then sighed in disgust and cursed loudly. He raised his head and glowered at the reflection in the mirror. The… more →
GymsanityKeva Silversmith wrote 3 months ago: A heavyset gentleman stepped onto the locker room scale. He looked down at the digits, then sighed … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 6 months ago: Competence is such a rare commodity. In any endeavor, when you find people who know what they’re doi … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 12 months ago: A few years ago my gym closed the men’s locker room for renovation, and during this time turned the … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 1 year ago: This entry was originally posted on March 14, 2007. Updated at bottom. The Rest Of The Story My nig … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 1 year ago: There’s an old law school joke about the failing student with a bookshelf full of books. Performing … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 1 year ago: People underestimate the mental soreness that follows from serious training. Just as the anticipati … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 1 year ago: I’m always worried by the guys who bring bodybuilding “how-to” books onto the gym floor. My first r … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 1 year ago: As I watch Seinfeld in syndication, I’m struck by how much of the show’s humor takes place at the gy … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 1 year ago: Let’s take a look around my gym early on a Saturday morning. You have to figure that the folks show … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 1 year ago: Joe Weider’s 1980’s bodybuilding bible, at 528 pages, gets it wrong for only one single paragr … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 2 years ago: There is a whole class of people that have been ignored by this blog but deserve better: the compuls … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 2 years ago: My grandfather always told me if I hung on to old clothes long enough, they’d eventually come back i … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 2 years ago: Whenever I see a dad drag his 11 or 12 year old son to the gym, I’m reminded of the dog owner who fo … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 2 years ago: Overheard at the gym today: “I know it’s a nice, cool Easter Sunday. But I came in anyway bec … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 2 years ago: I always get a kick out of watching big burly guys use the seated leg curl. Few people realize this … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 2 years ago: My nightmare featuring crazed gym ball users keeps getting worse. Remember the guy standing on the … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 2 years ago: There are a few really astounding gym incidents that I’ve been able only to hear about, rather than … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 2 years ago: I have a confession. My first ever post about the craziest thing I’d seen in the gym wasn’t entirel … more →
Keva Silversmith wrote 2 years ago: Hang out in the grunting area of your gym, and you’re destined to find folks using lifting belts and … more →