Going it alone

I’ve noticed recently that I have people in my life that continuously bring me down and/or hold me (or themselves) back about staying healthy or being fit.  I’m really getting sick of this crap!  For their sakes I won’t be posting names or relationships to me so all of them will be known as Friend A/B/C…but if you fit underneath the category, odds are you have a friend like me who’s sick of your shit.  Fix it! Note this post is not for everyone, I just need to rant.

Friend A: This is the person who has a million excuses.  No matter what day/time you want to go to the gym they’re never available because their dog needs a massage or their family member needs them to drive them somewhere or some other useless task that wouldn’t take up the entire fuckin’ day.  Those of you with kids, this is different; except for those of you who use your kids as  an excuse.  They’re kids!  I go train at the park, why not play with them or let them play while you train?!  Or take a class and put them into daycare (if offered by your fitness facility).

Friend B:This is the friend who never feels quite right.  The one who “works too much” and is “always tired” or “wants some time to themself”.  Ummmmm, excuse me?!  WTF do you think the gym is for?!  I call it “ME TIME”.  It’s an hour or so devoted specifically to me and all about me.  I don’t care who else is around, what they’re doing or how my day was…this time is all about me!  There is no excuse!  If you want to watch TV, odds are there’s a treadmill with a TV in front of it or ATT offers U-verse everywhere and there’s Netflix!  Bring a book to the treadmill, walk so you can read if you need to.  It’s not about being the most hyperactive person in the place, it’s about moving.

Friend C:This one’s going to offend someone and I know it…so before I start with this one let me say, I’m not sorry.  If this is you, stop the habit and break that cycle. now. just do it.  This being said, this is the friend who is overweight, fat, fluffy, hefty, husky…whatever you wanna call them.  They’ve probly never seen the inside of a gym or the track at the park when they take their kids, they don’t want to be fit and want others to suffer because they aren’t happy with themselves.  These are the people that say,” Well I have <insert random reason here>, and I’m fat and people would look at me.”  Ummmm…..newsflash, I respect overweight people at the gyms and tracks more than I respect the smaller people or the damn gym rats (I hate them too).  If you’re overweight don’t come up w excuses, get off your ass, put down the damned Cheewees and MOVE!  Change your diet, but not so drastically that you can’t get through a day.  Set realistic goals so you can meet them and stick to it!  Find that fit workout buddy that you can train with (at a lower level of course, don’t overdo it) and talk with your doctor about safe ways for you to exercise if health issues are the problem.

Friend D:This is the friend who thinks no matter what you happen to be doing in the gym, they can do it better and discount what you’re doing and have trained up towards.  For example, I had been working on endurance and I wanted to see how many squats I could do after a run with 20lbs on my back (start small and work up).  When I broke my record I was excited and told my friends,” Hey guys, last week I could only do <x> amount of squats after my run with the bar, this week I’ve upped it by <x>!”  This one guy was like,” That ain’t shit, but you’re a girl so I guess that’s good for you…”  (^*&%(&%(*&^)*&  I wanted to slam his face into a wall.  I had been working really hard for that new record!  These are also the types of people who think that nothing can challenge them, like the friend who does some races with me.  He never wants to train and constantly turns me down for a training session because “it’s not like these races are challenging” and he “can get through them without any real effort”  I hope the upcoming race he’s doing KICKS. HIS. ASS. These guys are your typical meathead macho-man motha fuckas who think they’re God’s gift to women and the world revolves around their biceps and “gains”.

If you’re one of these people, seriously you can change it.  Get off your ass and let this be motivational!

But I am absolutely sick of feeling like I’m going at this alone!  I don’t mind the going alone so much when I’m not being put down or held back every step of the God damned way!

Concealed Carry Rant

I just watched a video on Youtube, watch this before you read to get the general idea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QjZY3WiO9s I won’t make you watch the entire thing.

I am getting my concealed carry permit this upcoming Sunday, the people depicted in this video are regular people with no training.  Key phrase “no training”.  If you own a weapon you MUST train with it.  Personally, I carry my gun on my hip openly wherever I go.  If I cannot carry my gun to a store, it’s simple…I don’t go.  I practice everyday, let’s bold that to make it stand out: EVERY DAY with my weapon.

I unload the weapon and make it safe, take out the magazine and eject the chambered round, then I put the weapon in the holster with an empty magazine and put the holster on my belt.  I then start slow and draw the weapon like I was trained by my dad (who is a police officer) and my friends/family in the military (too many to name), I bring the weapon up and mentally tell myself every step from the time the heel of my hand hits the weapon to the time my finger pulls the trigger to dry-fire.  I gradually increase my speed each time, repeating the action if I mess up at the same speed until I get it right.

I do this daily because if I’m going to carry a gun, I want to know how to use it.  I allow distractions around me as well, my husband watching TV in the next room, my dogs barking, anything around me just goes on.  I have even had some friends try and “interrupt” or “surprise” me, I can only do this in test runs however.  I keep a round chambered and it’d be really sad if I shot one of them.  lol.

I frequent the gun range and practice proper form and technique, making sure that I handle the firearm correctly 100% of the time.  I am by no means an expert, in fact I’ve only been shooting for about a year; but I plan to learn one trigger-pull at a time and do it right.

The people in this video were untrained, some had never used a firearm before.  One of the guys in the video told the person next to him he had a gun.  What kind of an idiot does that shit?! I mean, I don’t have to tell people because they can plainly see mine on my belt; but when I carry concealed and see a stranger sitting next to me I’m damned sure not gonna be like,” Hey, I have a gun!” *facepalm*

I would also like to point out that while I’m an avid Call of Duty fan, this video game is simply that.  A game.  Just because your KDR (kill to death ratio) is good online and you can react quickly online, does NOT mean that you will do the same in a real life situation.  I have never started a sentence while handling a real firearm with anything close to the phrase,” Hey, I’ve done this on CoD and…”  Dumbasses…

The only thing that scares the hell outta me about people carrying weapons is the morons who don’t know wtf to do with them and don’t practice but think they’re badasses.  It makes me sick when I hear one of my friends (usually a chauvinistic male) saying things like,” Well, I’d shoot the bastard with my piece if he fucked with my…” or “Motha fucka I’ll shoot you” or my personal fave “if that bitch ever <insert insulting action here> I’ll bust a cap”.  Bust a cap? Really? and holding your gun sideways makes you look about as stupid as those asshats who sag their pants or wear those tight little T-shirts from Aeropostale, be a man and know your shit.  Or be a woman and show them up, which I do frequently.

Just in case you didn’t know this either, this is my biggest pet peeve so listen up *ahem*

DO NOT INSULT SOMEONE ELSE’S FIREARM, EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE SOMETHING BETTER THAN THEM. IF YOU DO, PREPARE TO STARE DOWN THE BUSINESS END OF SAID WEAPON AND TALK SOME MORE SHIT WHILE BEING SHOWN THAT THE WEAPON WORKS JUST AS WELL AS YOURS.  

Choosing a firearm is a personal decision.  I was at the mall, (I was dragged there against my will, unarmed and antsy as fuck) and I see a new store.  Inside there were airsoft guns…yes people guns.  I got excited, even though they weren’t “real” guns, they were guns nonetheless.  So I go in w my friend and I’m looking at this pistol that looks just like my 1911, admiring it more or less because of the similarities (great attention to detail).  The guy working there takes it upon himself to ask,” Hey sweetheart, you need somethin’?”  I looked up and stared into the dumbest eyes I’ve ever seen in my life.  I mean he made Billy Madison and the Water Boy look like geniuses.  I decided to be polite and replied,” No, just looking; but this thing is really well made.”  He props his elbows on the counter and I know I’m in for it, he goes on to tell me that 1911’s are pretty but that’s about all they’re good for.

So I ask him,” If that’s all they’re good for then why have they been around for so long without changing much over the years in design and only in the materials used to fashion them?”

He says,” My Glock will kick that thing’s ass.”

O.M.G.

I was enraged, but calm as I told him,” Well stare down the business end of my 1911 with a .45 caliber bullet chambered and say that again.”

Needless to say, he shut the fuck up.

So there…short rant…and now I’m tired.  Off to bed!