Mind vs. Body

[torpedo]

This is an example of the inner struggle that my mind and body go through almost every time I row.

Mind> OK, get on the machine.
Body> Cant we just get a cheeseburger and a beer instead?
Mind> No, now come on, it’s good for you.
Body> It sure doesn’t FEEL good.
Body> I am the one who suffers after we do this.
Mind> We’ll take it slow this time I promise.
Body> Well… OK
Mind> See that’s not so bad.
Body> Hey, I could do this all day long!
Mind> OK, lets take a break.
Body> What?!?!
Mind> That was just a warm up.
Body> What do you mean a warm up?
Mind> I wouldn’t want to hurt you when we try for a personal best.
Body> Personal Best! Are you nuts? I was in pain for a week last time you did that to me.
Mind> It wont be that bad this time, I promise. We have become much stronger since then.
Body> You have been reading those damn C2 forums again. I will not take part in this.
Mind> You have no choice. Now get on the machine.
Body> There’s beer in the fridge…
Mind> Stop it!
Body> Well, can you at least put the TV on the adult channel this time?
Mind> Nope. The Hallmark channel- Little House on the Prairie. You lose focus on that other channel.
Mind> OK here we go.
Body> OMG! Slow down will you, I can’t keep this up for long.
Mind> Its OK, you can do it!
Time passes…
Body> It’s been 15 minutes now. How much longer? I can’t take it!
Mind> Only 15 minutes more.
Body> 15 minutes more! Please slow down. I am dying!
Body> Those people in the forums arent real! Those times CANT be real! Its just marketing! C2 has to make money some how! Its all lies.
Mind> Hang in there you can do it!
Body> You shouldn’t have had Tai for lunch.
Mind> Stop it and focus! Only 10 more minutes!
Body> Its a little better now, I might make it…
Mind> Its for your own good.
Only 2 minutes left…
Body> OK, I lied! PLEASE STOP NOW!
Mind> Almost there, hang on!
60 Seconds left…
Mind> OK, now give it all you’ve got!!!
Body> ARE YOU NUTS! I ALREADY WAS!
Mind> F A S T E R! FASTER! ALMOST THERE!
Body> STOP STOP STOP STOP!!! PLEASE!!!
TIME!
Mind> GREAT! You did it!
Body> Don’t you ever do that again.
5 minutes later…
Body> Can we have that beer now?
Mind> Sure, as soon as you get off the floor…

[MomofJBN]

ROFL. Just hysterical! I'm sure we've all been there.

[TedCG]

It's very, er... reassuring to know that it's not just us...that is, me. We mean that it's good to know that other(s) have these discussions/monologues. So that means it's normal, right? Right? And if someone talked to the Erg like it was a person, that would be normal too, wouldn't it? And it would be rude to leave the PM* monitor out of the conversation, because heaven knows that (item) always has something to say, so we can't just snub it, can we, really?
So as long as the four of us are gathered together, Body wonders if we can get a firmware update for playing Bridge, and we let the Erg be dummy.