Cute Little Bastards

I was talking with my second oldest son Charlie the other day and I asked him for some advice on how to keep doing one of the workout routines that we like to do together. I call it the 5×5. It is 5 sets of differing strength training exercises that I started doing earlier this year to get in shape. When Charlie came here for summer break I encouraged him to do the same. He took right to it. Now, we’re trying to be workout buddies online by sending each other e-mails of our progress. My idea. So far, it’s pretty much a one way affair, so we’ll see how long it lasts.

Unlike running, which I look forward to, strength training is not my forte. My friend Eric, a power weight lifter, puts the rigors of strength training like this, “Well, it’s hard and it’s boring, not a great combo.” So the following excerpt was from my IM convo with Charlie.