I’m 6 weeks away from my first NAS competition of the 2011 season and I am proud to say I am have been slapped numerous times at my freak gym. I say freak gym because it aint like no other place. Call us what you want but you will never find a weight on the floor or weight left on a barbell or find a cleaner gym anywhere. And it is a gym BTW, not a fitness center or health club. So back to the slapping part…..last month I wrote a blog titled, “will you slap me.”. Well I have had three people do the honor but only one truly enjoyed it and for that I have named him my “Slap Man”. Kind of like how at a boxing match there is a “cut man” I guess the freak gym has its own “Slap Man” but better yet I have my own “Slap Man”. In case you are wondering I prefer my slap to the face with the open hand and to my left cheek. Today was a great example on how the slap worked. I was doing axle cleans and as I was working my way up in weight warming up I missed on a rep of only 172 lbs. Totally pathetic in my book so in disgust I kicked a bumper plate and screamed an expletive then walked over to my “slap man” and told him to let me have it. Ah yes a nice crisp slap to the face is just what I got and I finished off my last warm up set with great intensity. So next time you find yourself in need of some intensity I highly recommend you get in touch with your nearest slap man.
