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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 7 A Not getting to the gym adds 10 pounds of guilt to everything Ned Hickson Forgive me for I have sinned; it’s been nearly two months since my last workout. That was my thought as I entered the gym this week, ready to pay my penance in the company of those who’d kept the faith in my absence. The truth is, I had no one but myself to blame for not getting to the gym. And this time there would be no frittering away my time walking around with a towel over my shoulder pretending to look for my water bottle. Nor would I splash water on my face, then stand close enough to someone in better shape so we look like work- out partners. Removing my jacket, I hung it on the rack and stretched a bit before climb- ing onto the butterfly machine — a torture device used in medieval times that, coinci- dentally, can also develop your pectorals. I set the weight at what I’d been using eight weeks ago. Seriously, how much muscle could’ve been lost in a mere couple of months? Enough that I needed to lighten the load by 10 pounds, it seemed. So I made the adjustment along with an unsettling discovery; eyes darting, I quickly unhitched another 5 pounds, covering the move with a stretch and a yawn. Twenty reps should about do it, I thought, bringing my arms together and sending my chest muscles into quivering shock. The fifth rep caused me to re-evaluate my lofty goal and settle on 15 reps. Then on a nice, round number: Ten. No sense in overdoing it my first day back. Just then, a fitness instruc- tor entered with a small entourage of the newly bap- tized. “This is for strengthening and shaping your thighs,” he said, pointing to the first machine in a row that led toward me. As he approached, I could almost hear him say “...and over here is where out-of-shape people sit and rest while pretending to work out.” While he explained the chin- up machine next to me, I slipped the weight up another 20 pounds and heaved my arms together, teeth clenched tightly and the glare of my reddened face reflecting amber off the cream-colored walls. My hope was that they’d move on quickly, allowing me to keep my dignity with the illusion of my obvious devotion to fitness. Instead, the group hovered there as the instructor explained what I was doing, the intricacies of pectoral development, its importance in relation to posture, the dif- ference between shaping mus- cle and toning it, why you shouldn’t bang the weights, and how often they change out the cables and grease the pulleys. Around rep 14, they began to look uncomfortable, as if they feared being in the direct path of my exploding head. The instructor ushered them to the next machine, glancing over his shoulder at me, a look of concern on his face as he began explaining the benefit of sit-ups. I brought the weights down with a light “clang” and col- lapsed. Imploded, really. And so it went with every piece of workout equipment and free weight in my circuit, as well as the button on the water fountain, which appar- ently someone had tightened while I was away. Exhausted and humiliated after my workout, I pulled my jacket from the rack sleeves- first and thought to myself, “So THIS was my penance...” Of course, my real penance didn’t come until the next morning, when I reached for the alarm and woke everyone with my hollering. Ned is a syndicated columnist with News Media Corporation. His book, “Humor at the Speed of Life,” is available online at Port Hole Publications, Amazon Books and Barnes & Noble. Write to him at nedhickson@icloud.com. Creager featured artist at Old Town Coffee Local artist Timothy A. 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Franz, DVM Open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 8:00 Dr. John Bachmann and his certified Veterinary Technician Elizabeth 541-997-9300 1739 West 22nd Street, Florence By traveling to the light- houses to sketch and photo- graph, Creager is able to collect visual resources necessary to create his images in his Florence studio, where he has lived and worked for several years. “I am pleased to have been chosen by Old Town Coffee, a local business that supports the arts and local artists, to show my work,” said Creager, whose show of lighthouses, as well as the work of other local artists, can be seen daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Old Town Coffee in Florence. Art cards and prints will be available for purchase. Roger Willie, who played Private Charlie Whitehorse in “Windtalkers” with Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater, and had roles in “Adaptation,” “Lost Stallions” and “The Journey Home,” will play a starring role in the film. 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