Classic Lileks

The workout was a bit annoying, as one of the irregulars gathered all the lower-weight barbells around him like a class of elementary school students to whom he wanted to tell a story. He had some routine that required this weight then that weight, and since he looked very pleased with himself I wondered whether he was thinking "these other guys, they don't know the strength advantage you get from multi-varied weight differential hoisting. Me, I know, which is why I give myself a look of self-regard and stab my hair with my hand before making sounds of conspicuous exhalation."