Poster Child

I've been know to overshare according to my mother and DW's favorite thing to tell me is that I sometimes lack a "filter" between my brain and my mouth. So since I'm going to tell you the story anyway, I figured I might let you know that it could fall in that category for some people.

On Tuesday/Thursday mornings, I teach a class at FitLab that is "men only". I affectionately refer to as the "Boys Club" because the guys in it are good friends and all have a great sense of humor. The dynamic of the class really couldn't be better b/c I spend the entire time laughing. One of the guys in class is our friend and client, Daniel, and he's just a pretty all around witty guy. On the first day of class several months ago, after a particularly grueling "zone" on the treadmill, he hopped off and bent over, resting his hands on his knees. I could tell he wasn't feeling so hot, so I asked him if he was ok. He paused and then kinda laughed it off, but said to me: "I'm not sure if I need to throw up...or I need to poop." Whatever the case, the exercise proved to be a little intense and he left for the bathroom to find out. When he came back, I didn't plan on asking but being the friends that we are, I guess, he felt the need to tell me that it wasn't the "throw up" option. Since then, it's been a bit of a joke between us.

Well, after a break from classes for the holidays, the Boy's Club is back at it and they were talking about how their chests were sore from Monday's workout. Ryan, another member of the class was talking about how painful his pecs were to the touch and I said, "That's not pain, that's progress..." They laughed at my lack of sensitivity, but hey, it's my job as a trainer to push you a little harder than you'd push yourself. I mentioned to them that I had a class of almost all beginners and made sure to mention to them after class that if they woke up and "felt a little flu-ish, it wasn't the flu. We'd worked every muscle group and they should just count it as progress."

Daniel laughed and then commented: ...if you feel flu-ish, it's not the flu. Except maybe if you have a runny nose.
Ryan said: if you feel a little flu-ish, it's not the flu. Except maybe if you have a fever. Then he added: "but diarrhea...that could go either way. It could be the flu or it could just be progress, right Daniel?"
I died laughing when Daniel said, "Yea. Yea, diarrhea could definitely just be progress, not the flu. In fact, I'm the poster child for Progress Diarrhea. My name is Daniel and I. have. PD."

Oh, the things I could tell you...I think I could write a book just on the conversations I have with my clients! Ha!