Saturday, March 26, 2011
March Madness Meltdown
Well, thanks to the Buckeyes losing last night, my bracket is ruined. I’m very disappointed in them. So much so, that today I had to rip off the shirt I had been (previously) wearing with pride.
I tried to throw it in the trash, but the trash can was too full (looks like someone needs to take out the trash around here).
Next, I tried to burn it. But I got in trouble for that. Once the man saw me with the mini blow torch I got a stern scolding.
The only thing left to do to express my fury was to trample the shirt, then shove it to the back of my clothing drawer. Maybe, just maybe, I will pull it out for football season. We’ll have to see about that.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
First Day of Spring
I just wanted to remind my friends, family, and fans that today is the first day of spring. Mr. Penguin is hoping his garden fares much better this year with bigger, more abundant produce. I have planted some seeds already, much earlier than I did last year. My goal this year is to get my cilantro to grow.
I still may plant some more things, my garden is still being planned out.
I hope you all enjoy a beautiful, warm, sunny day like we are expecting here down south. Today I plan on kickin' back with the man, watching some basketball games; there are supposed to be some good match ups. The man and I will, of course, be cheering on the Buckeyes. As for the woman, she will hopefully be tending to my garden.
Enjoy your day!
Friday, March 18, 2011
New Weight Rack for the Sweat Shop
The man came home with a surprise; a new weight rack for the Sweat Shop. We tested it out and it will hold our weights perfectly....once we get some more. And it was a steal at only $20. The Sweat Shop is really coming together; soon it will be a world class gym. Then everyone will want to train with me.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy St. Paddy's Day
This morning the man and woman were surprised to wake up and find a little leprechaun, instead of a penguin, in their bed.
At first he seemed a little surly...
...but it turned out all he needed was a stiff Irish drink.
After that he was very well behaved.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Building a Plyometric Box
The man decided a good item to have in our gym would a plyometric box to increase his vertical jump. Depending on which side is up, you have the option of three different heights to jump up on.
I agreed it was a great idea, it just took some time to plan out how to make one. After mapping out our dimensions and design, we went to Lowes to buy the lumber.
Back at home we assembled all our tools and wood to begin building.
We had Lowes cut a panel of wood into the dimensions of the sides of our box, all we needed to do was saw down some 2"x2"s for added reinforcement. We decided to do this outside so we wouldn't make a mess in the Sweat Shop.
Fearing blisters may form on my delicate flippers, I decided to allow the man to have a go at sawing.
Now, I’m not about to get a splinter in my flipper, so I decided to take over supervising, while the man did all the manual labor.
We gathered up the support posts and took them inside to begin building. Everything seemed to be going well but then we hit a snag. As we were laying out the box to assemble it, we discovered a miscalculation; 4 of our support posts were about 3 inches short. We had some left over wood, but not enough to even make 2 posts. We were pretty disappointed. It was late and seemed pointless to run back out to the the [not so close] store to get one more 2”x2”. The woman and I felt really bad because we knew how excited the man was to have this man project. And once he started, he--understandably--wanted to finish it. The man was not ready to give up, he kept trying to make it work out. But you can't make a wood post magically grow 3 inches.
Finally, the man figure out why we miscalcualated. The pieces of support wood were only 1 ½” wide, not the 2” he assumed.
It took a lot of pleading and gentle prodding, but the woman finally convinced the man to just step away from his project to regroup and replan.
The man, being tenacious, was not willing to throw in the towel just yet, so we decided to just continue on building the box, omitting the interior reinforcement posts.
After all sides were drilled and glued in place, we tested it out. It was fine, strong enough to hold the man’s weight. We both let out big sighs of relief.
Can't wait to add this box to the man's training regimen.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Eye of the Tiger
The past couple weekends we’ve been watching the “Rocky” movies. Boy, I tell ya, it has really inspired me to start training. I, too, have the heart of a champion. I don't want to beat somebody up, I’m too sophisticated for such things, I just want to get ripped.
Lucky for me, the man bought some baller fitness equipment. I helped him organize and set up our home gym. We're slowly acquiring the proper equipment to get buff. I think we are going to call it Mr Penguin’s Sweatshop. It has a nice ring to it.
First things first, we had to suit up.
Then it was time to clean and organize the messy basement, so we had a nice clear area to work with:
 |  |
We bought some carpet to put down so we’d have some padding; it took 4 squares to cover the area we had cleared out.
Once that was done it was time to bring in the equipment. I had to show the man the best places to set up each piece.
After observing one of the man’s workouts, I think my talents will be best utilized in coaching and motivating the man, just as Mick did for Rocky. I can keep time for him as well as tell him what to do (I am an exceptional boss). I’m excellent at barking out orders.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
