Gym Socks?

Today after work I went to do my Monday evening workout. It consists of core, stretching, biceps, triceps, chest, back and shoulders weight and resistance training. I have been doing this routine regularly for the last few months. Don’t worry I am not becoming a gym rat; I am just in there to get my body ready for next season.

For those of you who know me, I don’t really like to be bothered when I am training. So it is very odd for me to do any chit chatting at the gym. I walk in with my headphones on and I walk out with them one, I have a purpose.

Tonight I broke that rule, I ran into a few guys I haven’t talked to in a while. We got to talking and catching up a bit, when a friend of one of the guys said (Meathead) “I see you in here at least three times a week training. Your that dude who always wears those long white socks.” Those long white socks are my SLS3 compression socks. He also said (Meathead) “What do you think your gangsta?” This is a friend of the two guys I knew. They just stood there and laughed. I wasn’t sure who the guy was so I just went with it and laughed. Then he went into (Meathead) “Do think I am funny?”

This meathead must have asked me that at least 10 times. All I could do was laugh. Finally he asked, (Meathead)“What’s up with those socks?” I knew he thought they were weird. So I told him (me) “I have been wearing them because I have been to lazy to shave my legs.” You should have seen his face. (Meathead) “You shave your f’n legs? What kind of man shaves his legs?” (me) "Depending on the occasion or the time of the year, I may shave more." My friends were dieing laughing. (Meathead) “Come on man your bulls**ten me?” Today I wore sweat pants, so I pulled up my pant leg and showed him my clean-shaven leg. (Meathead) “What kind of (rhymes with wussy) p are you?” (Me) “I am single and like long coastal bike rides wearing tight spandex shorts and tops.” He was getting pissed, I think. (Meathead) “Dude there is something wrong with you.”

After about 10 minutes one of the guys I know asks meathead "Do you think you can ride a bike 100 miles?” (Meathead) “What does he think he’s Lance Armstrong or something?” (Person I know) “Now but he has finished two Ironmans.” (Meathead) “That long ass triathlon thing?” (me) “Yes” (Meathead) “Wow, that is wow. I got much respect for you bro. That shit is balls. I couldn’t do that. Go ahead and wear your socks.”

I had to walk away laughing shaking my head. I guess the good thin is, I got his permission to wear my SLS3 compression sock to the gym.