Hundred Hand

We’re not what you would call athletic, in my family. I found out my dad, Ken, had the nickname “Ken-do” in college, taken from the phrase “Even Kenny can do it”. Yeah, I know, they weren’t super creative in the 70’s.

But we Wagners make up for this by looking like we might be athletic. If you work out enough you get drafted earlier in team sporting events, and that extra muscle has to help with something even if you can’t coordinate it well. That one year I got two homeruns in our annual softball game I was in pretty decent shape, and I haven’t gotten any homers since.

I’ve been working out since I was in mid-highschool, usually a few months at a time. I’d do 3 months of working out, followed by 3 months of slacking. That’s pretty much how I continued all the way till now. I had just joined “The Gym” in Montvale and was all ready to get a little buff again when I found out I would no longer be working in that area. Now, 8 months later I’m working in the city, a member of no gym, and a weakling. First I was waiting till our benefits provider changed over, then I was waiting till all the new year’s resolutions crowd shirked their commitments, and now I think it’s finally time to join.

I’m planning on moving into a place with a gym come July, so I just need a gym for 4.5 months. It looks like I get some kind of deals with Gold’s, NYSC, Ballys and some other lesser known gyms in the city. Does anyone know or like any gyms in Midtown West? It looks like if you don’t commit there are joining fees, but it’s only 100 bucks through my company so those deals seem to work out the best. I’m mostly looking for just basic machines and free-weights without too many people crowding them.