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Professor of Political Science, Pusan National University - 부산대학교 정치외교학과 교수; BBC Dad; Cleveland native

Aug 11, 2020, 9 tweets

Can we all agree that ‘functional training’ is a euphemism for still being able to tie your own shoelaces as you slide into 50? God, this is depressing

I’m really not very functional, apparently. Ugh

Seriously, I hate all this cross-fit stuff. It’s depressing. It really makes you feel washed out. I’d rather run

Here we go again. Wow. All these mobility exercises are actually pretty tough. All this ham and spinal twisting makes you feel like a grandmother who can’t get out of a recliner. Very humbling

Seriously, I miss the 80s, when everyone sat around the gym in knee-high Dad tubesocks pretending to bench. That was way easier.

Wait, this gets worse? What the hell are ‘commando planks’? Planks are bad enough. Good grief.

How about some hill repeats instead? At least I know what that is: strava.app.link/ZOsZqrsWU8

So I’ve completed a week of ‘functional training,’ and my conclusion is that I’m, um, dysfunctional.

Pretty sure my wife and my dean would concur with that assessment.

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