No pain, no gain

Last night I worked out by doing some dumbbell curls and lifts plus sit-ups and stomach crunches. It felt good and didn't hurt in any way. This morning I moved around in the kitchen and suddenly felt my upper back muscles tighten up. It's a recurring problem which seems to be the muscles squeezing on my spine causing pain and restricting movement (because it hurts). It was really painful when I took a quick walk round the city so I soon came home and rested on the sofa. I'm willing to work out to get to look like Brad Pitt in Fight Club but I thought the deal was that the pain hurt at the time. Despite the pain I take some comfort in that fact that that it's not my lower back which is what really messes people up. Or, in The Sopranos, gives Big Pussy Bonpensiero a stress related condition. I hope my pain passes and brings cosmetic gains.

I may experience a different type of pain tomorrow: I have to get up early enough to be in Leeds by 9.15am. I'll have to get up about two hours than I've become accustomed to over the past three weeks and then spend all day in a workshop. I expect a combination of exhaustion and caffeine withdrawals. I hope it brings some kind of vocational gain.