Byron wondered why he even bothered!!! After eight months of faithfully working out three times a week, he still weighed only 135 pounds and had arms that resembled spaghetti!!! “Okay,” he said under his breath, “let’s see if we can do tonight!!!” Lying on his back, he hoisted the barbell into the air in an attempt to bench press ninety pounds, and almost instantly he realized that he was in trouble after he brought the bar down to his chest!!! Desperately he tried to heft the iron off of his body, but the more he struggled, the weaker he seemed to become!!! The first rule about bench pressing is to always use a spotter, and at that very moment Byron was discovering the wisdom of that particular idiom!!! He tried screaming for help, but the air had been forced from his lungs, leaving him in the very precarious position that he may suffocate in a room full of people!!! As unconsciousness began to overtake him, the bar miraculously was wrenched off chest and blessed air filled his burning lungs!!!
After coughing for a second or two, he struggled to his feet to thank his savior, but much to his chagrin he was standing face to face with a woman!!! “Hey, dummy,” she said while shaking her head from side to side, “don’t you know enough to use a spotter, you can get killed using free weights by yourself!!!” “If ya want to lift alone, use a machine,” she said while walking away!!! He chased after her and stuck his hand out and gushed, “Of course you’re right, I just want to thank you, I was in real trouble back there, and by the way, my name’s Byron!!!” She gave him a quick once over before breaking into a broad smile and taking his hand in her powerful hand and replying, “Well, I didn’t mean to snap at you Byron, but I just didn’t want to see you get hurt, come on over here, and spot for me, okay!?!” As she walked in front of him, Byron for the first time got a good look at her, and to say the least she was the most muscular woman he had ever seen in his life!!!