Sisyphus Fitness
In Greek Mythology, Sisyphus violated the rules of hospitality by killing several guests and travelers. Aside from breaking these rules of xenia he was very crafty and even tried to trick the god Zeus. Zeus damned him to roll a boulder up a hill which would roll back down to the base right before he reached the summit – for all eternity. Might have been a better fate than Atlas with the entire Earth on this back or Prometheus getting his regenerating liver pecked out by an eagle daily but it was not a smart way to exercise any way you look at it.
This isn’t just a 3000 year old myth. I see culprits of the Sisyphus Fitness Methodology in the gym everyday. Gerbils on steel wheels may have seen better results in their physique this year yet these folks continue to stick to the same routine pushing their figurative boulders up a mountain they shouldn’t be scaling in the first place. Here are a few major signs of the SFM to steer clear of indefinitely.
