Chapter 15: Training Day One

Vinny and Lorraine are sleeping in their bedroom when someone turns on the light waking them up. "What the hell?" Vinny yelled as he saw Tom in the room. "You have to train for the competition." Tom told him. "Tom it's five in the fucking morning!" Vinny yelled at him. (He's not a morning person as you can tell.) "The early bird catches the worm." Tom told him. "The early bird also gets a foot up there ass if they don't leave this room right now!" Vinny yelled.

Tom is downstairs waiting for Vinny. "I'm sorry for that outburst earlier. I'm not a morning person." Vinny said to him as he came downstairs. "It's all right. Let's eat some breakfast and get started." Tom said to him. "Fine. What's for breakfast?" Vinny asked him. "Raw eggs and a protein shake." Tom told him. "I'll make eggs and bacon." Vinny then told him as he pushed the glass of raw eggs and the protein shake away. "You can't eat cooked eggs or bacon. You're in training." Tom told him. "Fine, I'll try to eat this stuff in front of me." Vinny told him as he forced down the raw eggs and protein shake. He now makes a disgusted face. "The raw eggs?" Tom asked him. "No, the raw eggs were actually pretty good. The protein shake sucked though." Vinny told him. "Great let's start training." Tom then said to him. "I'll train like I did in college." Vinny said to him. "That's great let's get started." Tom then said to him again. "I always start my training with this ritual." Vinny told him. "Which is?" Tom asked him. "A two hour nap." Vinny told him as he went to sleep on the couch. Tom shakes his head at Vinny.

Three hours later Vinny wakes up and sees that Tom left. Vinny goes to the Bakers cabin to look for Tom to start training. "You enjoy your nap?" Tom asked Vinny as he saw him. "Yeah I did. Except for that dream I had." Vinny told him. "What was it about?" Jake then asked him. "Mike attacked me with evil spoons." Vinny told him (I'm sorry hallibeth I just couldn't help myself.) "Who attacks people with evil spoons?" Jake then asked him. "Apparently Mike does." Vinny told him. "You ready to start training for real now?" Tom asked him. "Yeah. Let's get started." Vinny said to him. "I like that enthusiasm." Tom told him. "That's not enthusiasm. It's me wanting to get this over with. The faster we start the faster we end." Vinny told him. "Are you ever serious about anything?" Tom asked him. "Besides my family, my business and my money, I can't think of anything else I'm serious about." Vinny told him.

They start to train by doing pushups and situps. "Come on Vinny!" Tom yelled at him. "I don't see you doing any of this crap! So get off my back!" Vinny yelled back. Vinny finishes the pushups and situps and they go to the gym to lift weights. "Let's start with 115 pounds." Tom said to him. "I can lift 145. I use to lift 215 in college so I think I can lift 145 or more." Vinny told him. "Whatever." Tom told him. Vinny lifts 145 like it's nothing and does 20 reps. He doesn't break a sweat. "Let's try 185 now." Vinny said getting ahead of himself. "You're the boss." Tom said to him. Vinny only does three reps of 185 and is drenched in sweat. "That's good for not lifting in a while." Tom said to him. "Now we break for lunch." Vinny said to him. "Vinny we've only been working out for three hours." Tom told him. "What 'We'? I've been working out for three hours." Vinny told him. "Let's break for lunch." Tom said as he saw that Vinny was getting pissed. "Sounds great." Vinny said as they went to go get some lunch.

After lunch Charlie and Ann stop by. (Charlie has been working and finally took time off.) "Hey guys!" Charlie said to everyone at the Baker cabin. "Hey!" Everyone said excited to see them. Charlie and Ann get out of the car and greet everyone. "Hey Vinny I heard that you're in training for this competition with Bill Murtaugh." Charlie said to him. "Yup." Vinny replied. "I'll help you train." Charlie said to him. "Are we going to lift any weights or do any pushups or situps?" Vinny asked him. "No." Charlie replied. "Great. Let's go." Vinny said to him. "Get your running shoes on then." Charlie told him. "I don't have any running shoes just sneakers." Vinny told him. "Those will do." Charlie told him. "What the hell did I do to deserve this?" Vinny asked looking to the sky. "I don't think you'll being getting any help from up there." Sarah told him pointing towards the sky. "You're right. I need your help." Vinny said looking at the ground to the other place. Sarah just sighs and shakes her head at him.

Charlie and Vinny go out running. They stop at that wooden gazebo Charlie always runs to. Vinny brought a bottle of water with him. He starts to drink it. "That's good Vinny drink plenty of water." Charlie said to him. "This isn't water. It's my Russian Vodka." Vinny told him as he chugged the Vodka down. Charlie laughs and shakes his head at Vinny. "What?" Vinny asked him. "Nothing." Charlie told him still laughing. "You better tell me what's so funny before I kick your ass." Vinny told him. "You have to catch me first before you can do that." Charlie told him as he started to run back to the cabin.

He still thinks Vinny is right behind him. He turns around and doesn't see anyone. Then Vinny's Z pulls up next to him. "How did your Z get out here?" Charlie asked him. "Hey Charlie!" Jake said from the back seat of the Z. "I called him and he came to pick me up. Now get in." Vinny told him. Charlie shakes his head and starts to laugh again as he gets into the car. "Again what's so damn funny?" Vinny asked him. "Nothing." Charlie told him again. Vinny, Charlie and Jake arrive at the Boulders to see what Bill's doing to train for the competiton.