Dreary/cloudy weather really screws with my mood and perception, so I usually surround myself with things that I associate with happy thoughts. These things I pick from concerning sunny/shiny weather.
•bright colored stuff
•music
•certain clothing
•changing temperature around me (if I can)
Grounding works as well. In layman’s terms it’s just rationalizing your thinking about a certain something or someone.
“I don’t like cold and rainy weather. It interferes with my mood and perception, because I associate such weather with bad or unwanted emotions/feelings. I could begin to associate such weather with things I like. I could wear a particular sweater, or pair of pants I usually wear in warmer months because I like those clothes and I associate them with happy feelings/thoughts. I could drink warm drinks, carry around something that I have a positive attachment to. Do something in cold and rainy weather that provokes positive feelings,etc.”
I do this thing I call “Personal Separation”, in which I try to separate myself from things that cause me distress. It’s not Dissociation, because the purpose of this exercise is not to try to “go somewhere” mentally. I’m still very much present in my mind, but whatever external factors are going on, I view them in a way where whatever personal importance I place in such situations, no longer is a focal point. So I don’t like cloudy/gloomy weather. But I’m going to personally separate from such weather, by not giving so much energy to noticing the cloudy/gloomy weather. It still exists, and I’m still experiencing it, but that’s it. Im…metaphorically dragging and dropping myself elsewhere in my mind to something more positive, while still being present in the now. My perception is just shifted at this point.
Frequency is key, when going about fixing how you perceive negative things. The more you do it, the quicker you do it, and the more you will choose a positive coping path over say…negative ones.
I guess I just need to get used to being uncomfortable too
Feeling cold is the worst part- numb hands, numb feet achy joints. I actually resorted to using a blowdryer on my knees at one point last winter (it was even an warm winter!)
I’ve noticed when I’m leaner, weather that usually isn’t that cold, is now cold to me.
You could go with getting used to uncomfortable stuff too. There’s room for adjusting things. I’m prone to avoidance behavior so I do try to just maneuver through uncomfortable things, or introduce them in increments? Either way there’s balance to be had, and most of the decision making stuff has lee-way for creativity.
Haha yeah. I’ve learned to be creative with appliances (wrote.my application essay about it). They’re also good for drying out skin for crispy skin roast meats
I’ve learned some restraint in the past 29 years, and have been sober for like 18 of them. That makes things (me) more manageable.
I believe that Emily is like the Queen of Cozy. Her suggestion around Christmas of cozy things for the wife made me look like a brilliant and thoughtful hero.
For real though, simple things that are commonly available like thermals and dressing with a layer or two that you can shed indoors goes a long way.
When I did winter/spring semesters I’d do that to prevent being miserably hot inside and still be able to take a streetcar/bus/walk a few miles home after.
A good fuzzy tossle cap goes a long way toward that end.
I’m a blanket person. I’ll shamelessly bring a small/mini blanket with me if I have to. Ringing up groceries at work? Blanket. Making food? Holding a blanket. Driving? Blanket. If it’s one of my mini ones I have no problem turning it into a cape lol
I have become one in the past couple years. I have my blankey and foot heater at home, one in the car, and I’m way more cautious about cold exposure than I used to be.
I used to sleep in a “cold room” in my fraternity house in Iowa - basically a big room of bunk beds with no heat…in Iowa…In winter. I loved breathing in the cold air for sleeping but it required some prep work. A heated blanket under the covers and turned on an hour before bed worked wonders. Core stays nice and warm and you get the brain benefits of the cooler air (if the temperature was Less than -15F outside I didn’t sleep in there though).
Also, get good insulated boots and gloves, a down jacket, and some “long underwear”. More layers is always better than one thick one.
Giant set: press-row-swings
4x(6press-70lbs+6rows-70lbs+20 alt 1 arm kbs-25lbs)
4x(20sec kb snatch/side+20sec alt 1 arm kbs)-25lbs
felt a bit tired so took slightly longer rests and didn’t super set, 150 moved very well, deadlifts still pretty rusty- grip a bit of a challenge b/c no centre knurling
I think this compound work is getting to me- I’m hungrier and sleepier. I’m considering bumping calories up a bit
pretty tired going in, considered taking the day off but got this work done, felt really good once I got started, couldn’t be bothered to do my swings
Week 3: Day 2
Giant set 1: clean&press- row- swings
4x(8clean and press-65lbs+8rows-65lbs+20 alt 1 arm kbs-25lbs)
Giant set 2: press- swings-curl
4x(8press-60lbs+20alt 1 arm swings-25lbs+13 curls-25lbs)
Giant set 3: btn press- swings- curls
2x(7btn press-45lbs+20alt 1 arm swings-25lbs+13 curls-25lbs)
Super set: btn press- curls
2x(7btn press-45lbs+13 curls-25lbs)
felt good going in, press felt strong but needed some extra rest, good shoulder and upper back pump, made up the swings
update:
looking quite fluffy. Think it’s the carbs. I find I look fluffier eating carbs even if calories are the same- could be getting fatter too though
Maybe, but likely not true. Also, as indicated by your lab results that you said were now “low normal”, the weight gain has helped you significantly with no appreciable impact to your physique.
felt a bit tired going in but decided to get some work done after seeing @ChongLordUno 's post (can’t make excuses), neck and traps really tight and didn’t want the bar on my back so switched to front squat- felt good and hard. @jdm135 front squats REALLY suck. My legs could keep going but abs and upper back were limiting. Am I jeopardizing my lower body hypertrophy workout?
deadlift and RDL went very well, killed glutes and hamstrings
Everything was on strike this morning so skipped- not quite sore, just really tired. Traps and neck very stiff. Feeling a lot better after long walk- might get something in if I feel up to it
Glad you tried them, and yes they do suck. I don’t know about your hypertrophy; I typically feel the FS hits the quads better than the BS but its true, you are limited by some upper back and wrist factors, and fatigue kills your reps due to form breakdown.
