You just described some of my workdays and even work weeks right there, lol.
Glad you came up with something.
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Yeah you can only āwork harder!ā so hard before yelling at yourself just doesnāt work anymore.
Good!
Iām with her.
My college experience was broken up by work, which is great for me because Iām definitely a hands on type. So Iād cut trees all year, then go in the spring/winter semester. One year I was tired of trees and did residential concrete. All kinds of rise/run building steps. For me, that locked it in.
Then conic sections etc.- building architectural frames, circles, segments, gothic arches, neoclassical, modern, arc-chord theorem, all that jazz.
So they all kinda went hand in hand.
And glad you found it!
I believe Iāve saved lives running on my treadmill. Itās where it occurred to me that though protective services wouldnāt pull a kid out of a house for abuse, they would react to truancy. And they did. I believe that girl would have died had she stayed there. Not of the abuse, but of the choices sheād begun to make. She looked like she was dying.
Lying in bed, waiting to see if I can fall back asleep, is another great place for problem-solving for me.
Iām glad youāre finding your groove!
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This works well for maths problems I struggle with.
I get into trouble when my brain wonāt stop running and end up not being able to sleep
Week 2: Day 4
Okay, so itās raining a lot here andā¦ the roof is leaking. Theyāre closing it down tomorrow so I decided to do 2 workouts in one day- AM/PM 
AM
Paused squat: 3x6-165lbs beltless, 0100 tempo
Good mornings: 3x11- 105lb 0100 tempo
btn press: 3x8-55lbs
abductor machine: 3x12-105lbs
PM
Deadlifts: 3x6-245lbs, 1x6-235lbs
RDL: 3x8-155lbs
feet up bench: 3x8-95lbs
3x(10 tricep pulldowns-32.5lbs+12 face pulls-37.5lbs)
- wowā¦ really tough day but made it through, everything felt smooth but just pretty beat after it allā¦
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Hey:
I would encourage you to look back through your log and see how much you have grown in the last two years.
I have been a critic, would encourage you to eat more etcā¦
But I think you are getting stronger, learning, getting better. I am glad to see it.
I think if you look back you will see the growth.
Cheers!
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@The_Myth Thanks for the kind words!
Week 2: Day 5
Gym still closedā¦ fingers crossed it opens tomorrow
50min Fitness blender kickboxing and abs video
30min pilates with cohortmate (PM)
- got HR up and felt good, squat tomorrow
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. Well thats just uncanny. I know weāve joked about this, but wow.
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Week 3: Day 1
squat: 1x1-185lbs, 4x4-175lbs, beltless
press: 3x8-65lbs
adductor machine: 1x5-60lbs, failed 7th rep, 2x12-50lbs
cable rows: 3x12-70lbs
- was a bit tired going in but squats went well, surprised how stable I felt going beltelss, rest of it was fine but took longer than expected
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Week 3: Day 2
Conventional DL: 4x4-225lbs
bench: 1x1-125lbs, 3x4-105lbs
tricep pulldown: 3x12-35lbs
leg extensions: 3x12-85lbs
- felt HORRIBLE- woke up to a terrible cramp and was really sore, paused deadlifts werenāt going to happen so decided to do conventional and moved slowly, bench was fine, still owe lat pulldowns but too tired to complete
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Week 3: day 3
Rope pull machine10x(90sec on + 30sec rest)
lat pull-down: 3x12-60lbs
Bike: 10min moderate
Face pulls: 3x12-37.5lbs
Elliptical: 3x10 easy
- good cardio session
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Week 3: Day 4
Paused squat: 1x5-165lbs,175lbs, 1x4-175lbs (form was REALLY sketchy ā quit)
front squat: 3x11-95lbs
btn press: 3x9-55lbs
abductor machine: 3x10-110lbs
- was pretty tired going in but managed to get the work done without much trouble, not a bad session overall
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Week 3: Day 5
Deadlift: 1x8-255lbs (sryā¦ felt good), 1x6,5-245lbs
snatch grip DL: 2x12, 1x10-135lbs
feet up bench: 3x-95lbs
Leg extensions: 1x12- 90lbs, 1x11-95lbs, 1x8-100lbs
PM cardio and core
10min eliptical
5x(30sec bosu ball plank+30sec rest)
10min bike
5x10 lying leg raises, done EMOM
10min eliptical
- today was just awesome, everything moved really well
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Outstanding to hear!
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@Brant_Drake I tried making puff pastry pinwheels. The pastries puffed, but the centres refused to cook through even though I baked for 50min at 400F (20min initially, flip and sugar, 20min, but still wasnāt done so added 10 more min- outside was burnt after the end so tossed)
The dough was well laminated (3 times, 30min chilling between folds) and kept chilled.
Iām wondering if itās because I didnāt roll out the sheet thin enough before rerolling?
or maybe I cut the pinwheels too thick?
Iāve made arlette cookies and tarts successfully before/ Any thoughts?
I was aiming for something like this
Uncooked as in raw or just not crispy all the way through? Either way, most likely the sheet wasnāt thin enough and/or the rolls being too thick. That said, based on the video, it doesnāt look like the fork is slicing through the roll the way it would say a millefeuille. It almost does look doughy, which might be the effect the author was going for to create a cinnamon roll-like effect.
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The centre was soft and doughy, clearly not cooked all the way through
Week 3: Day 6 (yesterday)
10min eliptical+9min incline walk+7min rope pull+6min incline treadmill+9 min bike
PM
10min bike
50 seal rows-15lb dbs
10min bike
lateral raises: 2x15-12.5lb dbs
- good cardio session(s), got HR up and blood flowing since legs were still stiff
Something Iāve been thinking about: Iām always the one who initiates conversations with my friends. If I donāt reach out or say hi, they donāt talk to me. Any ideas why?
Iām not bothered by it. I think itās interesting
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It could be that the kind of people you prefer to make friends with are those that are naturally predisposed to introvertism and donāt form strong interpersonal bonds with others.
All of my friends are flakes. They constantly change plans on me or will show up late. I am perpetually early to things, and, once I make a plan, I stick with it (itās honestly why I hate having plans: itās such a commitment. And itās why I have the whole āchaos is the planā thing).
At first, I thought that it was a sign that everyone was just awful and I was the only one like me, but I eventually I realized: I MAKE friends with flakes. There are TONS of people out there like meā¦and they drive me nuts! Because I get enough of me with ME: when I seek companionship, I look for that ācomplimentary forceā: I find someone DIFFERENT from me to help give me balance.
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Some thoughts.
One is the whole leader vs follower idea. Some people are willing to join, but not to initiate.
But the other is that I feel thereās been a general cultural trend that discourages taking the initiative. Thereās the aggressive initiative coming from the frat-boy/salesman/entrepreneur types, but everyone else seems pressured to keep their heads down. I donāt know where this is coming from, but it seems like a significant difference now that āmillennialsā are becoming the social and economically dominant generation, compared to the prior generations.
But it could simply be that people prefer putting in less effort for the same emotional benefits, and they can get that from digital means now, rather than actually meeting up and doing things.
Iām still thinking this over. Itās a good question. Iām also trying to figure out how to make sure my kids learn that itās ok to take the initiative.
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