Of all the amazing things in your log lately, this revelation takes the cake. There’s nothing better than reading about persistence in action. Congrats on that!
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Thanks, I appreciate the words! There are some things you really need to do, and even if most people don’t understand, you do them anyway. This was one of those things. I think training helps a lot in these situations
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I know you won’t share the details but you have me on the edge of my seat, haha.
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+1 to this!
Got me wanting to guess. But I’ll leave it alone 
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We will just be forced to guess.
My guess: she defended her PhD dissertation on the relative creepiness of male forum posters on weightlifting forums.
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I am also a creepy male forum poster who would like to know.
But am also happy for you achieving something that’s years in the making.
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Would a visual representation of that be called a Cyrrex scale?
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It could be, but thankfully I score very low on the scale.
It would be like a bastardized, less desirable version of the Simo scale!
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Yeah creepy would be the wrong description for you. Love ya, buddy.
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I mean I TRY to be creepy, I just suck at it.
Right back at ya, big guy.
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Creepy masculinity would be another great topic to get on. I’m too busy to get into all the fun stuff on this forum damnit
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I went all the way there to renew a foreign passport that expired ~20 years ago. It’s a lengthy and expensive process, from confirming citizenship to eventually applying for the new passport in person. I also paid someone to help me submit forms, schedule my appointment, and tell me exactly what to bring.
While I could not have done this without that help, I was ultimately the one who had to go there alone and do the thing. Terrified me to sit there and have people look suspiciously at my documents for ages… lots of time to not only wonder if I wasted money on the trip but also dwell on how torn between two countries I felt. Not to mention the additional pressure of my not being able to speak the language super well, unlike the other patrons and, of course, the employees frustrated with me.
It took about a year in all, which isn’t super long, but younger me wanted it for a while. My parents would have never approved let alone want or be able to help me. I was now financially, linguistically, and mentally able to do it.
A novel about a passport. It really was a wild day though. For example, on top of everything else, I had to sprint to a post office within five minutes of it closing because I forgot a stamp… maybe that was my fastest 400m time 
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Haha, I’m not sure if I would finish my PhD any faster if my advisor let me switch my project to that 
I haven’t really had any weird interactions here. It’s a nice community.
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Awesome.
Tbh this sounds like actual book material. Plus writing about your experiences can be cathartic. I’d buy it.
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Wow, that’s very kind of you! I do find writing cathartic, and that’s a big reason I started blogging earlier this year. But sometimes I dump stuff like this here lol. I’d love to write a book one day (not necessarily about me) but don’t really know what it would be on, so writing small things occasionally and reading a lot help in the meantime.
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3 mile run 23:15
3x20 band pull aparts
My back finally does not feel totally broken today. Unexpectedly faster time on the run. There was an excessively long break (not included) before the last 0.5 km that almost made me turn around and finish that way, but I still would have maintained the pace. I honestly think my conditioning benefits from deloading more than lifting does.
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OG C2W1D1
70 pullups
Press
35x5
42.5x5
47.5x5
55x11
65x2x8 push press
42.5x15
Standing ab wheel progression 4x5
Kneeling ab wheel 1x20
3x25 band pull aparts
Lots of lateral raises
Squeezed in an easy 100 cal on the assault bike in 13:24. I have not ridden the bike in a while in favor of running, and I also feel bad for my neighbors whenever I use it. I also have a sudden urge to treat myself to a new piece of gym equipment…
I felt a little fluffy this morning, but it was great to lift something again. I’m still not fully recovered from all the walking I did lately, so the ab wheel was harder than usual. I think overhead is veering ever so slightly in the right direction. I hope to eek out at least a couple more PRs this cycle before returning to a program with higher volume.
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Alright, settle down now.
It’s easy to squeeze in the reps between doing other things when my pullup bar so easily accessible 
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