Not setting boundaries almost ruined my marriage and the relationship I have with every one of my family members.
The unhealthy part of that, is that I blamed them for all the boundaries they’d crossed.
Until I realized that I let them cross those boundaries, and never plainly stated what those boundaries were. This is known as a “covert contract”. It’s what “nice guys” are made of, which makes them not-so-nice.
Anyways, yeah, boundaries good - but only if you’re willing to defend them.
That truly is the best advertisement I’ve ever seen. Heck that was more entertaining than anything I’ve watched in years. I could probably use that program to be honest.
I’m a small creek fishing nut. Even if there probably aren’t any great fish in it, I’ll plunk a few flies down just for giggles. Sometimes there are some nice little surprises hiding behind a rock or under a bank.
We love that little park! All the local scenic places are even better when timing hikes and walks just right.
If you go during early mornings, or afternoons when there’s a football game, you can pretty much get the whole place to yourself. Nature is so much cooler when you can hear the streams and waterfalls or the high wind shaking the Aspen leaves as it rushes down the mountain. That sensory experience isn’t the same with lots of people around.
This sounds so relaxing! Do you catch and release fish or bring it home for dinner?
I’ve been fighting off what feels like a sinus infection. So today’s full-ish body workout was brought to me by Mucinex. And I lucked out! No violent sneezing took place at the gym. Not a single one.
So yes, that stuff works because I nearly lost my face this morning in a sneeze attack.
Leg Press: 4 x 12
Banded Iso Squat Hold: 3 x hold to failure
Leg Extension: 4 x 15
Chest Press: 4 x 15, 10, 8, 15 (pyramid in weight)
T Bar Row: 4 x 15, 8, 8, 8
I’d planned to do more, but started to feel like poop. And also, 24-Hour Fitness has no working water fountains right now and my water bottles were empty. (Fun fact: It’s the last 24-Hour gym in Colorado Springs and despite all the two and three year contracts people signed, they’re just letting it fall apart before they close down when the lease is up. Terrible.)
Little late here but I find it funny you call it that
Perhaps I’m still living in my youthful “don’t be a creep at the gym” mindset but it was always kind of an unspoken rule that the guys knew that’s why the girls did it but no one wanted to call it that out loud haha.
Any funny names for the adductor/abductor machine (I’ve heard it called the good girl/bad girl machine, amongst other things haha)
Oh that’s really funny! I used to stay away from it mainly because I couldn’t feel it working, but also because it looked ridiculous.
(What’s weird is that I shunned the abductor machine yet did barbell hip thrusts. Are they not equally silly looking?)
So now I get a kick out of seeing men using the booty machine at my gym on occasion. That’s a newer phenomenon though.
It’s crazy (and kinda sad in some ways) how quickly things have changed. I remember when gyms were friendly places, nobody was setting up tripods, and people would run over to spot you if your DB bench press looked a little shaky.
The whole thing is utterly ridiculous now. Pumping iron is in large part responsible for who I am today, but had I encountered the current state of the gym, I likely would have never gone in as a teenager.
I’m in my 30s and sound like the “get off my lawn” guy here…
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