Lockdown Day 39. Still no abs.
7 rounds of Bob. My knuckles are actually getting a bit bruised from going without gloves too frequently. Did some jumps as well, but am a bit underfed and low on energy, so I barely managed 8 feet. WTF.
do you notice any changes in your hands, like bone growth or something or do they at least become harder if not bigger?
/br b
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I donāt know if youāve ever read Of Mice and Men, but Curly has the solution to this problem. Bob will be grateful.
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Yeah, in fact I have over many years developed much more resilient skin on my knuckles. Nothing visible that you can see, but I can absolutely pound on a heavy bag or Bob without any real risk of tearing the skin. I do it frequently enough these days that the skin will barely even redden. It is quite strange. The knuckles underneath can still get a bit sore, but even that is not visible.
The funny thing isā¦the reason I do it in the first place is not because it is tough and badass. It is the opposite. Gloves get all sticky and sweaty and after a few minutes I cannot wait to get them off, almost like some weird claustrophobia. I would be a terrible boxer, because if I didnāt win after like two rounds, I would make my corner throw in the towel and cut my gloves off.
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So many years ago that I am not seeing the joke.
Of Mice and Men is required reading for all British GCSE students, or it was in my day.
Curly keeps a glove filled with whatever the redneck cowboy version of Vaseline is on so his one hand is soft for his lady friends.
Ah, sure. But no worries, I go through my day mostly caked in Vaseline. For various and sundry reasons.
Lockdown Day 39. Still no abs.
Pull-up day, mixed with some ab and biceps stuff. I am in that horrible place right now where I am still too heavy, but my strength is definitely waning, making everything fucking terrible. I very nearly failed out on the last two sets. Ouch. Not a fun rep scheme on a good day.
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Pull-Up
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Ab Wheel (standing)
- 2 reps
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Happy to slowly increase those ab wheels, hopefully without too much DOMS.
I might go for a run in a bit. If you donāt see any posts from me in the next few days, it is because I died of running.
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Sometimes hard to believe the risks we take.
Right, so I ran. Did what the app said. Was cold and rainy as balls, but also a bit too easy. But fine, it is a start.
25 minutes (10 of which is walking warmup and cooldown)
3.1 km
6 minutes of actual running.
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This is getting ridiculousā¦ are you sure youāre doing it right?
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Well, letās make a checklist and see if we can spot the problem!
-Eating a bit less? Check.
-Still doing resistance training? Check
-Adding in a bit of cardio even if makes no difference? Check
-Eating fewer than 3 high carb snacks in the evening? Check
-Actually losing some weight? Check
-Still drinking a bit too much alcohol? Check
I donāt know, everything seems to be in order if you ask me.
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Got to be bad genetics then!!!
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I really just need to figure out my neurotype.
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Itās the one that burns alcohol as fuel 
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Haha, indeed. I donāt have ālove handlesā so much as I have high octane fuel tanks.
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I think you may be on to something here. For $600 you could straighten this out
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Do they do neurotype reassignment surgery?
who knows? Maybe!
Can I skip the surgery if I identify as whatever the good neurotype is? Also, what is the good neuro type? What neurotype are all the cool kids?
Sure!
Itās the ones that have abs!
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