Machete Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 BODY I just realized how out-of-shape I am when I was out of breath I was while I was cutting weeds in the yard. I almost passed out from the heat after mowing the lawn the other day, and I have to deal with what reminds me of the beginnings of an asthma attack from my youth. This is bad. I also recently did blood tests, and I have a horrendous cholesterol profile (high LDL, low HDL), high liver enzymes, terrible kidney health, constant borderline hypertension, and total Testosterone of like 300. Though it's tempting to "hack" my T levels to get teh gainz, I'm thinking the best way would be to get healthy first. I just need to let go of my ego, disassociate, and assess and coach myself as I would as a new person I'm working with. Client Profile: Male, 33, married, sedentary, former athlete, has not exercised at all in 4 months, has access to kettlebells,and a nearby gym. Medicated for major depression, currently unemployed and highly stressed (which leads to entire days of productivity shutdowns). Mostly eats takeout, has substituted diet sodas instead of regular. Takes daily vitamins and meds 99% of the time. First steps: Exercise: Tracy Reifkind's 15 to 20-minute swing workout twice a week, after a quick priming warm-up and hip + shoulder + t spine mobility. Nutrition: Eat a serving of vegetables each day. MIND I scheduled a Technical Admissions Assessment for a coding bootcamp two weeks from now, so the pressure's on. I think if I total 40 hours I'll be as ready as I can be for it, so a little over 3 hours a day starting today would be reasonable, though I tend to get in the zone sometimes. So the Program Minimum: Swing twice a week One serving of veg 3 hours of coding ======================================================================================================================================= 13 JUL, Mon - 2h 47m 14 JUL, Tue - 1h 21m, veggies, workout 15 JUL, Wed - veggies 16 JUL, Thu - veggies 17 JUL, Fri - veggies 18 JUL, Sat - veggies 19 JUL, Sun 20 JUL, Mon - workout 21 JUL, Tue - veggies, coding 22 JUL, Wed - veggies, coding 23 JUL, Thu - veggies, coding 24 JUL, Fri - veggies 25 JUL, Sat - veggies 2 Quote Valar Morghulis Halfling Monk, Chaotic Neutral Machete's Blog: Inside A Mad Mind Third World Warrior: The Eight-Year Training Log Link to comment
Kishi Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 It's always a good day to start again. Do you have any plans in place as far as mitigating stress? That seems kind of primed to initiate some very vicious circles. 1 Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 2:15 PM, Machete said: has access to kettlebells,and a nearby gym. My guy. Let's be realistic about this brave new world we live in. None of us in the US, and definitely not in your home state, have safe access to a nearby gym. There's enough stress to mitigate in all this; don't take on the "I should go to the gym, but is it safe, but I should; I did, and was it a mistake" stress bundle. You are your own gym, and all that. I like your first steps. 1 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Machete Posted July 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 5:51 PM, Kishi said: It's always a good day to start again. Do you have any plans in place as far as mitigating stress? That seems kind of primed to initiate some very vicious circles. I'd like to plan out my weeks, but that seems to not be happening at the moment. I'm thinking of limiting my Facebook time because reading that in itself is very stressful. Also exploring possible different strategies we can use to take out the high-interest debts we have. I feel like we haven't taken advantage of all the assistance we're being offered (mostly because I'm skeptical about not having to pay exponentially out the ass later). On 7/14/2020 at 1:17 AM, sarakingdom said: My guy. Let's be realistic about this brave new world we live in. None of us in the US, and definitely not in your home state, have safe access to a nearby gym. There's enough stress to mitigate in all this; don't take on the "I should go to the gym, but is it safe, but I should; I did, and was it a mistake" stress bundle. You are your own gym, and all that. I like your first steps. RECORD-BREAKING. Apparently the Constitution says we don't need masks. The rest of the world probably sees the US the way the US sees Florida. 4 Quote Valar Morghulis Halfling Monk, Chaotic Neutral Machete's Blog: Inside A Mad Mind Third World Warrior: The Eight-Year Training Log Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 7 hours ago, Machete said: The rest of the world probably sees the US the way the US sees Florida. Totally. We're banned from nearly everywhere. Mexico's considering that wall, to keep us out. Mask up, cowboy. 2 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Kishi Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/15/2020 at 1:57 PM, Machete said: I'd like to plan out my weeks, but that seems to not be happening at the moment. I'm thinking of limiting my Facebook time because reading that in itself is very stressful. Also exploring possible different strategies we can use to take out the high-interest debts we have. I feel like we haven't taken advantage of all the assistance we're being offered (mostly because I'm skeptical about not having to pay exponentially out the ass later). Well, not really in terms of planning out the week so much as just having something to fall back on to chill things out and relax a bit. Easier said than done, but worth doing if it can be. Limiting FB is a good idea and getting a handle on debt is a huge relief as well. I was thinking more in terms of things like a daily walk or a mindfulness practice or something. 1 Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
Machete Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/15/2020 at 9:19 PM, sarakingdom said: Totally. We're banned from nearly everywhere. Mexico's considering that wall, to keep us out. Mask up, cowboy. The virus when they finally get that anti-masker: But yeah, I'm setting the kettlebells up and just swinging with the wife. Did some swings and it took me out for a week. My entire body hurt. haha On 7/17/2020 at 1:58 PM, Kishi said: Well, not really in terms of planning out the week so much as just having something to fall back on to chill things out and relax a bit. Easier said than done, but worth doing if it can be. Limiting FB is a good idea and getting a handle on debt is a huge relief as well. I was thinking more in terms of things like a daily walk or a mindfulness practice or something. Ah. Yeah, probably a breathing practice. I'll look into re-installing either Headspace or Wim Hof. 2 Quote Valar Morghulis Halfling Monk, Chaotic Neutral Machete's Blog: Inside A Mad Mind Third World Warrior: The Eight-Year Training Log Link to comment
Sylvaa Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 I am glad you are here. 1 Quote Sylvaa's BattleLog Sylvaa's Tracking Spreadsheet Link to comment
Machete Posted July 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Veggies largely were a success. Workouts were only halfway. Coding was intermittent. Not a bad performance comparatively. Here's to momentum... 4 Quote Valar Morghulis Halfling Monk, Chaotic Neutral Machete's Blog: Inside A Mad Mind Third World Warrior: The Eight-Year Training Log Link to comment
Kishi Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 Hell yeah. Ride the wave, man! Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
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