5/25/23
The kettlebell’s opposite is the mace.
None of today’s workout equipment cost me a penny.
•kettlebell – given to me by a coworker
•gloves – supplied by work
•mace – a branch from a downed tree
You could do burpees alone, and though these were free – the investment in a bit of equipment, tools, is worth it as investment for life vs paying monthly dues to someone/something else (and what is a corporation but an inhuman thing).
I’ll probably always miss being at a gym for hours when I’m training minimal amounts of time at home, but…
I grabbed rim off of one step while at work today.
“Damn – tubby can jump!” a coworker exclaimed.
By being slightly bent forward the rim likely was a tad shy of 10′. Still. 6′. Short arms. 288ish lbs. Grabbed rim a couple of times. One step.
As I went back to carrying boxes it was dawning on me how truly powerful I am, that this is me out of shape, not well trained/in training (at least in my eyes), and I’m grabbing rim at almost 300lbs.
Powerful hips. Strong upper body.
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Is the above from the kettlebell?
Yes.
It’s the “what the hell” effect.
Continue with kettlebell snatches and burpees.
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The sign said “don’t forget who you want/wanted to be”.
This mechanic’s shop has had motivational quotes on it’s sign for as long as I can remember.
The quote hit me, I drove around a bit more so as to drive by the sign twice.
Ended up three cars in front of the other crew in a company truck thirty seconds after my second time passing the sign.
That other crew got more hours, I almost was sent on that truck too, but by being out earlier I was able to accomplish a bunch of errands needing done – I wasn’t dreaming of being a mover as a child, not at any age.
But at work I work, hard, without complaint – often goofing around in a bad imitation of a foreign accent. I consciously aim to be joyous about it.
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Who do you want to be?
Society is shallow, even in the house of the lord the human only thinks, asks, “what are you” meaning money, how you make money.
Again I ask ; who do you want to be?
Dude. Me personally. Answer it…
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Part of my being happy with life is cracking all sorts of situational jokes, making comments, thinking aloud.
A related step to this is keeping conversations going past the initial comment when it’s some cute chick, and/or when they (regardless of who they are) riff back well.
Cause turnabout is fair play, and two people riffing back and forth is a blast.
I want to be the outgoing, hilarious, “uptime”, without inhibition version of me!
Always. (except when healthily in solitude introvert mode)
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That’s real.
Not just about money.
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I’ve been stimmed out a bunch lately, barely sleeping, yet damn good physically.
Been fasting hard lately, yesterday I ate up, today was a good day.
Today I ate up again. But my day was going well while fasted but for 100 calories of milky way candies.
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The note of real, who I want to be…
I saw it today, coming out of me today.
I was making jokes/comments/thinking aloud about half of the opportunities to do so while out today.
50% isn’t 100% (yet), but it’s a whole lot better than 0% – enjoying life, doing this, which is part of me being me, is something I must do.
It’s on me to open my mouth.
Nothing stops me but me.
So work hard. Do what you need to do.
Work while at work. Train when training.
Write. Video.
Enjoy the moment everywhere, always – and open my mouth. Do your daily workouts.
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My workout was maybe ten minutes, 40 kettlebell snatches, I counted 26 burpees though with miscounts it probably was 32 burpees. Then moments later the mace. 20 reps.
Still doing real short burpee and kettlebell snatch workouts.
ridin solo remix – jason derulo
↑ music for flow state, the first set’s song – I was in flow state, in the moment, during that first set – stomach hit, toe touch, hands up/squat – in flow state likely as the original version was something I was in flow state to while lifting as an almost 17yo working through some teen angst lol
I know thirty five to seventy minutes of these weekly works.
In the past I wouldn’t believe it, “only thirty five to seventy minutes a week”, whereas now I don’t argue with what is going on.
It’s working. I’m enjoying it.
The latter leads to the former.
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I’ll might always miss being at a gym for hours when I’m training minimal amounts of time at home, but…
It’s working for me!
The burpees are shedding inhibition as they always have!
Persistence & Tenacity