it’s the what ifs that are annoying
Testing 123
Unsurprisingly sleep is important
Something has been pointing me to lighthouses for some time now I guess…this might be the beginning of #thelighthouseproject
Sometimes I find doing simple logic diagrams can clarify things for me so much. It’s really just a few questions and honest answers to push in the right direction.
This LA food has just been running right thru me 😅
Do these actually do anything when your press the button? 😅
I wish I knew what that smell was. It’s terrible. I guess homelessness smells pretty much the same in LA as it does in Baltimore
Protein As a Habit
The morning of my flight to LA all I had was a protein shake and it reminded of something my body has seem to have forgotten. For a while now when I have this need to get going I’ve been grabbing caffeine whether that be coffee, energy drinks or pre-workouts.
Terrible, I know…
The thing is that wasn’t always my go to. Before, for the longest time, if I was in a pinch I’d just grab whatever I could find with the most protein. It was a habit and no matter what diet or thing I was doing in life at the time, that served me vastly more than the stimulants. It’s a bit a conscious habit at first but eventually it becomes the “thing you do”.
At first glance LA just seems like New York with palm trees. It’s been a while since I’ve been in a city that really felt like this. Tampa is just different (maybe because it’s Florida). There’s something familiar and the energy is palpable. It’s not all great of course. Like every other major city it’s a juxtaposition some of the richest and poorest people. I like it so far though. You can feel the diversity and everyone on their own journey. Downside of always being so out of the way where I live now is you just don’t get this feeling. I think this is what my grandfather used to miss about New York – the consistency of life just going on around you.
I should really start doing those leaning side laterals again
I forget how much I miss the city sometimes
These always feel like the dirtiest way to dry your hands 😅 Is it really the most hygienic?
$53 dollars of fail to prepare, prepare to pay
I'm The Old Man Now
The other night I did some clean and presses for the first time in a long time at the new local gym. Things have been clicking well and I’m almost 10 days into this protein sparing modified fast and … it’s actually not that bad. Goes to show you that you can survive off of fat. 😅
I noticed out of the corner of my eye this kid struggling a bit with his deadlift so I gave him some pointers and he actually improved pretty quickly on the spot. The pointers don’t matter as much as the feeling though. It felt good to actually “help” someone again in person. It was cool. You see … I don’t really get that very much in what I do now in cybersecurity.
I turned to him right before I left and asked him if he was in highschool and he opened up, as if he’d been wanting to talk to someone about this for sometime, on how he was getting ready for basketball season. And it took me back to all those after-school weightlifting sessions with the bluebird coaches. It dawned on me that I was the old man now. I wasn’t the young invincible kid in the Kenwood weight room anymore. And it felt strange since it still feels like yesterday but also good.
I don’t remember all the names of those older guys and coaches that taught me so much in that weight room and this kid is probably not going to remember my name but I’ll be a lesson.
That’s such an interesting concept- how we float in and out of people’s lives leaving such persistent marks.
Dr Andy reminded me the other day during our ABC session of this yoga pose called cobra. He’s not the first chiro to recommend it. I really need to make it a staple on the deadlift and pulling days. It helps a lot with stretching my hips, psoas, and tight abdomen that seems to get so tacked down (probably from all the sitting I do). I believe these will help engage or at least remedy the weird QL issue I have going on.
#rehab #abc
The more you learn
The more you realize it’s not about absorbing new stuff
It’s just applying the same principles in new environments