Took a day off from the gym yesterday, which was needed, and kind of a win in itself.
But the real win was noticing that I missed working out, and being excited to get down the gym today.
I'm so happy to have built this habit to a point that it's something I genuinely miss if I don't go.
Awfully optimistic of you to assume he will be gone in 4 years...
There is nothing magical about a 7 day week that means you have to fit your programming to it.
I do a kind of modified PPL, effectively PLPL, because strong legs is a priority to me. So it's a 4 day split. I usually train 6 days a week, but sometimes 5, sometimes 7.
So in a given week I may hit my glutes and hamstrings once, but back twice. Next week would be opposite. Over the course of a month or longer, it evens out, and I get plenty of frequency in for each body part.
I have been on a nostalgia kick, listening to mostly 90s punk. Turns out a lot of songs written during the Bush era feel highly relevant now (ex NOFX, Bad Religion, Rancid, Social Distortion, Dropkick Murphy's, Choking Victim, among others).
This also lead me to looking into other related bands that I didn't listen to before. Currently I am really enjoying discovering the back catalogue and new releases of both Rise Against and Propagandhi.
I am in a long term relationship, so I'm not walking around looking for options. However, I am in my mid-forties, and I genuinely find people (of any gender) around my own age the most attractive, including on a purely physical level.
Anyone younger than mid-thirties or so just look like children (not literally, but it's the best analogy I can think of). I don't find them physically appealing. I obviously cannot say if this will continue to be the case as I get older, but as of right now, it's true.
No. I agree with the comment about the electoral system and gerrymandering as fundamental issues. And the current administration does not respect the judiciary branch, that much is clear, and their actions are completely undermining the supposed divisions of power, without which there is no democracy.
I've lived outside my country of nationality for years at a time. I've realized that I probably feel Scandinavian first and foremost, my nationality coming second to that.
A PPL split is a great choice, so no need to switch to full body unless you want to.
I also find doing full body takes too much time on a given day. My current approach is an upper-lower split instead. That way, on weeks when I can only hit the gym 4 days, all muscles are still getting stimulation twice in that week. When I can more consistently go 6 times per week I tend to do PPL.
The main comment I would have, which has also been mentioned by others, is you probably need to specify your goal (e.g. hypertrophy vs strength?). Then you can research the ideal rep ranges for that goal, as they can differ.
And most importantly, you need to plan for progression - you need some form of creating 'progressive overload' in your programme. If your sets and reps are always static at 3X15, then how will you do that? It may not be realistic to increase weight each time, but you could increase reps over time, up to a higher limit, and when you've reached that, you then increase the weight and start at a lower rep number - rinse and repeat. There are many other approaches to this too - so find what makes sense for you.
I was 5 or 6 when he read the Hobbit aloud to me. The trilogy is a bit denser so I read that jointly with him I think when I was 10. My daughter and I did all the books as bedtime stories when she was 8, and she liked them all, but the Hobbit is definitely her favorite.
Possibly considered a bit basic or boring, but definitely Tolkien for me. It's a classic for a reason, and personally it is still so special to me
One of my earliest and dearest childhood memories was my dad reading the Hobbit to me when I was quite small. We later read the trilogy books as well. Loved them all. Recently read them all with my daughter, creating a whole new set of precious memories.
The things I appreciate the most about my life, are the ones that took me off plan and by surprise. The unscripted unexpected shit, that’s my real happiness.
This is my plan too - going to use the Easter break to kick off a new playthrough of BG3, can't wait!