Back in the gym with barbell in hand. Paloff press unlocked!
#goingintherightdirection #herniateddisc

For months I've been promising myself a mobility day. No plan other than to scroll the mobility drills I've saved and do a few that might help with things I want to get better at. Out of my comfort zone but f#@k it.
#goingintherightdirecton #selfcare #movementforthesakeofmovement #accessorywork

Another deload? Go on then. Hopefully we're lifting because it feels good, and lifting feels better when you're moving well. Weight on the bars ISN'T the main thing.
#formcheck #perfectlyimperfect

Subconsciously, I think I had to squat without sleeves to justify #deloading but you got to do what you got to do. Happily no snap-crackle-and-pop in the knees. No time to wait for bench press so chest press had to do.
#goingintherightdirecton #perfectlyimperfect #rehab #deload

When things aren't going our way we can spiral. I always forget how much better it feels until I'm in the chair watching the hair come off. Laughing with other men didn't hurt either. If haircuts aren't your thing, try caring for yourself in some other way.
#selfcare #selflove

When your son's playing rugby on the top of a mountain. At least that's what it felt like 💨🥶 Nice to feel the wind on my face and talk with other parents who are battling injury and illness to get movement back in their lives. Thought the inside of my welly felt slippery
#goingintherightdirecton

I see what happened. Look how far the bar is from my midfoot. 🧐 That's a 130kg Romanian Deadlift 🫠

"The only workout you regret is the one you didn't do." No. I regret the one I did yesterday when the pain in my glute was just easing off. Listening to my body isn't undisciplined/ lazy falling off the wagon. #goingintherightdirecton 🫶🏾
#selfcare #selflove #movementformovementssake #rest #moderation

Just no one show me the videos where someone's knees bend back the wrong way. My ❤️ can't take it.

#ADHDBrain just wants to do Stronglifts because it likes the instant gratification of PBs EVERY session. How do I persuade ADHD Brain to go to the gym and do mobility work that WILL feel good in the long run, when ADHD Brain isn't driven by delayed gratification?

1st squats were like good mornings. My face says it all. Nearly talked myself out of pressing the red plates but💪🏾. Rushed the deadlifts because I was out of time. Gonna have to reprogram to make sure there's time to be safe. #goingintherightdirecton #selfcare #selflove #goodenough #notperfect

I appreciate that 👊🏾

I wanted to share it with friends but Insta auto-refreshed and it was gone 🙄

Today's session & video reminded me not 2 worry about "perfect". Movement still feels good even if you didn't go as heavy as you wanted, as far as you wanted or as fast as you wanted.

#goingintherightdirecton #selflove #movementformovementssake #selfcare #bedrecovery #adhd

If I leave it too long between trims (and I do sometimes) I start to lose sight of myself. I can feel it happening. And I can literally see me come back when the barber's finished.

I wrestled with not being able to reasonably fit a session in Wednesday. Thinking I'd "fallen off the wagon"/"missed one".
That's not the relationship I'm trying to have with exercise. I do it WHENEVER I CAN because movement gives me #joy
#selflove #selfcare #notaweightlossjourney #strengthtraining

Sitting here checking ads on Insta that don't seem like scams and seeing whether there's anyone new to follow on Bluesky until

"record the last 2 sets of overhead press in the Stronglifts app before you forget you did them"

pops back into my head. #adhd

Been talking myself out of overhead pressing 67.5kg today but can't wait to overhead press 70kg next because that's 2 bright red bumper plates. Gonna put that down to the #ADHD brain because it craves novelty.

I've whinged a bit about the walking thing but thank you, Body. You've strung together 2 months of strength training without a meltdown. I appreciate that and I love you ❤️
#disability #selflove #selfcare #theroadforward

Can all black barbers switch to appointments 🙏🏾? Please and thank you #blacksky

Got in, did the basics and got out. Walking to and from the car was hard but the lifting was mercifully uneventful. Post-injury, squatting less than this has resulted in serious pain so I'm happy to be #goingintherightdirecton albeit SLOWLY. Grateful to have this #movement back in my life for now.

A fresh trim does seem to buy at least half a day of #joy though. #thiscouldgetexpensive #bedrecovery

My #bingeing is driven by a lack of joy. The gym gives me 3x0.5 days of joy per week & my injury makes other real-world movement REALLY hard. I'm good at fighting binges now but who wants to spend 79% of their waking time fighting with no end in sight? Today is a day where it all feels like 2 much.

Happy that the #overheadpress is still increasing without any hint of forearm/ elbow pain. Is it me or does the #deadlift look more like a #Romaniandeadlift? Might just be because the weight is still relatively light. #startingover is harder than starting but #goingintherightdirecton

The weight's going up and it's still feeling good so I'm #GoingInTheRightDirecton
I REALLY didn't want to go this morning and not having my earphones was almost the last straw. Glad I was able to show up for myself though.

DuoSquad! 🙌🏾

It's so frustrating when well-meaning people say "you just have to choose/take accountability".
It's the very definition of "forgive them for they know not what 💩 they're talking". 😅
#bedrecovery #overeating #BED #bingeeating #bingeeatingdisorder #harderthanitlooks

Despite the struggles it feels good to have been in the gym this morning.

When I tell people I listen hip-hop this must be the 💩 they think I'm talking about. 😩

On the plus side, it's not busy in here.