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Wellness Wednesday for September 30, 2026

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Spent my upper body workout slot at the gym yesterday doing empty can raises. I really did a number on my left rotator cuff, raising even 2kg was uncomfortable. And I managed this despite having like 50% of my warmup dedicated to my shoulder joints and not failing any bench press reps due to pain.

What's good is that it doesn't hurt today. I'll do more physical therapy at home today.

New Year's resolution check-in:

  • Fell slightly behind my posting schedule. Planning to knock out a quick blog post today.
  • I had a headcold last week and didn't manage to get to the gym until Thursday. The plan was to go on Saturday and Sunday, but after running a half-marathon on Saturday morning (with a respectable time of 1:57), I couldn't summon the resolve to go to the gym as well. Instead, I went to the gym twice on Sunday. I also went to the gym last night, and am planning to go this evening. I can deadlift 1.82x my bodyweight, squat 1.33x and bench press 0.82x.
  • Have not consumed any pornography since waking up on January 1st.

How goes it @self_made_human, @thejdizzler, @birb_cromble, @ThomasdelVasto and @falling-star?

  1. Work: nothing new to report.
  2. Fitness. Still feeling a bit off and a bit pessimistic for Chicago. Hoping for under 2:40 still but workouts have not been very promising. Depends quite a bit on the weather I guess. Last week: 60 miles in ~8 hours.
  3. Intellectual stuff: Wrote a third blog post about my Oura data (sleep doesn't seem to matter, at least not in my very consistent 6-8 hours). Reading Turchin and various Spanish books.
  4. Finances: Sat down with Claude and figured out from my budget that the main things I can save money on are unnecessary subscriptions (I hardly use Netflix right now for example) and eating out. That being said, I still managed to save about 15% this month, which is not terrible. Spending so far: $3425.
  5. Dating. Hung out with the girlfriend twice last week, things are going well. Masturbation and porn continue to be an absolute non-issue now.
  6. Tarot. No session this week.
  7. Socializing: fantasy book club on Sunday, science expo for the youth of Baltimore City, and hanging out with my girlfriend.
  8. Screen time: 1.5 hours phone
  9. Meditation: 5 minutes every single day last week. Now trying to get an evening and morning session in before extending the duration.

Spending is $1,863.17 less than this day last year. I hit my deductible for health insurance, so that might help moving forward.

I've been AWOL on the check-ins for a few weeks. Work getting the better of me, mostly. I had a minor breakdown last week, but then I've been on vacation with my brother. It's helped.

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