Workout Recap - Week of March 20, 2022
I do think I increased the intensity this week, as expected, though I had overlooked that it'd be sensible to give myself an extra recovery day after the treatment I went through, so I did only four workouts. My timed performances left something to be desired, but I like to see that as motivation for the future. Monday Type: Pass/Fail Uneven Pull Ups - 2 sets of 5, each side (pass) Stand-to-stand Bridges, one wall touch on the way up - 2 sets 6 (pass) One-arm Push Ups, feet

A Bigot Who Has Felt Bigotry Themselves Is Still A Bigot
There is a common idea in psychological analysis of abuse, violence, and similar antisocial behaviors that the targets of such experiences present an elevated risk of inflicting those same experiences on others, known as the cycle of abuse. While the validity of how much the experiences influence the target’s future behavior is debated, that specific is irrelevant for the purposes of this post; all that I’m referencing it for is to provide a starting point for saying that so
Workout Recap - Week of March 13, 2022
Alright, my personal matters are mostly sorted out and aligned for resolution, so I ought to be back to a more intense overall routine going forward. That doesn't help me for this week, but at least it sets me up for the future. Monday Type: Pass/Fail Pull Ups - 3 sets of 10 (pass) Handstand Push Ups - 3 sets of 10 (pass) Bonus: none As before, some meditative exercises to do maintenance without thinking. Tuesday Type: Pass/Fail Close Squats - 3 sets of 20 (pass) Bridges - 3
Workout Recap - Week of March 6, 2022
This was another light week, since I've had some other matters I've been preoccupied with. That's probably going to continue into the immediate future. Such is life. Monday Type: Pass/Fail Pull Ups - 3 sets of 10 (pass) Handstand Push Ups - 3 sets of 10 (pass) Bonus: none This was a minor shift in my workout approach, mostly to take my mind out of active use. Tuesday Type: Pass/Fail Close Squats - 3 sets of 20 (pass) Bridges - 3 sets of 15 (pass) Bonus: none Continuing on f
Some Thoughts from a Neurodivergent Perspective on Casual Use of Clinical Diagnoses
It seems like a common thing to come across clinical terms like “psychopath” or “autistic” being used as shorthand for “someone with a reduced capacity to feel empathy” or “someone who is lacking common sense and/or is shortsighted”, respectively, in non-clinical conversation. That is a problematic practice. Clinical diagnoses are not general adjectives, they are terms for specific conditions that affect real people who are marginalized already, through no fault of their ow
Workout Recap - Week of February 27, 2022
I had something come up on Sunday that caused this post to be delayed, but it was a trade-off that I have no regrets about making. More relevantly, though, I'm making more steady progress, in terms of both building confidence and increasing difficulty. Only four workouts because I just wasn't feeling up to it on Thursday, but all in all, I'm satisfied with how things went. Monday Type: Pass/Fail Uneven Pull Ups - 2 sets of 5, each side (pass) Stand-to-stand Bridges, one wal